KRS-One adopted a more traditional approach to album-making on his first “solo” album. By enlisting the talents of several of New York’s most respected hip-hop producers—including Showbiz, Kid Capri, and most prominently, DJ Premier, who produced about half the album—KRS was suddenly an integral member of a rap establishment that he had spent years antagonizing. His collaborations with Premier are particularly potent: “Outta Here,” “Mortal Thought,” “P Is Still Free,” and “Higher Level” all forced KRS to change up his tempo, and the songs therefore brought out unheard facets of his voice as he drew energy not only from himself but from the artists around him.

Stripping away the intricate production of the final Boogie Down Productions album, Sex and Violence, Return of the Boom Bap saw the already iconoclastic rapper return to the bare bones, gritty territory of his landmark masterpiece Criminal Minded. KRS-One’s delivery, burned with a reinvigorated fury, spits out his rhymes with pummeling cadences and world-wise intelligence. Although the record isn't as focused on social activism and political protest as the latter Boogie Down albums, KRS-One never made his lyrics simplistic, nor did he turn his back on what could now be called prescient social commentary. The combination of raw beats and emotion-driven rhymes made Return of the Boom Bap a genuine comeback for KRS-One, one of the founding figures of modern hip-hop. 

TRACKLIST :

A1. KRS-One Attacks

A2. Outta Here

A3. Black Cop

A4. Mortal Thought

B1. I Can't Wake Up

B2. Slap Them Up

B3. Sound Of Da Police

C1. Mad Crew

C2. Uh Oh

C3. Brown Skin Woman

D1. Return Of The Boom Bap

D2. "P" Is Still Free

D3. Stop Frontin'

D4. Higher Level