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The Bridge Is Over

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Released
  
March 3, 1987

Length
  
3:26

Recorded
  
1987

Label
  
B-Boy Records

B-side
  
"A Word From Our Sponsor"

Genre
  
East Coast hip hop, golden age hip hop

"The Bridge Is Over" is a 1987 song by Boogie Down Productions from their debut album Criminal Minded, performed by rapper KRS-One and produced by DJ Scott LaRock and KRS-One.

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History

It is considered to be a classic diss song., aimed at MC Shan, Marley Marl, the Juice Crew and rappers from Queens, NY and the Queensbridge projects. It helped contribute to the end of the career of MC Shan.

It, and from the same album, "South Bronx", are the most famous songs of The Bridge Wars between rappers from the Bronx and Queens.

The song's lyrics at the end are set to the tune of the famous Billy Joel song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me":

"The Bridge is Over":

Other uses

  • The song was sampled in MC Ren's song "Final Frontier", from his 1992 EP Kizz My Black Azz.
  • The song was sampled in Rihanna's single "If It's Lovin' that You Want."
  • The song was sampled in 50 Cent's song "Da Heatwave"
  • The song was sampled in Queensbridge native Nas's song "Destroy & Rebuild." "The Bridge Is Over" is heavily alluded to as Nas argues that the Bridge is not in fact "over" throughout the song.
  • The song's instrumental was used in the film Get Rich or Die Tryin', starring 50 Cent, which a young Marcus is rapping over the beat.
  • A pitch-shifted version of the song is used in Coldcut's seminal entry in the Journeys by DJ series.
  • The song was sampled in Pusha' T's song "Nosetalgia"

    • References

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