After four consecutive collaborations in the last three years, in 2012, KRS-One returns to publish solo material, something that hasn't happened since 2008, shortly after his first collaborative album, important for historical rather than musical reasons, with Bridge Wars rival Marley Marl. Lawrence Parker is one of the best performers of his period, however, his solo discography after 1997 is constantly undermined by shoddy LPs. This is another flop. The Blastmaster can't handle the heavy legacy of "Criminal Minded", even going so far as to put it on this cover. The title is completely devoid of any fantasy and is "The BDP Album", trying to recall the name of his group Boogie Down Productions in order to attract listeners again and sell more copies, without promoting the product in any way.
Channel Live, Jesse West and Inyang Bassey are the guests, his brother Kenny Parker produces the entire album, leaving a beat to KRS. Rhythms are a problem here more than in the other records of the Bronx rapper. And on his other records, they're always a problem, often they're the only problem. The production chosen by Kenny Parker should be a tribute to the lean boom bap of the late eighties that brought a homeless young man to hip-hop glory. For three quarters of an hour none of this music sounds even remotely like that: there's a drum, which doesn't beat, the use of samples does not exist, it's necessary to economize and replace them with random noise that doesn't say anything, the final result is a lot of musical poverty. Over this sonic desert, KRS is still bragging, spitting out bars decently, but no one cares anymore, he has been doing the same thing for three decades. Not recommended, 3/10.
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