Editing New-school hip-hop (section)

===Boogie Down Productions===
[[File:KRS-One crop.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Boogie Down Productions]]' [[KRS-One]] exemplified new school's [[hardcore hip hop|hardcore]] and [[political hip hop|political]] aesthetics.]]
Shante's "Have a Nice Day" had aimed some barbs at the principal two members of a new group from the Bronx called Boogie Down Productions (BDP): "Now KRS-ONE you should go on vacation with that name soundin' like a wack radio station, and as for Scott La Rock, you should be ashamed, when [[T La Rock]] said "It's Yours", he didn't mean his name". Boogie Down Productions had manufactured a disagreement with the Juice Crew's [[MC Shan]], releasing "South Bronx" and "The Bridge is Over" in reply to his "The Bridge" and "Kill That Noise" respectively.<ref>Coleman, p. 84–85.</ref>
KRS-One considered Run-D.M.C. the epitome of rap music in 1984 and had begun to rap following their lead.<ref>Coleman, p. 76</ref> But he has also said that BDP's approach reflected a feeling that the early innovators like Run-D.M.C. and LL Cool J were by 1986 tainted by commercial success and out of touch with the streets.<ref>Coleman, p. 86.</ref>

Boogie Down's first album ''[[Criminal Minded]]'' ([[B-Boy Records|B-Boy]], 1987) admitted a [[reggae]] influence and had KRS-One imititating the Beatles' "Hey Jude" on the title track. It also contained two tales of grim street life, yet played for callous laughs: "The P Is Free", in which KRS speals of throwing out his girl who wants [[crack cocaine]] in exchange for sex, and "9mm Goes Bang", in which he shoots a drug dealer then cheerfully sings "la la la la la la". Songs like these presaged the rise of an underground that matched violent lyrics to the hardcore drum machine tracks of the new school. The cover of ''Criminal Minded'' was a further reflection of a move towards this sort of radical image, depicting the group in a half-light, holding firearms.<ref>Coleman, p. 88</ref> The next album ''[[By All Means Necessary (album)|By All Means Necessary]]'' (B-Boy, 1988) left that element behind for political radicalism following the murder of [[Scott La Rock]], with the title and cover alluding to [[Malcolm X]]. KRS-One became involved with the [[Stop the Violence Movement]] at this time. Boogie Down Productions, along with Run-D.M.C. and Public Enemy, associated the new school as rap music with a strong message.<ref name=globe>Jackson, Derrick Z. "Welcome To The School Of Rap Music It's in Session Now, And There Are Some Positive Lessons", ''Boston Globe'', August 13, 1989.</ref>