Hip-hop was going through significant change in 1986. The commercial success of artists like Run-DMC and the visibility of labels like Def Jam Recordings was turning the genre into a viable industry.

On this date in 1987, “Blastmaster” KRS-One, DJ Scott La Rock, “The Human 808” D-Nice, and the rest of the Boogie Down Productions crew released their highly anticipated debut album Criminal Minded on ...

Knowledge is power and in hip-hop, it reigns supreme. Many rappers have dropped informative gems in their rhymes, but few can match the lyrical teachings of KRS-One. A founding member of the rap ...

On this day in 1993, KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions delivered Sex and Violence, the fifth and final album under the BDP banner and now, 33 years later, it still stands as one of the most ...

1990: Boogie Down Productions were a driving force for South Bronx hip-hop back in the 1990s. The group, comprised of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock, pioneered the fusion of social commentary ...

One of the most tragically unsolved murders in Hip-Hop history is that of Boogie Down Productions founder Scott “DJ Scott La Rock” Sterling. TV One’s Celebrity Crime Files series recently spotlighted ...

Kanye West’s issues continue to pile up. He is now being sued over a Boogie Down Productions sample that he has no right to use on his Stem Player. As spotted on TMZ, the rapper who now goes by Ye, ...

Ms. Melodie, a key member of the Boogie Down Productions crew and ex-wife of KRS-One, died last night (July 17), according to multiple news outlets. She was 43. Born Ramona Parker, Ms. Melodie was ...

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Ms. Melodie from the KRS-One-led collective Boogie Down Productions, has died, according to publish sources. The death was tweeted repeatedly over various celebrities twitter ...