Sound of da Police

Recorded at D&D Studios in New York City and produced by Showbiz, with KRS-One handling the mix on the original single release. It was issued as the second and final single from Return of the Boom Bap. The track distilled KRS-One’s anti-police-brutality politics into one of his best-known solo statements. Released by Jive in 1993, it became a defining New York rap single and reached the Billboard Hot 100. Its chorus and title became a lasting shorthand for police-critique rap and were later echoed in protest contexts and popular media. The song has remained one of KRS-One’s signature recordings and a durable reference point in hip-hop culture.