Self Destruction
The Stop the Violence Movement
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Self Destruction was the 1989 collaborative single associated with KRS-One's Stop the Violence Movement. The project responded to violence at hip-hop concerts and the death of DJ Scott La Rock. Its participants included Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, MC Lyte and Heavy D, with D-Nice and Hank Shocklee assisting the production. Retained list context: Self Destruction by The Stop the Violence Movement is included in the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap track list. This establishes retrospective selection, not a documented personal inspiration or first-release date.
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KRS-One Stop the Violence photograph - Smithsonian NMAAHC
Read indexed museum description explicitly identifying the 1989 all-star anti-violence recording and its background; full object URL was unavailable. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Self Destruction original signed poster - Sotheby's catalog
Read original poster provenance and catalog note naming project participants, D-Nice and Hank Shocklee production involvement. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Self Destruction by The Stop the Violence Movement is included in the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap track list. This establishes retrospective selection, not a documented personal inspiration or first-release date.
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