Sex and Violence is the fifth and final album released by American 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". 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".
The album track "Say Gal" was written about the rape trial of professional boxer Mike Tyson.
Track listing
#TitleProducer(s)Performer (s)1"The Original Way" 2"Duck Down"Pal JoeyKRS-One3"Drug Dealer"Prince PaulKRS-One4"Like a Throttle"Kenny ParkerKRS-One5"Build and Destroy"Kenny Parker 6"Ruff Ruff"D-Square 7"13 and Good"Pal Joey 8"Poisonous Products"Kenny ParkerKRS-One9"Questions and Answers"Pal Joey 10"Say Gal"KRS-One 11"We in There"Kenny Parker 12"Sex and Violence"Prince PaulKRS-One13"How Not to Get Jerked"Prince PaulKRS-One14"Who Are The Pimps?"Pal JoeyKRS-One15"The Real Holy Place" KRS-One
Chart positions Chart (1992)Peakpositionscope="row" scope="row"
See also Michel Foucault regarding the intersection of the technique KRS-One used on "Questions and Answers" of interviewing himself, and themes of sex and violence.
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