On this day in 1988, Boogie Down Productions dropped one of the best and most influential albums of all time. It was widely seen as one of, if not the first, politically conscious efforts in Hip Hop.

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KRS-One caused a firestorm of controversy and also conversation about how Hip-Hop as a culture should respond to late corporate “love.” Legendary MC KRS-One of Boogie Down Productions fame shared his ...

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(1989) "The Stop The Violence Movement"....[Info below] Featuring: Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One, D-Nice & Ms. Melodie), Stetsasonic (Delite, Daddy-O, Wise & Frukwan), Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Doug E ...

On this day in 1988, Boogie Down Productions released one of the most influential and politically charged albums in Hip Hop history: By All Means Necessary. Widely regarded as a foundational project ...