Necessary

Boogie Down Productions

When some get together and think of rap they tend to think of



violence



But when they are challenged on some rock group the result is always



silence



Even before the rock and roll era violence played a big part in music



It's all according to your meaning of violence and how or in which way



you use it



No it's not violent to show in movies the destruction of the human



body



But yes of course it's violent to protect yourself at a party



And, oh no, it's not violent when under the christmas tree is a



look-alike gun



But, yes, of course it's violent to have an album like KRS-One



By all means necessary, it's time to end the hypocrisy



What I call violence, I can't do , but your kind of violence is



stopping me



By all means necessary, the rap audience must grow up



The same type of fightin' we do, they do except we've got nothing to



blow up



It doesn`t matter if you win or lose, it's only how good you play the



game



This is the oldest sneak attack, because it takes away our senses to



gain



If all I do is play the game then I am just mediocre



We strive to be the best we can be, not to just get over



Some people say that life on a whole is serious and nothing is funny



That's only if you base your life around competition and money



Yeah, I'm making some money, he's making some money, but none of these



things are necessities



What I find to be a necessity is controlling a positive destiny



With this, money, fame, glory and credit will come in time



The people down with me know this every minute they hear me sayin



rhymes



I got some friends, I got some allies like Stet, and Big Daddy Kane



They know that by all means necessary that peace is the name of this



game