Sex and Violence (album)

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.

Sex and Violence
Studio album by
Boogie Down Productions
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1992
Recorded1991
StudioStreet Music Studio & Battery Studios, NYC
GenreHardcore Hip Hop,[1] East Coast Hip Hop[2]
LabelJive
01241-41470
ProducerKRS-One, Pal Joey, Prince Paul, DJ Kenny Parker, D-Square
Boogie Down Productions chronology
Edutainment
(1990)		 Sex and Violence
(1992)		 Man & His Music
(1997)
Singles from Sex and Violence
  1. "13 and Good"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Duck Down"
    Released: 1992
  3. "We in There"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
RapReviews9/10[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
The Source4.5/5[11]

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)
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
scope="row"US Billboard 200[15] 42
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 20

Singles
Year Song Chart positions
Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1992 13 and Good 12 -
Duck Down 16 46
We in There 24 -
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gollark: Yes, America is big and varied.
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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
  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/sex-and-violence-mw0000277236
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/sex-and-violence-mw0000277236
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Chicago Tribune review
  5. Robert Christgau review
  6. Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 0857125958.
  7. Entertainment Weekly review
  8. Los Angeles Times review
  9. RapReviews review
  10. 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. rolling stone krs-one album guide.
  11. The Source review
  12. The Kenny Parker Show - Part 1 Archived 2013-02-05 at Archive.today, unkut.com, 26 September 2006 (Accessed 21 June 2007)
  13. "– A Tribute To Ignorance (Remix)". Unkut.com. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  14. CRITIQUES BY KRS-ONE RAPPING KNUCKLES AGAIN
  15. "Boogie Down Productions Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  16. "Boogie Down Productions Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.


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