Boogie Down Productions pioneered the fusion of dancehall reggae and hip hop music in their debut LP Criminal Minded contained frank descriptions of life in the South Bronx during the late 1980s, thus setting the stage for what would eventually become gangsta rap. Bronx during the late 1980s, thus setting the stage for what would eventually become gangsta rap. The name of the group, Boogie Down, derives from a nickname for the South Bronx section of The Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
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