KRS-One
Biography
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.
Known For
Marvel's Luke Cage
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
In Living Color
Yo! MTV Raps
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Alive from Off Center
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
All Movies (28)
- Hip-Hop and the White House2024
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2022 · as Self (archive footage)
- Mixtape2022 · as Self
- Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell2021 · as Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
- Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives2015
- Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer2013 · as Self
- Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap2012 · as Self
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’2012 · as Self
- Rhyme and Punishment2011 · as Self
- Good Hair2009 · as Self
- The Obama Deception2009 · as Self
- NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell2007 · as Self
- Bomb It2007 · as Himself
- Soundz of Spirit2005 · as Self
- The MC: Why We Do It2005 · as Self
- 5 Sides of a Coin2004 · as Himself
- Female American Rap Stars2004
- Beef2003 · as Self
- Hip Hop: A Tale from the Hood2003 · as KRS-One
- Boricua's Bond2000
- Cope 2 Kings Destroy1999 · as Himself
- Subway Stories1997 · as Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
- Rhyme & Reason1997 · as Self
- Tibetan Freedom Concert1996 · as Self
- Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat1995
- Who's the Man?1993 · as Rashid
- Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 11990 · as Self
- Paragraphs I Manifest— · as Self
All TV Shows (8)
- Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World2023 · as Self
- jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy2022 · as Self (archive footage)
- Marvel's Luke Cage2016 · as KRS-One
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out2005
- Red Bull BC One2004 · as Self
- In Living Color1990
- Yo! MTV Raps1988 · as Self
- Alive from Off Center1985 · as self