By All Means Necessary
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| Released | April 12, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | September 1987 – March 1988 | |||
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| Length | 47:28 | |||
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| Producer | KRS-One | |||
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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.