Edutainment
Arguably the last "good" BDP album beforeKRS-Onetook a slight misstep withSex and Violence(and then had to reinvent himself onReturn of the Boom Bap),Edutainmentwas a classic blend of puffed-chest bravado mixed with socially conscious missives. This multifaceted scope is best reflected in the album's three best-known songs: "Love's Gonna Getcha," an antimaterialist, anticrime narrative; "Ya Know the Rules," a furious rhyme pelting; and "Beef," where KRS lays into the meat industry. Keeping the beats strictly b-boy are producers KRS, Kenny Parker, and others. Even if you're not a BDP completist, this album deserves to be in your collection.--Oliver Wang