Track Listing
1. Krs-One Attacks
2. Outta Here
3. Black Cop
4. Mortal Thought
5. I Can't Wake Up
6. Slap Them Up
7. Sound of da Police
8. Mad Crew
9. Uh Oh
10. Brown Skin Woman
11. Return of the Boom Bap
12. P Is Still Free
13. Stop Frontin'
14. Higher Level
| Details | | Playing Time: | 56 min. | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Producers include: DJ Premier, KRS-One, Adam Kudzin, Norty Cotto, Kid Capri.
Engineers: Norty Cotto, Adam Kudzin, Eddie Sancho.
Recorded at D & D Recording and Battery Studios, New York, New York.
Although BDP had basically been a vehicle for KRS' solo vision at least since EDUTAINMENT, RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP is the first full-length release under his own name. As such it marks a significant turning point in his career, effectively stating that even if CRIMINAL MINDED had secured him old-school legend status, KRS was in fact the first new school emcee. Along with Rakim and a handful of others, he took rap away from elaborate call-and-response delivery of fairly simple rhymes towards a soliloquy of complex rhyme schemes and original metaphors. Consistent enough that he never had to worry about whether or not to call it a come-back, KRS nevertheless covered his bets by enlisting the new school's most innovative producer (DJ Premier) to complement his own beats on this solo debut.
Editorial Reviews
4 Stars - Slammin' - ...[RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP] is a treat: not only does KRS-One rip it up on the mic, [but] his whole sound seems rejuvenated...
The Source (11/01/1993)
...RETURN OF DA BOOM BAP shakes and moves like a celebration on the verge of chaos...with urgent, intense phrasing, the album brings back the inspirational, way-phat B-boy Parker has been all along...
Vibe (10/01/1993)
3.5 Stars - Good Plus - ...on RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP, KRS-One wears his past proudly...when it comes to rhyming skills, he has few rivals....It's a mighty B-Boy stance...
Rolling Stone (11/25/1993)
3 Stars - Good - ...[RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP's] relentless lecture is lightened here and there by the funky musical vibe of the otherwise harrowing `I Can't Get Up'...
Q (11/01/1993)
...a tirelessly inventive piece of work....
Melody Maker (01/08/1994)
(8) - Excellent - ...RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP is an uncompromising, varied broadside from a man taking stock of his life and those around him--and finding everyone wanting...this is a remarkable, defiant 55 minutes of pleasure...
NME (09/25/1993)
...[RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP is] KRS-One's most consistently and convincingly thumping album in recent memory... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (10/15/1993)
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