Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop is the third album from Boogie Down Productions. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 25, 1989.

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
Studio album by Boogie Down Productions
Released	July 4, 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Political hip hop,[1] East Coast hip hop[1]
Length	49:33
Label	Jive/RCA Records 1187-J
Producer	KRS-One
Boogie Down Productions chronology
By All Means Necessary (1988) Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop (1989) Edutainment (1990)
Singles from Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
"Jack of Spades" Released: 1989 "Why Is That?" Released: 1989 "You Must Learn" Released: 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
New York Times	(favorable)[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Trouser Press	(favorable)[6]
The Washington Post	(favorable)[7]

Track listing

• All tracks produced by KRS-One

#	Title	Songwriters	Performer (s)
1	"The Style You Haven't Done Yet"	KRS-One	KRS-One
2	"Why Is That?"	KRS-One	KRS-One
3	"The Blueprint"	KRS-One	KRS-One
4	"Jack Of Spades"	KRS-One	KRS-One
5	"Jah Rulez"	KRS-One, Harmony	KRS-One, Harmony
6	"Breath Control"	KRS-One	D-Nice, KRS-One
7	"Who Protects Us From You?"	KRS-One	KRS-One
8	"You Must Learn"	KRS-One	KRS-One
9	"Hip Hop Rules"	KRS-One	KRS-One
10	"Bo! Bo! Bo!"	KRS-One	KRS-One
11	"Gimme, Dat, (Woy)"	KRS-One	KRS-One
12	"Ghetto Music"	KRS-One, William S. Patterson	KRS-One
13	"World Peace"	KRS-One	KRS-One

Instrumental credits

• All tracks are co-produced by D-Nice, D-Square, Rebekah Foster, Spaceman Patterson and Sidney Mills
• Afrika provides scratches on "Jah Rulez"

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	36
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]	7

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		US Rap	US R&B	US Dance
1989	"Jack of Spades"	3	—	15
1989	"Why Is That?"	5	48	20
1989	"You Must Learn"	15	—	—

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Steve Huey. "Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop - Boogie Down Productions | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
2. Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Parker Sings of Peace : BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS "Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop." Jive/RCA *** 1/2 - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 1989-07-30. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
4. Pareles, Jon (1989-07-23). "RECORDINGS - Street Smarts Beyond Rap's Braggadocio". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
5. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-15.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. "Boogie Down Productions". TrouserPress.com. 1987-08-25. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2009-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. "Boogie Down Productions Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
9. "Boogie Down Productions Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
10. "American album certifications – Boogie Down Productions – Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.