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KRS-One
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Lawrence Parker (born August 20, 1965), known professionally as KRS-One (/ˌkeɪ ɑːr ɛs ˈwʌn/; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an…
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Lawrence Parker (born August 20, 1965), known professionally as KRS-One (/ˌkeɪ ɑːr ɛs ˈwʌn/; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from the Bronx. He rose to prominence as part of the hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s. KRS-One is known for his songs "Sound of da Police", "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)", and "My Philosophy". Boogie Down Productions received numerous awards and critical acclaim in their early years. Following the release of the group's debut album, Criminal Minded, fellow artist Scott La Rock was shot and killed, but KRS-One continued the group, effectively as a solo project. He began releasing records under his own name in 1993. He is politically active, having started the "Stop the Violence Movement" after La Rock's death. He is also a vegan activist, expressed in songs such as "Beef". He is widely considered an influence on many hip-hop artists. Description above from the Wikipedia article KRS-One, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2024
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2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
TV show Self
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2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Mixtape
Movie Self
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2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2021
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Movie Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
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2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
TV show KRS-One
- 2015
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2013
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
Movie Self
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2012
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Movie Self
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2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie Self
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2011
Rhyme and Punishment
Movie Self
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2009
Good Hair
Movie Self
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2009
The Obama Deception
Movie Self
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2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Movie Self
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2007
Bomb It
Movie Himself
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- 2005
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2005
Soundz of Spirit
Movie Self
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2005
The MC: Why We Do It
Movie Self
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2004
5 Sides of a Coin
Movie Himself
- 2004
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2004
Red Bull BC One
TV show Self
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2003
Beef
Movie Self
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2003
Hip Hop: A Tale from the Hood
Movie KRS-One
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2000
Boricua's Bond
Movie
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1999
Cope 2 Kings Destroy
Movie Himself
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1997
Subway Stories
Movie Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
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1997
Rhyme & Reason
Movie Self
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1996
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie Self
- 1995
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1993
Who's the Man?
Movie Rashid
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1990
In Living Color
TV show
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1990
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Movie Self
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1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Movie Musician
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1988
Yo! MTV Raps
TV show Self
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1985
Alive from Off Center
TV show self
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Paragraphs I Manifest
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