Boogie Down Productions - Stop The Violence (1988)

One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite hip hop groups. Scott LaRock and KRS-One really kill it on this one.

On the back of the sleeve there's a write up I really like about the philosophy of BDP:

"This is to inform you and educate you on the movement of Boogie Down Productions, better known as BDP.


We are presently one of the most politically-oriented rap groups out right now. I say politically-oriented, not because we point fingers at political problems, but because we educate the public on how to deal with them. Our public is our fans, mainly the teenagers and 20 year olds.


Be it understood that, although we posed on the last two albums with guns, we are mainly a world peace organization. We use the concept of violence on the cover of our albums to attract the violent youth into listening to something peaceful.


We don't encourage drug use, and we don't discourage drug use. We simply take the young mind completely off the idea of drugs by trading it with clear and concise messages they can use in everyday life. We call it the concept of being "criminal minded", not criminal active. The media has conditioned the teenage mind to think that intelligence is soft, love is soft, peace is soft. We come to show these things are not soft. It is now "in" to be criminal minded and whack to be criminal active.


On the cover, it's a hardcore grim picture, yet the music teaches peace. This is the new way to think and be.


It'll take a lot more than two albums to complete the movement of thinking criminal minded in a criminal active country, but the success of our work so far encourages us and others to educate the young mind through fads and trends. I urge those of you who are students of communication to communicate to the young minds in a positive, truthful sense. If all we do is communicate murders to the young mind we can expect nothing more in return.


Do not fall into stereotypical rut of judging us at face value. Find out more and communicate positive messages to receive positive responses.


Peace & knowledge,


KRS-ONE"

Pretty cool shit.

Tracklist:
1. Stop The Violence (extended mix)
2. Stop The Violence (single edit)
3. Jimmy
4. Stop The Violence (instrumental mix)

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