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and at Battery Studios in New York. Production was handled by

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, Norty Cotto, Showbiz and KRS-One himself. It features guest appearances from Ill Will and Kid Capri. The album peaked at number 37 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 5 on the

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in the United States. The album produced two singles: "Outta Here" and " Sound of da Police". The latter reached number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The track "P Is Still Free" appeared on the '' Menace II Society (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' labeled as a B.D.P. track. The track "Black Cop" was originally released as a 12" single and a track for the '' CB4 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'', thus also labeled as a B.D.P. track. In 1998, the album was selected as one of ''

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''s 100 Best Rap Albums. According to KRS-One, the album has sold over 300,000 copies.

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 7 contains a sample of "

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" written by

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and Alan Lomax and performed by

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*Track 9 contains a sample of "Kill the Bitch" written by Karen Christina Chin, Wycliffe Johnson and Cleveland Browne and performed by Sasha *Track 13 contains a sample of " Poinciana" written by

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and Frederick Russell Jones and performed by Ahmad Jamal *Track 14 contains a sample of "Blackula" written and performed by

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Charts

Album chart positions

Singles chart positions

References

External links

* {{Authority control KRS-One albums 1993 debut albums Jive Records albums Albums produced by KRS-One Albums produced by DJ Premier Albums produced by Showbiz (producer)