Sex and Violence (album)

Sex and Violence
Studio album by
Boogie Down Productions
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1992
Recorded1991
StudioStreet Music Studio & Battery Studios, NYC
Genre
LabelJive
01241-41470
Producer
Boogie Down Productions chronology
Edutainment
(1990) 		Sex and Violence
(1992) 		Best of B-Boy Records
(2001)
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[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
RapReviews9/10[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
The Source4.5/5[9]
Tom Hull – on the WebA−[10]

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."[11] 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".[12]

The album track "Say Gal" was written about the rape trial of professional boxer Mike Tyson.[13]

  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Boogie Down ProductionsSex and Violence (Jive) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ Robert Christgau review
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 0857125958.
  5. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  6. ^ "POP MUSIC : SPRING ALBUM ROUNDUP". Los Angeles Times. 1992-03-29. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31.
  7. ^ Juon, Steve "Flash" (January 27, 2004). "Boogie Down Productions :: Sex and Violence :: Jive Records". RapReviews. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Dennis, Reginald C. (March 1992). "Record Report". The Source. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via WordPress.
  10. ^ Hull, Tom (April 19, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  11. ^ The Kenny Parker Show - Part 1 Archived 2013-02-05 at archive.today, unkut.com, 26 September 2006 (Accessed 21 June 2007)
  12. ^ "– A Tribute To Ignorance (Remix)". Unkut.com. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  13. ^ CRITIQUES BY KRS-ONE RAPPING KNUCKLES AGAIN