Artist
KRS-One
KRS-One is a hip-hop artist from Bronx, NY, USA formed in 1984. 44 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Bronx, NY, USA · Best hip-hop albums
- 44
- Releases
- 1993–2025
- Active years
- 1984
- Formed
Artist
KRS-One is a hip-hop artist from Bronx, NY, USA formed in 1984. 44 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Bronx, NY, USA · Best hip-hop albums
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Return of the Boom Bap
1993
I Got Next
1997
KRS‐One
1995
I M A M C R U 1 2
2022
Strickly for da Breakdancers & Emceez
2001
Adventures in Emceein
2008
A Retrospective
2000
Survival Skills
2009
Temple Of Hip Hop Global Awareness
2025
Between Da Protests
2020
Street Light |FIRST EDITION|
2019
Street Light
2019
The World Is MIND
2017
King of the Ol' Skool
2016
Now Hear This
2015
Royalty Check (Canadian Edition)
2012
The BDP Album
2012
The B.D.P. Album (Special Edition)
2012
Royalty Check
2011
Godsville
2011
Meta‐Historical
2010
Playlist: The Very Best of KRS‐One
2010
The Power of Future
2009
Maximum Strength Two Thousand Eight
2008
We Will Rock You
2007
Hip Hop Lives
2007
Life
2006
Keep Right
2004
D.I.G.I.T.A.L.
2003
Kristyles
2003
The Kristyles
2003
Best of Rapture's Delight
2003
The Mix Tape
2002
Spiritual Minded
2002
The Sneak Attack
2001
Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) EP
1997
Outta Here EP
1993
KRS-One (born Lawrence Parker on August 20, 1965 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York) is an American hip-hop MC. Over his career he has been known by several pseudonyms, including Kris Parker, KRS One, KRS-ONE (as given at his site), The Blastmaster and The Teacha. KRS-One is an acronym for “Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody”. KRS-One is a significant figure in the hip hop community and is often referenced in works by other hip hop artists and critics as being the ‘essence’ of an MC and one of the greatest to ever hold the mic. KRS-One, originally a member of the hip hop crew Boogie Down Productions, is known for setting the path for both hardcore rap and socially conscious political rap. Youth and early career Born Lawrence Parker in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1965, the future KRS-One grew up with his brother Kenny and their single mother in assorted inner city neighborhoods of Brooklyn and the Bronx. According to interviews with The Source Magazine, one fateful day when he was 12 years old, he and his brother Kenny prepared a pan of flavored rice, which was to be the family’s dinner for the evening. The hungry pair ate the whole thing, and when their…
