By All Means Necessary (CD)

Bronx, New York-based rap duo Boogie Down Productions (Scott La Rock and KRS-1) actively suggested that young blacks were entitled to use "any means necessary" in order to overcome years of prejudice and discrimination. Their debut album, CRIMINAL MINDED, in 1987 sold over 500,000 copies and was instrumental in kick-starting the gangsta rap movement. After La Rock became the victim of an unknown assassin, KRS-1's lyrics enforced an even stronger need for a change in attitude, demanding an end to violence. The outfit's national name grew until their demise in 1992. Philosopher MC KRS-1 would go on to a decent solo career; however, his greatest claim to fame is as hip-hop's main archivist.

• Category:  Music  »  Rap & Hip Hop  »  East Coast Rap
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: January 1, 1988
• Label: Jive Records (USA)
• UPC: 012414109729
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106618035
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #14507 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #403 in Rap & Hip Hop (See Top 100 Rap & Hip Hop Bestsellers)
• #57 in East Coast Rap (See Top 100 East Coast Rap Bestsellers)

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Boogie Down Productions: KRS-One (vocals); D-Nice, DJ Kenny Parker.

The first post-Scott La Rock BDP release, BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY is a fitting testament to KRS-1's former partner. With his brother Kenny Parker and D-Nice taking over the musical backdrop, samples ran from familiar funk to the heavy rock of Deep Purple. KRS-1 was again in supreme form, boasting a more sharply politicized edge, indicated by the cover image of the artist holding an Uzi in homage to the familiar Malcolm X image. Most pleasing of all was "Stop The Violence," a call to inner city youth to stop destroying themselves, which rapidly became a movement.

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