Sex and Violence (album)
Sex and Violence is the fifth and final album released by hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. The next year, 1993, the group's lead member, KRS-One, would begin recording under his own name.
The track "Build And Destroy" deals with KRS-One's ideological differences—as a self-proclaimed humanist—with X Clan and its brand of Afrocentrism. Previously, and on numerous occasions, the X-Clan had denounced any association with the concept, instead affirming its pro-Black stance. This, according to KRS-One's younger brother and Boogie Down Production's DJ Kenny Parker, was an insinuation that KRS was a "sell-out." Both parties have since reconciled their differences and on X-Clan's Return from Mecca album.
KRS One has stated that the album has sold about 250,000 copies, half of what the previous BDP album sold. KRS-One has stated that he believes this was due to an incident that year, in which BDP stormed the stage during a concert performance by alternative hip-hop duo PM Dawn, which was in retaliation for the latter's published comments that questioned KRS-One being a self-proclaimed "teacher".
The album track "Say Gal" was written about the rape trial of professional boxer Mike Tyson.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer | Performer |
| 1 | "The Original Way" | D-Square, Kenny Parker | Freddie Foxxx, KRS-One, Kid Capri |
| 2 | "Duck Down" | Pal Joey | KRS-One |
| 3 | "Drug Dealer" | Prince Paul | KRS-One |
| 4 | "Like a Throttle" | Kenny Parker | KRS-One |
| 5 | "Build & Destroy" | Kenny Parker | KRS-One, Kenny Parker, Willie D. |
| 6 | "Ruff Ruff" | D-Square | KRS-One, Freddie Foxxx |
| 7 | "13 and Good" | Pal Joey | KRS-One, Kenny Parker, Heather B. |
| 8 | "Poisonous Products" | Kenny Parker | KRS-One |
| 9 | "Questions and Answers" | Pal Joey | KRS-One, Willie D. |
| 10 | "Say Gal" | KRS-One | KRS-One, Kenny Parker |
| 11 | "We in There" | Kenny Parker | KRS-One, Kenny Parker, Willie D. |
| 12 | "Sex and Violence" | Prince Paul | KRS-One |
| 13 | "How Not to Get Jerked" | Prince Paul | KRS-One |
| 14 | "Who Are The Pimps?" | Pal Joey | KRS-One |
| 15 | "The Real Holy Place" | D-Square, KRS-One | KRS-One |