Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop is the third studio album by American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. It was released on July 4, 1989, via Jive Records. Recording sessions took place at Power Play Studios in New York. Production was handled by member KRS-One with co-production from fellow member D-Nice, D-Square, Rebekah Foster, Sidney Mills and Spaceman Patterson.
The album peaked at number 36 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. On September 25, 1989, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 copies in the US.
The album featured three singles: "Jack of Spades", "Why Is That?" and "You Must Learn", which were later included in KRS-One's 2000 compilation album A Retrospective.
Track listing
Personnel Lawrence "KRS-One" Parker – lead vocals, songwriter, producer, mixing Derrick "D-Nice" Jones – beatbox (track 6), co-producer Kevin Batchelor – backing vocals, trumpet Pamela "Harmony" Scott – backing vocals, songwriter (track 5) Shelia Pate – backing vocals Sidney Mills – keyboards, co-producer Val Douglas – bass Anastas "Nass-T" Hackett – drums Jerry Johnson – saxophone Nathaniel "Afrika Baby Bam" Hall – scratches (track 5) Dwayne "D-Square" Sumal – co-producer, engineering, editing Rebekah Foster – co-producer, engineering William "Spaceman" Patterson – co-producer Peter Bodtke – photography Scott "DJ Scott La Rock" Sterling – overseen by
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Singles Year Song Chart positions USRap USR&B USDance 1989 "Jack of Spades"3—15 1989 "Why Is That?"54820 1989 "You Must Learn"15——
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