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The Bridge Is Over

"The Bridge Is Over"
Single by Boogie Down Productions
from the album Criminal Minded
B-side "A Word From Our Sponsor"
Released March 3, 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre East Coast hip hop, golden age hip hop
Length 3:26
Label B-Boy Records
Songwriter(s)

Scott La Rock, Lawrence Parker

Audio sample
Excerpt from The Bridge Is Over
BDP singles chronology
"Super Hoe"
(1986) Super Hoe1986
"The Bridge Is Over"
(1987) The Bridge Is Over1987
"Poetry"
(1987) Poetry1987

Scott La Rock, Lawrence Parker

"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.

It is considered to be a classic ., 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":

"Don't you know that they're out of touch?" Should I try to be a straight `A' student? "If you are then you think too much. Don't you know about the new fashion honey? All you need are looks and a whole lotta money." It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways It's still rock and roll to me

Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me

"The Bridge is Over":

Don't know you know that he's out of touch? What's the matter with your DJ, MC Shan? On the , Marlon sucks! You'd better change what comes out your speaker You're better off talkin' 'bout your wack Puma sneaker Cause Bronx created hip-hop, Queens will only get dropped, You're still tellin' lies to me. Everybody's talkin' 'bout the Juice Crew funny But you're still tellin' lies to me


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