This album is very good the best track is 10 good beats good rhymes.

"many people tell me the style is terrific/ it is kinda' different, so let's get specific"!!... criminal minded is the blue print of bronx rap! one of the most classic albums ever made. "south bronx" is the anthem of all bronxites, 'till this day. "9mm goes bang"! takes you through the grimy and treacherous crack spots, lyrically! "the p is free" tells you about crack head hoes! every track is a hip hop classic! this cd has the bonus track "scott la rock mega mix" not found on the "land speed" edit. if you don't have this cd, you are not worthy of calling yourself a hip hopper!

This album is considered a hip-hop classic, even to this day. KRS-ONE has his own unique style of putting hardcore in hip-hop, and this album certainly proves it. From track-1 to 11, this album is influential all the way.

Criminal Minded was one of the first rap albums to utilize rock & roll and pop samples and elements; "Dope Beat" uses an AC/DC guitar riff, the a cappella opening of the title cut paraphrases the Beatles' "Hey Jude," and the bridge portion of "The Bridge Is Over" embodies Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock n' Roll to Me." Criminal Minded is a classic hip-hop album, a manifesto that outlines the essence of the art form.

Im not really a KRS fan as of late but this album is a true Hip Hop classic, both lyrically and the productions on this album are great, although i was only three years old when this cd Droped in "87" im old enough to know what a classic is and i recommend that anyone who loves real hip hop should own this album