Genre: Rap
Original Release: N/A
1. My Philosophy
5:40
2. Ya Slippin'
4:56
3. Stop the Violence
4:42
4. Illegal Business
5:21
5. Nervous
4:12
6. I'm Still No. 1
5:13
7. Part Time Suckers
5:32
8. Jimmy
4:15
9. T'Cha-T'Cha
4:34
10. Necessary
2:59
The murder of DJ Scott La Rock had a profound effect on KRS-One, resulting in a drastic rethinking of his on-record persona. He re-emerged the following year with By All Means Necessary, calling himself the Teacher and rapping mostly about issues facing the black community. His reality rhymes were no longer morally ambiguous, and this time when he posed on the cover with a gun, he was mimicking a photo of Malcolm X. As a social commentator, this is arguably KRS-One Read More
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