South Bronx (song)

"South Bronx"
Single by Boogie Down Productions
from the album Criminal Minded
B-side	"The P is Free"
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Hardcore hip hop
Length	5:10
Label	B-Boy
Songwriter(s)	KRS-One, Scott La Rock
Producer(s)	Ced Gee, DJ Scott La Rock, KRS-One
Audio sample
Menu 0:00 Excerpt from South Bronx file help
BDP singles chronology
"Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It)" (1986) "South Bronx" (1986) "Super Hoe" (1987)

"South Bronx" is a song by American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, released as the lead single from their debut studio album Criminal Minded (1987).^[1] The song’s title references New York City’s South Bronx area and is the representative anthem of the titular inner-city.

The song was produced by Ced Gee, DJ Scott La Rock and KRS-One. The song serves as a diss track aimed at MC Shan in response to his song "The Bridge", and is part of what became known as The Bridge Wars.

History[]

KRS-one reports that DJ Red Alert played this song three times in a row and that the crowd was very engaged. The song had an influence on the new jack swing genre.

Composition[]

The song samples "Get Up Offa That Thing" and does so through the use of a sampler, where the horn bar is available in several different pitches. Eleven different pitches are used throughout the recording including the actual one, 7 of which were used altogether to create a threatening effect. The first is an interpolation of Public Enemy's "Rebel Without a Pause". The two other samples are "Funky Drummer" and "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved".

References[]

External links[]

• Boogie Down Productions at Discogs.com
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics