Sex and Violence (album)
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[5] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
RapReviews | 9/10[9] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Source | 4.5/5[11] |
Sex and Violence is the fifth and final album released by hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. The next year, 1993, the group's lead member, KRS-One, would begin recording under his own name.
The track "Build And Destroy" deals with KRS-One's ideological differences—as a self-proclaimed humanist—with X Clan and its brand of Afrocentrism. Previously, and on numerous occasions, the X-Clan had denounced any association with the concept, instead affirming its pro-Black stance. This, according to KRS-One's younger brother and Boogie Down Production's DJ Kenny Parker, was an insinuation that KRS was a "sell-out."[12] Both parties have since reconciled their differences and on X-Clan's Return from Mecca album.
KRS One has stated that the album has sold about 250,000 copies, half of what the previous BDP album (Edutainment) sold. KRS-One has stated that he believes this was due to an incident that year, in which BDP stormed the stage during a concert performance by alternative hip-hop duo PM Dawn, which was in retaliation for the latter's published comments that questioned KRS-One being a self-proclaimed "teacher".[13]
The album track "Say Gal" was written about the rape trial of professional boxer Mike Tyson.[14]
Track listing
# | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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1 | "The Original Way" | D-Square, Kenny Parker | Freddie Foxxx, KRS-One, Kid Capri |
2 | "Duck Down" | Pal Joey | KRS-One |
3 | "Drug Dealer" | Prince Paul | KRS-One |
4 | "Like a Throttle" | Kenny Parker | KRS-One |
5 | "Build & Destroy" | Kenny Parker | KRS-One, Kenny Parker, Willie D. |
6 | "Ruff Ruff" | D-Square | KRS-One, Freddie Foxxx |
7 | "13 and Good" | Pal Joey | KRS-One, Kenny Parker, Heather B. |
8 | "Poisonous Products" | Kenny Parker | KRS-One |
9 | "Questions and Answers" | Pal Joey | KRS-One, Willie D. |
10 | "Say Gal" | KRS-One | KRS-One, Kenny Parker |
11 | "We in There" | Kenny Parker | KRS-One, Kenny Parker, Willie D. |
12 | "Sex and Violence" | Prince Paul | KRS-One |
13 | "How Not to Get Jerked" | Prince Paul | KRS-One |
14 | "Who Are The Pimps?" | Pal Joey | KRS-One |
15 | "The Real Holy Place" | D-Square, KRS-One | KRS-One |
Chart positions
Album
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[15] | 42 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 20 |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | |
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Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
1992 | 13 and Good | 12 | - |
Duck Down | 16 | 46 | |
We in There | 24 | - |
See also
- Michel Foucault regarding the intersection of the technique KRS-One used on "Questions and Answers" of interviewing himself, and themes of sex and violence.
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/sex-and-violence-mw0000277236
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/sex-and-violence-mw0000277236
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 0857125958.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 94. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ The Source review
- ^ The Kenny Parker Show - Part 1, unkut.com, 26 September 2006 (Accessed 21 June 2007)
- ^ "– A Tribute To Ignorance (Remix)". Unkut.com. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ CRITIQUES BY KRS-ONE RAPPING KNUCKLES AGAIN
- ^ "Boogie Down Productions Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Boogie Down Productions Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.