''The BDP Album'' is the eleventh solo studio album by American rapper and record producer

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. It was released on January 10, 2012 through 6.8.2 Records, dedicated to reviving the crew name of

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was handled by DJ Kenny Parker and KRS-One. It features

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s from

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, Inyang Bassey and

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Track listing

Personnel

* Lawrence Parker – main artist, mixing & producer (track 13), executive producer *

– featured artist (track 3) * Jesse Williams – featured artist (track 12) *Inyang Bassey – featured artist (track 14) *Kenny Parker – mixing & producer (tracks: 1-12, 14) * Derek Showard – mastering *Mr. Mass – cover photography *Adam "Illus" Wallenta – artwork, design *Dietrich Schoenemann – lacquer cut

References

External links

* 2012 albums KRS-One albums Albums produced by KRS-One {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub