Crate Diggers: Happy Birthday KRS One

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Happy Birthday KRS One

“Hip is to know, it's a form of intelligence. To be hip is to be update and relevant. Hop is a form of movement, you can't just observe a hop, you gotta hop up and do it. Hip and hop is more than music, Hip is the Knowledge, hop is the Movement. Hip and Hop is Intelligent movement”
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KRS One was born as Lawrence Parker on August 20th, 1965 in The Bronx, New York, USA. At 16 years old he left his home to become an MC. He then lived in a homeless shelter in the South Bronx. He then met Scott Sterling who later became “ DJ Scott La Rock”. Parker then started to go by the name “KRS One” (Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody). They then formed the group “Boogie Down Productions”. In 1987 they released “Criminal Minded”.
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Rapper D-Nice also joined the group. They then dissed rappers MC Shan and Marley Marl in the song “South Bronx” and “The Bridge is Over” because they claimed Hip Hop began in Queens when it really began in the Bronx.
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Scott La Rock was later shot and killed in a dispute. In 1988 they released “By All Means Necessary”. Ms. Melodie and DJ Kenny Parker then joined the group.
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In 1989 they released “Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop”. Also in 1989 KRS One formed the Stop the Violence Movement featuring rappers such as Public Enemy, Stetsasonic, Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh, Just-Ice, and Heavy D.
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In 1990 they released “Edutainment”. In 1992 they released “Sex and Violence”. In 1993 he released his 1st solo album “Return of the Boom Bap”.
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In 1995 he released “KRS One”. Also in 1995 he organized the group “Channel Live”.
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In 1997 he released “I Got Next”. In 1999 he released the song “5 Boroughs” for the movie The Corruptor (1999).
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In 2000 he released “A Retrospective”. In 2001 he released “The Sneak Attack”. In 2002 he released “Spiritual Minded”. In 2003 he released “Kristyles” and “D.I.G.I.T.A.L.”. In 2004 he released “Keep Right”. Also in 2004 there was a controversy with his comments about 9/11 where he said “we cheered when 9/11 happened...9/11 affected them down the block; the rich, the powerful those that are oppressing us as a culture”.
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In 2006 he released “Life”. In 2008 he released “Maximum Strength 2008”. In 2011 he narrated the documentary Rhyme and Punishment.
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In 2012 he released “The BDP Album”. In 2015 he released “Now Hear This”. In 2017 he released “The World is Mind”.
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Today he turns 52 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday KRS One.
Albums by KRS One
  • “Return of the Boom Bap” (1993)
  • “KRS One” (1995)
  • “I Got Next” (1997)
  • “The Sneak Attack” (2001)
  • “Spiritual Minded” (2002)
  • “Kristyles” (2003)
  • “Keep Right” (2004)
  • “Life” (2006)
  • “Adventures in Emceein” (2008)
  • “Maximum Strength” (2008)
  • “The BDP Album” (2012)
  • “Now Hear This” (2015)
Videos of KRS One
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