1988: “In about four seconds, a teacher will begin to speak,” starts the seminal album By All Means Necessary. KRS-One made good on that. Boogie Down Productions rose to fame through an aggressive ...

On this day in 1988, Boogie Down Productions dropped one of the best and most influential albums of all time. It was widely seen as one of, if not the first, politically conscious efforts in Hip Hop.

Ms. Melodie of the popular ’80s rap posse Boogie Down Productions has died, according to the Urban Daily. Born Romona Parker in Brooklyn, the rap star rose to fame with a cameo in the 1988 song “Self ...

Ms. Melodie, the Boogie Down Productions rapper whose music helped usher in generations of pro-feminist hip-hop, has reportedly died, as the Urban Daily reports. Her cause of death is as yet unknown.

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Today’s look at July 17 in hip-hop history is bittersweet as we reflect on those who we have lost, like Eric Garner and Guru, as we also celebrate milestone releases in hip-hop and R&B. Hip-hop legend ...

RAP DIVA MS. MELODIE, a member of the pioneering hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, has died. She was 43. Multiple music industry websites reported that Ms. Melodie died Tuesday. The cause of her ...

On this date in 1987, “Blastmaster” KRS-One, DJ Scott La Rock, “The Human 808” D-Nice and the rest of the Boogie Down Productions crew released their highly anticipated debut album Criminal Minded on ...

Learn about the amazing life of MF Doom and check out an exclusive conversation between Parrish Smith and Prime Minister Pete Nice. The late great MF DOOM was one of the most creative Hip-Hoppers in ...

New York hip-hop figure Ms. Melodie passed away this week, according to MTV. The cause of death is as yet unknown. According to the New York Daily News, she was 43 years old. The rapper born Ramona ...

1990: Boogie Down Productions were a driving force for South Bronx hip-hop back in the 1990s. The group, comprised of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock, pioneered the fusion of social commentary ...