By All Means Necessary

By All Means Necessary is the second album from American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, released in April 12, 1988 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.

By All Means Necessary
Studio album by
Boogie Down Productions
ReleasedApril 12, 1988
RecordedSeptember 1987–March 1988
GenreHip hop, Political hip hop, Conscious hip hop
Length47:28
Label
ProducerKRS-One
Boogie Down Productions chronology
Criminal Minded
(1987)		 By All Means Necessary
(1988)		 Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
(1989)
Singles from By All Means Necessary
  1. "Stop the Violence"
    Released: 1988
  2. "My Philosophy"
    Released: 1988
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