Best of B-Boy Records
Ignore the misleading title. You'll know this CD release better  asCriminal Minded, the classic album fromKRS-Oneand Scott  La Rock. In 1985, a young and homeless Lawrence Krsna Parker met social  worker Scott Sterling at a Bronx shelter. They hooked up with  (uncredited) producerCed Geeto cut  "South Bronx" and "The Bridge Is Over," monumental records which  toppled the Queens-based Juice Crew and forever cemented the Bronx's  place in the history of hip-hop. These tracks, along with the sublime  "Poetry" and the shocking "9mm Goes Bang," formed the basis ofCriminal Minded. As the record took off, Scott La Rock was  killed in a street-side shooting while coming to the aid of rapper  D-Nice. From the now out-of-print compilation,The Man and His  Music, this CD adds a DJ Red Alert megamix, circa late '80s, and  the early tracks, "Advance" and "D-Nice Rocks the House." Also included  is the rare early single "Say No Brother." Essential.--Jeff  Chang