What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Released on Jive, also Toxic (Britney Spears), Animal I Have Become (Three Days Grace) and I Hate Everything About You (Three Days Grace)
Written by KRS‐One, also Jenny From the Block (Jennifer Lopez), Sound of da Police (KRS‐One) and If It’s Lovin That You Want, Pt. 2 (Rihanna)
Produced by KRS‐One, also Black Cop (KRS‐One), I Can’t Wake Up (KRS‐One) and The Bridge Is Over
Recorded at Power Play Studios, also 7 Seconds (Youssou N’Dour), I Know You Got Soul (Eric B. & Rakim) and Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
32 other songs on fono were recorded at Power Play Studios, by Eric B. & Rakim and Salt‐N‐Pepa and others
Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez engineered 4 of Boogie Down Productions’s top 10 songs
Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez engineered 25 songs on fono
Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez’s most frequent co-engineer is Everett Ramos (14 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- KRS‐One
- Produced by
- KRS‐One
- Engineered by
- Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
- Mixed by
- KRS‐One
- Part of
- By All Means Necessary
- Recorded at
- Power Play Studios
- Released on
- Jive
- Written by
- KRS‐One
- Produced by
- KRS‐One
- Engineered by
- Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
- Mixed by
- KRS‐One
- Part of
- By All Means Necessary
- Recorded at
- Power Play Studios
- Released on
- Jive
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: KRS‐One
Same producer: KRS‐One
Same mixer: KRS‐One
Same engineer: Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
Same label: Jive
Same studio: Power Play Studios
Same producer: KRS‐One
Same mixer: KRS‐One
Elsewhere
Sources (8)
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1MusicBrainz Necessary was produced by KRS‐One
2MusicBrainz Necessary was written by KRS‐One
3MusicBrainz Necessary is part of the release By All Means Necessary
Necessary is part of the release By All Means Necessary
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Necessary was recorded at Power Play Studios
Necessary was recorded at Power Play Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Jive is the label of the song Necessary
6MusicBrainz Necessary was engineered by Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
Necessary was engineered by Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Necessary was mixed by KRS‐One
8MusicBrainz Necessary was released on 1988-05-31