Self Destruction

The Stop the Violence Movement was formed by rapper KRS-One in 1988/1989 in response to violence in the hip hop and black communities. During a Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy concert, a young fan was killed in a fight; galvanized into action, KRS-One founded the Stop the Violence Movement. Comprised of some of the biggest stars in contemporary East Coast hip-hop, the movement released a single ('Self Destruction') in 1989 with all proceeds going to the National Urban League. All the media focused on was the negative aspects of rap and Hip-Hop music which downplayed a lot of political rappers, who talked about making change happen. This song focuses on the changes that need to happen within the Black community or they will lead themselves to, as they say in the song, "self-destruction". The violence needs to stop and there are a lot of rappers on this track talking about things that need change. So think that the media should also focus on the positive aspects of Hip-hop which it so rarely does.