Search - Artist/Band: KRS-One

• Name: KRS-One
• Birthday: 08/20/1965
• Decades Active: 1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Rap
• Styles: East Coast Rap, Hip-Hop, Political Rap, Hardcore Rap
• Moods: Aggressive, Brash, Confident, Fierce, Fiery, Literate, Passionate, Provocative, Street-Smart, Angry, Intense, Ominous, Rebellious, Rousing, Volatile, Amiable/Good-Natured, Confrontational, Energetic, Hostile, Menacing, Wry, Cerebral, Earnest, Spiritual

Title	Release
Maximum Strength	02/19/2008
Hip Hop Lives	05/22/2007
Adventures in Emceein	01/22/2007
Life	06/13/2006
Peedo and the Luna Empire Mix Tape	11/16/2004
Keep Right	07/13/2004
D.I.G.I.T.A.L. W	11/25/2003
Best of Rapture's Delight	09/22/2003
Chris Styles	06/21/2003
Kristyles W	04/22/2003
The Mix Tape W	08/27/2002
Spiritual Minded	01/22/2002
Strickly for Da Breakdancers & Emceez	08/21/2001
The Sneak Attack W	03/27/2001
A Retrospective	08/22/2000
I Got Next W	05/20/1997
Battle for Rap Supremacy: KRS-One Vs. MC Sha	11/19/1996
Strickly for Breakdancers & Emceez, Vol. 1	05/23/1996
Strickly for Breakdancers & Emceez, Vol. 2	05/23/1996
KRS-One W	11/07/1995
Return of the Boom Bap WA	09/28/1993

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, BDP'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 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 Mix Tape, 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 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, All Music Guide