The Bridge Is Over

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"The Bridge Is Over" is a seminal 1987 diss track by Boogie Down Productions, led by KRS-One, that played a pivotal role in the Bronx–Queens rivalry and the evolution of hardcore East Coast hip hop.

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The Bridge Is Over canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diss track ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Criminal Minded ⓘ
artist Boogie Down Productions ⓘ
associatedWith Bronx–Queens hip hop rivalry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact cemented KRS-One’s reputation as a battle MC ⓘ
helped define battle-oriented rap ⓘ
decade 1980s ⓘ
follows South Bronx ⓘ
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
hardcore hip hop ⓘ
hasChant The Bridge is over, the Bridge is over ⓘ
hasSubgenre battle rap ⓘ
influencedGenre hardcore East Coast hip hop ⓘ
label B-Boy Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationMentioned Queensbridge ⓘ
linked to: Queensbridge Houses

The Bronx ⓘ
movement Golden age hip hop ⓘ
notableFor escalating the Bridge Wars ⓘ
influential diss lyrics ⓘ
minimalist drum-machine production ⓘ
originatedInScene Bronx hip hop scene ⓘ
partOf Criminal Minded ⓘ
performer Boogie Down Productions ⓘ
KRS-One ⓘ
producer Boogie Down Productions ⓘ
KRS-One ⓘ
recordedIn New York City ⓘ
releaseYear 1987 ⓘ
targetOfDiss Juice Crew ⓘ
MC Shan ⓘ
vocalist KRS-One ⓘ
writer KRS-One ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

KRS-One → notableSong → The Bridge Is Over ⓘ
Boogie Down Productions → notableSong → The Bridge Is Over ⓘ
Criminal Minded → hasTrack → The Bridge Is Over ⓘ
Criminal Minded → notableSong → The Bridge Is Over ⓘ
Teacha → notableWork → The Bridge Is Over ⓘ