. ▁ ▁After ▁Wh od ini , ▁J ive ▁began ▁signing ▁other ▁rap ▁artists ▁into ▁the ▁later ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁Bo og ie ▁Down ▁Produ ctions ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁record ▁C riminal ▁Mind ed , ▁and ▁their ▁J ive ▁debut ▁By ▁All ▁Me ans ▁N ec ess ary ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Young ▁West ▁Coast ▁ra pper ▁To o ▁Short ▁was ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁J ive ▁after ▁his ▁independently ▁released ▁Born ▁to ▁Mack ▁sold ▁over ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁ ▁J ive ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁national ▁distribution ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁gold ▁status , ▁and ▁then ▁quickly ▁issued ▁his ▁follow ▁up ▁ ▁Life ▁Is ... To o ▁Short ▁which ▁achieved ▁plat in um ▁status . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁J ive ▁signed ▁DJ ▁J az zy ▁Jeff ▁& ▁The ▁F resh ▁Prince ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁Rock ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁du o ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁for ▁J ive , ▁helping ▁make ▁rap ▁more ▁accessible . ▁ ▁J ive ▁continued ▁supporting ▁rap ▁artists ▁into ▁the ▁n inet ies . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁groups ▁continued ▁on ▁J ive ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁ ▁K RS - One , ▁the ▁primary ▁force ▁behind ▁Bo og ie ▁Down ▁Produ ctions , ▁released ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁solo ▁albums ▁with ▁J ive ▁beginning ▁with ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁Bo om ▁B ap ▁in ▁ 1 9 9