KRS-One Musical artist

Lawrence Krisna Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One, and Teacha, is an American rapper and occasional producer from The Bronx, New York City, New York. KRS-One rose to prominence as part of the group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the late 1980s. Following the release of the group's debut album, Criminal Minded, La Rock was shot dead, but KRS-One continued the group, effectively as a solo project. He began releasing records under his own name in 1993.KRS-One is noted to be a politically active musician having started the Stop the Violence Movement, after the death of Scott La Rock, and the Temple of Hip Hop, as well as addressing political issues in his music.

Personal facts

KRS-One
Alias (AKA)
KRS Teacha The Blastmaster Big Joe Krash
KRS-One Kris Parker
Birth dateAugust 20, 1962
Birth place
The Bronx , South Bronx , United States , New York
Hometown
South Bronx
United States
New York

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Musical artist

Career started1984
associated musical artist
Boogie Down Productions
Marley Marl
Public Enemy (group)
DJ Premier
Rakim
Diamond D
LL Cool J
Nas
Talib Kweli
Blue Scholars
Buckshot (rapper)
EPMD
Immortal Technique
Fat Joe
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Hip hop music
record label
Duck Down Music Inc.
Entertainment One
Jive Records

KRS-One on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://krs-one.com
  2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1311713