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By All Means Necessary is the second album from American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, released in April 12, 1988 [1] on Jive Records.After the 1987 murder of DJ-producer Scott La Rock, MC KRS-One moved away from the violent themes that dominated Boogie Down Productions' debut, Criminal Minded, and began writing socially conscious songs using the moniker the Teacher.
KRS-One published four more albums under the title Boogie Down Productions, and each was increasingly innovative and expanded from the thuggish imagery of Criminal Minded, exploring themes like black-on-black crime and black radicalism, using a riff on the words of Malcolm X, "by any means necessary", which became the title of the second BDP ...
KRS-One explains how the release of BDP's "Criminal Minded", and Eric B and Rakim's "Paid in Full" had the unintended effect of turning both groups into Hip Hop pioneers. He also claims that his album "By All Means Necessary" and Public Enemy's "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" were a main influence that set off consciousness in rap.
A Retrospective is a compilation album by American rapper and record producer KRS-One.It was released on August 22, 2000, via Jive Records, and composed of previously released songs from the rapper's previous studio albums as part of Boogie Down Productions (3 songs from Criminal Minded, 3 tracks from By All Means Necessary, 3 tracks from Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop, 1 song from ...
Live Hardcore Worldwide is a live album released by Boogie Down Productions.It is a career-spanning collection that was recorded in the US, Paris and London. The release features KRS-One prominently.
Kelly Vanderkooi, who was previously indicted on 21 counts of first-degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or under and 10 counts of fourth-degree assault (child abuse), now faces new 16 charges of ...
Three people are facing abuse charges after an investigation into a western Kentucky boarding school. ... Kelly Vanderkooi is facing 21 counts of first-degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or under ...
During his time as a social worker, La Rock met rapper KRS-One in 1986 at Franklin Men's Shelter where KRS resided. The pair formed Boogie Down Productions (BDP) with DJ Derrick "D-Nice" Jones, a cousin of the shelter's security guard, Floyd Payne. [2] The group's 1987 debut album, Criminal Minded, is considered a hip hop classic. [3] [4]