Born: , 1965
Years Active: 1990-2008
Member of: Boogie Down Productions
Influenced by: Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: KRS-One (born Kris Parker) was the leader of Boogie Down Productions, one of the most influential hardcore hip-hop outfits ...
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Aug 27 2008 8:30AM
by BoomBox Staff
Filed under: The Rundown, Songs
The Boombox Music Blog: 'Criminal Minded,' by Boogie Down Productions The verdict is still out: Was hip-hop born in the Boogie Down Bronx or in Queensbridge? KRS-One, Marley Marl and MC Shan have since put their beef aside, but we can't forget the classic tracks created ... Read moreApr 21 2008 10:30AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News
The Boombox Music Blog: Rap legend KRS-One was injured during his performance at the New Haven, Ct. stop of his multi-city tour in support of his revamped "Stop the Violence" movement. "The Teacha" suffered a fractured right hand when an angry fan tossed a bottle in the ... Read moreFeb 20 2008 7:00AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop, The BoomBox, Hip-Hop News
The Boombox Music Blog: Common, KRS-One and A Tribe Called Quest have each revived one of their classics for Smirnoff vodka's latest campaign. Common teamed with Just Blaze to remix his 2000 hit 'The Light' -- which was originally produced by the late J Dilla (also known as ... Read moreVideos (3)
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KRS-One/Buckshot Speak on “Robot,” Jay-Z As the release date of their joint LP ( Surviva...
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05/28/09
TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: Shawnna S hawnna loves Hip-Hop is ways the voyeur cannot fathom.
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05/22/09
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05/13/09
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03/20/09
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01/17/09
Hip-hop artists join in Houston to stop the violence Fueled by grim homicide statistics ...
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01/05/09
We Don't Die, We Multiply: Posse Tracks (Column) There is no shortage of theories attemp...
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12/24/08
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12/14/08
AHHA's Best of 2008: Teyana Taylor Strange, eccentric, odd- a few words some may associa...
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12/11/08
Grandmaster Flash Nabs Q-Tip, Snoop, KRS-One for LP Hip-hop pioneer and Rock and Roll Ha...
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12/04/08
Q-Tip, Snoop, Busta on New Grandmaster Flash Album In addition, fellow legends KRS-One, ...
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11/21/08
EPMD Enlist Raekwon, KRS-One for Comeback Album The last EPMD album was 1999's Out of Bu...
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11/20/08
Big Daddy Kane Dreams of Battling Rakim And KRS-One, Celebrates 20th Anniversary if Kane...
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11/19/08
TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: N.O.R.E. Welcome to the latest edition of TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE, wher...
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09/29/08
We Don't Die, We Multiply: Heartbeat Props (Column) When Public Enemy's Chuck D famously...
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09/29/08
Hip-hop hooray for UB Fall Fest; concert gives rappers their due The summer of 2008 was ...
The Buffalo News - New York NY
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09/26/08
Talib Kweli Preps Live DVD With KRS-One Cameo Captured at the Shrine Auditorium in Los A...
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09/08/08
Crystal Stilts, High Places, Vivian Girls, KRS-One Helped East Village Radio Celebrate Five Years
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08/28/08
KRS-One Officially Welcomes Soulja Boy to Hip-Hop In a rare sit down between a pioneer a...
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07/29/08
B-Girl Memoirs: Rock Steady Crew's 31st Anniversary I was born a few years after the bir...
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07/15/08
KRS-One Endorses Kevin Powell Congressional Run In the midst of his strong headlining pe...
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07/06/08
KRS-One - Maximum Strength KRS-One's Maximum Strength is a hip-hop album that has not be...
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06/19/08
KRS-One Reveals Apathy of Conscious Rappers As KRS-One prepares for his Stop the Violenc...
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06/17/08
Blastmaster KRS-One: Flow Forever K RS-One is arguably the most powerful voice ever hear...
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06/23/09
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05/27/09
Dead Weather, Vieux Farka Toure, The Cult, Raekwon, KRS One, The Roots, Dredg & other tickets
Brooklyn Vegan
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05/20/09
free shows in NYC parks (2009 schedule includes a lot of hip hop - Raekwon, KRS-One, & Pete Rock included)
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03/16/09
Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer? Meet KRS-One and P.M. Dawn I'm doing a dialogue with some hi...
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11/07/08
Concert Schedule For This Weekend: Carrie Underwood, Joe Satriani, KRS-One, Elf Power, and more
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09/19/08
Why People Hate The Radio, Part XXVII [Krs-one Was Right] Ladies and gentlemen, your Nat...
Idolator
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07/29/08
Tony Yayo KRS-One Juice Crew Movie “Vapors” Lackluster rapper Tony Yayo is in discussion...
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06/25/08
KRS-One's I Am Hip Hop Cult Book Imprint "The first book from the imprint is The Gospel ...
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06/09/08
Hip Hop Album Releases for June 10: Afroman, Flying Lotus, JR Writer, Keak Da Sneak, KRS-One, Lil Shine, Lil Wayne, N.E.R.D., Plies, R-Swift, Tyga
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05/27/08
The 2008 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (KRS One, DJ Premier).... KRS ONE and DJ Premier to t...
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04/15/08
Band or Brand? KRS-One, DJ Premier and Smirnoff Vodka "Boogie Down Productions/With Prem...
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04/05/08
Radio Execs Will Beg If They Have To [The Prophetic Words Of KRS-One On 'Radio Song' Still Ring True Today]
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04/03/08
Radio Execs Will Beg If They Have To [The Prophetic Words Of KRS-One On 'Radio Song' Still Ring True Today]
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