South Bronx (song)
| "South Bronx" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Boogie Down Productions | ||||
| from the album Criminal Minded | ||||
| B-side | "The P is Free" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | B-Boy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | KRS-One, Scott La Rock | |||
| Producer(s) | DJ Scott La Rock, KRS-One | |||
| BDP singles chronology | ||||
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"South Bronx" is a song by American
inner-city
.
The song was produced by
diss track aimed at MC Shan in response to his song "The Bridge", and is part of what became known as The Bridge Wars
.
History
KRS-one reports that DJ Red Alert played this song three times in a row and that the crowd was very engaged. The song had an influence on the new jack swing genre.
Composition
The song samples "Get Up Offa That Thing" and does so through the use of a sampler, where the horn bar is available in several different pitches. Eleven different pitches are used throughout the recording including the actual one, 7 of which were used altogether to create a threatening effect. The two other samples are "Funky Drummer" and "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved".