Boogie Down Productions Criminal Minded T-Shirt

Description

Before there was gangsta rap, before there was conscious rap, there was Criminal Minded.

1987. The South Bronx. KRS-One and DJ Scott La Rock walked into B-Boy Records and walked out with the blueprint. “South Bronx” and “The Bridge Is Over” didn’t just win the Bridge Wars against Queensbridge — they set the standard for how an MC dismantles an opponent on wax. Ced-Gee lent the SP-1200 knowledge, Scott La Rock built the foundation, and KRS rode every beat like the teacher he’d become.

This is the album that proved you could be hard and brilliant at the same time. “9mm Goes Bang,” “Poetry,” “Dope Beat,” “Elementary” — raw, funky, fearless. Months after it dropped, Scott La Rock was gone, and KRS turned that pain into By All Means Necessary, the Stop the Violence Movement, and a lifetime of teaching. But it started here. Knowledge Reigns Supreme. Wearing this is repping the moment hip-hop grew teeth and a conscience in the same breath.

Product Details

• Premium Bella Canvas 3001 – 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Lightweight (4.2 oz) with retail fit
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Side-seamed construction
• Tear-away label for comfort
• Available in Black and Chocolate

For the heads who know “The Bridge Is Over” word for word. For the ones who quote KRS like scripture. For the South Bronx, forever. For you.