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KRS-One

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Biography

KRS-One (born Kris Parker) was the leader of Boogie Down Productions, one of the most influential hardcore hip-hop outfits of the '80s. At the height of his career, roughly 1987-1990, KRS-One was known for his furiously political and socially conscious raps, which is the source of his nickname, "the Teacher." Around the time of 1990's Edutainment, Boogie Down Productions's audience began to slip as many fans thought his raps were becoming preachy. As a reaction, KRS-One began to re-establish his street credibility with harder, sparer beats and raps. 1992's Sex and Violence was the first sign that he was taking a harder approach, one that wasn't nearly as concerned with teaching. KRS-One's first solo album, 1993's Return Of The Boom Bap, was an extension of the more direct approach of Sex and Violence, yet it didn't halt his commercial decline. Still, he forged on with a high-quality self-titled 1995 effort and 1996's The Battle for Rap Supremacy, a joint effort with his old rival, MC Shan. After 1997's I Got Next, he put his solo career on hiatus for several years, finally returning in early 2001 with The Sneak Attack. The following year brought two full releases: the gospel effort Spiritual Minded and The MixTape Messiah, the latter including a single ("Ova Here") that stood as a response to Nelly, only the latest hip-hop figure to feud with the Blastmaster. In 2003 KRS-One released two albums, Kristyles and D.I.G.I.T.A.L., while the next year brought only one, Keep Right. In 2006 How To Save A Life came out on the small, California-based Antagonist Records. The following year KRS-One reunited with Marley Marl to create "Hip Hop Lives", a lackluster attempt to preserve the golden age of hip-hop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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    Woop, woop, that's the sound of da police
    Woop, woop, that's the sound of da beast
    Woop, woop, that's the sound of da police
    Woop, woop, that's the sound of da beast
    Yes, indeed
    Sound Of Da Police - (4:18)  -  21,307 plays
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    Clap your hands everybody, if you got what it takes
    'Cos I'm KRS and I'm on the mic and premier's on the breaks
    Going out to the hardcore hip-hop
    Going out to the hardcore hip-hop, of course we don't flip-flop
    If you don't know me by now, I doubt you'll ever know me
    MC's Act Like They Don't Know - (4:42)  -  12,947 plays
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    Step into a world
    Where there's no one left
    But the very best
    No MC can test
    Step into a world, where hip-hop is me
    Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) - (4:51)  -  7,366 plays
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    All rude boy lissen up!
    Black cop, black cop, black cop, black cop
    Stop shootin' black people, we all gonna drop
    You don't even get paid a whole lot
    So take your M-16 put it 'pon lock!
    Black Cop - (2:58)  -  6,300 plays
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    Back in the days I knew rap would never die
    I used to listen to Awesome-2 on WHBI
    I used to hear all kind of rap groups before sampling loops
    Rappers wore bell-bottom Lee suits
    Me and Kenny couldn't afford that
    Outta Here - (4:27)  -  6,908 plays
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