THIS WEEK IN HIP HOP HISTORY: KRS-1 AND THE STOP THE VIOLENCE MOVEMENT RELEASED "SELF DESTRUCTION" 2

SHA BE ALLAH  JANUARY 17, 2022




On this very same weekend in 1989, KRS-1, as a part of the nationwide "Stop The Violence" campaign, dropped the "Self Destruction" song and video to combat the rise in gun violence around the country.https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xd-f0S4y-30?feature=oembed




The death of a fan at a BDP/Public Enemy concert in 1988, which followed the murder of Boogie Down Productions DJ/producer and co-creator Scott "Scott La Rock" Sterling in the summer of 1987 were two of the principal catalysts that launched the Stop The Violence initiative.... Read more


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