Self Destruction (song)

"Self Destruction"
Single by The Stop the Violence Movement
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1989[1]
Recorded1989
StudioPower Play Studios, Chung King (New York City)[1]
GenreEast Coast hip hop, golden age hip hop
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)KRS-One, D-Nice[1]
Hank Shocklee (Assoc.)
Music video
"Self Destruction" on YouTube

"Self Destruction" is the only single by the Stop the Violence Movement, a group formed by American rapper KRS-One in 1988 in response to violence in the hip hop and African American communities.

The single raised over $100,000 that was donated to the National Urban League.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "How Stop The Violence Movement's "Self Destruction" Became One of the Most Important Rap Releases". Okayplayer. January 15, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

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