Album

By All Means Necessary

Boogie Down Productions

1988 · Hip Hop

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By All Means Necessary by Boogie Down Productions

By All Means Necessary is a Hip-Hop album by Boogie Down Productions, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 46 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.

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By All Means Necessary is the second studio album by Boogie Down Productions. It was released on April 12, 1988, via Jive Records.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1My Philosophy5:36
  2. A2Ya Slippin'4:32
  3. A3Stop The Violence4:39
  4. A4Illegal Business5:17
  5. A5Nervous4:10

Side B

  1. B1I'm Still #15:09
  2. B2Part Time Suckers5:28
  3. B3Jimmy4:11
  4. B4T'Cha - T'Cha4:30
  5. B5Necessary2:57

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • East Coast
  • raw
  • defiant
  • political

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Written, produced, directed and mixed for Boogie Down Productions.
This version is the Hauppauge pressing and can be identified by the arrangement of the text on the labels and by the 'ᐉ' runout groove stamp.
There is also a Specialty Records pressing variation (opens in a new tab).

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

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16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 46 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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