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'''''Sex and Violence''''' is the final album released by ] group ]. The next year, 1993, the group's lead member, ], would begin recording under his own name. |
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'''''Sex and Violence''''' is the final album released by ] group ]. The next year, 1993, the group's lead member, ], would begin recording under his own name. |
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The track "Build And Destroy" deals with KRS-One's ideological differences—as a self-proclaimed humanist—with ] and its brand of ]. Previously, and on numerous occasions, the X-Clan had denounced any association with the concept, instead affirming its pro-Black stance. This, according to KRS-One's younger brother and Boogie Down Production's DJ Kenny Parker, was an insinuation that KRS was a "sell-out."<ref>, unkut.com, 26 September 2006 (Accessed 21 June 2007)</ref> Both parties have since reconciled their differences and on X-Clan's '']'' album.<ref>{{cite web|author=X-Clan |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/Return_from_Mecca |title=Return from Mecca - Misplaced Pages, the 💕 |publisher=En.wikipedia.org |date=2007-01-30 |accessdate=2012-03-09}}</ref> |
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The track "Build And Destroy" deals with KRS-One's ideological differences—as a self-proclaimed humanist—with ] and its brand of ]. Previously, and on numerous occasions, the X-Clan had denounced any association with the concept, instead affirming its pro-Black stance. This, according to KRS-One's younger brother and Boogie Down Production's DJ Kenny Parker, was an insinuation that KRS was a "sell-out."<ref>, unkut.com, 26 September 2006 (Accessed 21 June 2007)</ref> Both parties have since reconciled their differences and on X-Clan's '']'' album.<ref>{{cite web|author=X-Clan |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/Return_from_Mecca |title=Return from Mecca - Misplaced Pages, the 💕 |publisher=En.wikipedia.org |date=2007-01-30 |accessdate=2012-03-09}}</ref> |
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KRS One has stated that the album has sold about 250,000 copies, half of what the previous BDP album ('']'') sold. KRS-One has stated that he believes this was due to an incident that year, in which BDP stormed the stage during a concert performance by alternative hip-hop duo ], which was in retaliation for the latter's published comments that questioned KRS-One being a self-proclaimed "teacher".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unkut.com/2007/06/krs-one-the-unkut-interview/ |title=– A Tribute To Ignorance (Remix) |publisher=Unkut.com |date=2007-06-14 |accessdate=2012-03-09}}</ref> |
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KRS One has stated that the album has sold about 250,000 copies, half of what the previous BDP album ('']'') sold. KRS-One has stated that he believes this was due to an incident that year, in which BDP stormed the stage during a concert performance by alternative hip-hop duo ], which was in retaliation for the latter's published comments that questioned KRS-One being a self-proclaimed "teacher".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unkut.com/2007/06/krs-one-the-unkut-interview/ |title=– A Tribute To Ignorance (Remix) |publisher=Unkut.com |date=2007-06-14 |accessdate=2012-03-09}}</ref> |
The track "Build And Destroy" deals with KRS-One's ideological differences—as a self-proclaimed humanist—with X Clan and its brand of Afrocentrism. Previously, and on numerous occasions, the X-Clan had denounced any association with the concept, instead affirming its pro-Black stance. This, according to KRS-One's younger brother and Boogie Down Production's DJ Kenny Parker, was an insinuation that KRS was a "sell-out." Both parties have since reconciled their differences and on X-Clan's Return from Mecca album.
KRS One has stated that the album has sold about 250,000 copies, half of what the previous BDP album (Edutainment) sold. KRS-One has stated that he believes this was due to an incident that year, in which BDP stormed the stage during a concert performance by alternative hip-hop duo PM Dawn, which was in retaliation for the latter's published comments that questioned KRS-One being a self-proclaimed "teacher".
