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The Stop the Violence Movement was formed by rapper KRS-One in 1987 in response to violence in the hip hop and African American communities.
After a young fan was killed at a 1987 Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy show, KRS-One formed the Stop the Violence Movement in hopes of encouraging the hip hop community to end violence being committed among themselves. Further inspired by the recent death of fellow BDP founding member Scott La Rock, he assembled many contemporary East Coast hip hop rap stars of the time to record a song about anti-violence. With production assistance by bandmate D-Nice and Hank Shocklee of the Bomb Squad, the product of the session was the chart-topping song "Self Destruction." All proceeds went to the National Urban League. A VHS cassette entitled Overcoming Self-Destruction—the Making of the Self-Destruction Video accompanied the song's release.
The song debuted at #1 on the first week of Billboard's Hot Rap Songs existence and held the spot for ten consecutive weeks.
The following rappers contributed the vocals to the song:
Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One, D-Nice & Ms. Melodie)
Stetsasonic (MC Delite, Daddy-O, Wise, and Frukwan)
Kool Moe Dee
MC Lyte
Doug E. Fresh
Just-Ice
Heavy D
Public Enemy (Chuck D & Flavor Flav)
After a young fan was killed at a 1987 Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy show, KRS-One formed the Stop the Violence Movement in hopes of encouraging the hip hop community to end violence being committed among themselves. Further inspired by the recent death of fellow BDP founding member Scott La Rock, he assembled many contemporary East Coast hip hop rap stars of the time to record a song about anti-violence. With production assistance by bandmate D-Nice and Hank Shocklee of the Bomb Squad, the product of the session was the chart-topping song "Self Destruction." All proceeds went to the National Urban League. A VHS cassette entitled Overcoming Self-Destruction—the Making of the Self-Destruction Video accompanied the song's release.
The song debuted at #1 on the first week of Billboard's Hot Rap Songs existence and held the spot for ten consecutive weeks.
The following rappers contributed the vocals to the song:
Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One, D-Nice & Ms. Melodie)
Stetsasonic (MC Delite, Daddy-O, Wise, and Frukwan)
Kool Moe Dee
MC Lyte
Doug E. Fresh
Just-Ice
Heavy D
Public Enemy (Chuck D & Flavor Flav)