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Born: August 20, 1965
Years Active: 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Rap

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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, ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 Maximum Strength
2007 Hip Hop Lives
2007 Adventures in Emceein
2006 Life
2004 Peedo and the Luna Empire Mix Tape
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Filmography:
2007 BET Hip Hop Awards 2007
2007 Freestyle Fanatiks
2006 Finally Sayin' What I Really Mean...
2005 The Art of 16 Bars
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Member Of: KRS-One & Marley Marl Boogie Down Productions More >> Similar Artists: Jeru the Damaja Rakim Public Enemy Erick Sermon Eric B. & Rakim More >>

Influenced By: Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five More >> Followers: Pharoahe Monch Saul Williams Talib Kweli Mangu The Impossebulls More >>

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