Biography

KRS-One 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. Around the time of 1990's Edutainment, BDP's audience began to slip as many fans thought his raps were becoming preachy. As a reaction, KRS-One began to reestablish his street credibility with harder, sparer beats and raps. Throughout the '90s and early 2000s, he released several solo albums that ranged from uneven to strong, including 1993's Return of the Boom Bap, 1997's I Got Next, and 2006's Life. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Top Tracks

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• 2nd Quarter-free Throws

• Ah Yeah!

• Beware

• Black Cop

• Come To The Temple

• Criminal Minded

• Free Mumia

• Gimme Da 90's

• I Got You

• I Will Make It

• I'm Still #1

• Improve Myself

• Jack Of Spades

• Knowledge Reigns Supreme

• Let Me Know

• Love's Gonna Get'cha (material Love)

• Mc's Act Like They Don't Know

• Mr. Percy

• Murda Ya'

• Murder 1

• My Life

• My Philosophy

• One Shot

• Our Soldiers

• Outta Here

• Pick It Up

• Robot

• Show Power

• Sound Of Da Police

• South Bronx

• Step Into A World (rapture's Delight)

• Survival Skills

• Take Your Tyme

• The Bridge

• The Bridge Is Over

• The Mc

• The Real Hiphop

• The Struggle Continues (choose Your Way)

• The The Way I Live

• This Flow

• Why

• Woke Up

• You Must Learn

• You Must Learn [extended Remix]

Discography

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• Survival Skills

  Duck Down Entaprizez / Duck Down Music

  2009

• Maximum Strength

  Koch Records

  2008

• Adventures in Emceein

  Echo-Vista Group

  2007

• Life

  Image Entertainment (Audio) / Image Entertainment

  2006

• Keep Right

  On The Corner

  2004

• D.I.G.I.T.A.L.

  X-Ray Records / Cleopatra

  2003

• The Mix Tape

  Koch International

  2002

• Spiritual Minded

  Koch Records / Koch International

  2002

• I Got Next

  Jive

  1997

• KRS-One

  Jive

  1995

• Return of the Boom Bap

  Jive

  1993