STOP THE VIOLENCE MOVEMENT 08

In 1987, Afrika Bambaataa called a historic meeting at the Latin Quarter night club where he urged the Hip Hop community to become more politically and socially active. Personally influenced by the meeting, KRS-ONE went to work releasing a 12" single entitled "Stop The Violence." The popularity of this song gave rise to a swelling community of conscious Hip Hop. Then in1989, KRS-ONE, along with Ann Carli (VP of A&R at Jive records) and author/musicologist Nelson George, developed an all-star project that would become a legendary Hip Hop peace anthem, "Self-Destruction".
As KRS-ONE said, "We got ourselves together so that you could unite and fight for what's right." The recording boldly denounced Black-on-Black violence with quotes like this one from Kool Moe Dee "I never ever ran from the Ku Klux Klan and I shouldn't have to run from a black man." The proceeds from "Self-Destruction" were given to the Urban League for community programs and made it cool to 'Stop The Violence.'
In response to the increased violence and confusion of today, Hip Hop activist/philosopher, KRS-ONE has revitalized the 'Stop The Violence' movement. He is calling upon the global Hip Hop community to take responsibility for the way in which conflict is resolved.
www.stvmovement.org

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[rtuu2]

If I was KRS-One I wouldn't take those bubblegum rap sellouts to put them on the whole track. I understand it needs to be heard,but,he should've taken more talented Emcees like The Last Emperor,Mos Def,

Talib Kweli,Rakim,Zion-I,Common,

Blackalicious,Chuck D,Nas,Immortal Technique,

K-Os etc., not Lil'Wayne,The Gayme or Chingy.

[cloned2]

lol gangsters saying to stop the violence,,maybe the gangster ATTITUDE needs to stop, and thats only going to start with hip hop artists not by making some stupid track..still talking like asses , calling eachother niggers, and talking about the hood lol

[thementalpatient2005]

Ignorance. How can rappers that rap about violence teach people about stopping the violence. Matthew 7:18 A good tree can't produce bad fruit(works), and a bad tree can't produce good fruit. 19. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20. Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions. 21."Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my father.

[kennboy1]

The fact is Nelly, Chingy and those types are the same ones putting that violence in their music.

[AdorzAaliyahSince94]

dang, It's been 21 yrs and KRS hasn't even aged! Good livin and practicing what you preach!

[SuperDaddyb]

hey yourmother3232 u r so damn correct, u r so correct, n e way krs 1 is the best to ever do it, public can say what they wanta, say big, like him, pac love him, lil wayne hate him and i am from new orleans, krs 1 is real true, activist type old school hip hop.

[domirn]

Amen

[jmc617]

Great post

[yourmother3232]

obviously he consideres Nelly, Chingy, David banner real artists. and honestly this has nothing to do with "real artists" it's about stoping the violence, please tell me what being a "real artist" has to do with trying to cut down on violence?

[TheMightyJoeGibbs]

No he would be Commissioner of the league, preserving and overseeing with trust to hand the culture over to a successor which has yet to be seen or paralleled either lyrically and in a leadership role.