Daily album for May 28, 2026 By All Means Necessary by Boogie Down Productions (1988)

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Cover art for By All Means Necessary

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  • hip hop

By All Means Necessary is the second studio album by American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, released on April 12, 1988, by 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's debut album, Criminal Minded, and began writing socially conscious songs using the moniker the Teacher.

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