KRS-One's artistic winning streak continued with Edutainment, Boogie Down Productions' fourth album. True to form, he focuses on black history and speaks out on homelessness, racism, police excesses, and materialism with clarity and insight. KRS was often compared to Public Enemy leader Chuck D because of his consistently sociopolitical focus, but there's no mistaking the fact that his unique mixture of black nationalism, Eastern religion (both Hinduism and Buddhism), and Rastafarian philosophy is very much his own. From a commercial standpoint, he had become a little too intellectual and wasn't selling as many albums as many in ap's gangsta school. But from an artistic perspective, Edutainment is as commendable as it is riveting.
...this has got to be one my top five KRS-ONE/ BDP tunes, and I'll get to kill two birds with one stone by posting it because on top of the hip hop toasting, he makes great use of the Don Drummond & Skatalites' instrumental ska classic "Man In the Street" with a break beat loop of that tune's horn tag...the blast master was in top form for this whole album which I like to bump loudly, there' a...
More >
...this has got to be one my top five KRS-ONE/ BDP tunes, and I'll get to kill two birds with one stone by posting it because on top of the hip hop toasting, he makes great use of the Don Drummond & Skatalites' instrumental ska classic "Man In the Street" with a break beat loop of that tune's horn tag...the blast master was in top form for this whole album which I like to bump loudly, there' a...
More >
| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Exhibit A |
|
|
| 2 Blackman in Effect |
|
|
| 3 Ya Know the Rules |
|
|
| 4 Exhibit B |
|
|
| 5 Beef |
|
|
| 6 House Nigga's |
|
|
| 7 Exhibit C. |
|
|
| 8 Love's Gonna Get'cha [Material Love] |
|
|
| 9 100 Guns |
|
|
| 10 Ya Strugglin' |
|
|
| 11 Breath Control II |
|
|
| 12 Exhibit D |
|
|
| 13 Edutainment |
|
|
| 14 The Homeless |
|
|
| 15 Exhibit E |
|
|
| 16 The Kenny Parker Show |
|
|
| 17 Original Lyrics |
|
|
| 18 The Racist |
|
|
| 19 Dee Jays [*] |
|
|
| 20 Cops or More |
|
|
| 21 Exhibit F |
|
|
Click to purchase…
© 2006-2009 Mog Inc. All Rights Reserved
 "Edutainment")
