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KRS-ONE

In school they never taught 'bout hamburgers or steak
Elijah Mohammed or the welfare state.
But I know.
And I know because of KRS ONE.
Yeah and I know
And I know because of KRS ONE.
Because he's droppin' droppin' droppin' science droppin history
With a whole leap of style and intelligency
Yes I know.
And I know because of KRS ONE
Yeah and I know
I know

Because we don't want to pay money to hear the same old sounds.
Watch him, he'll take hip-hop to a higher ground.
And I know
(How do I know?)
And I know because of KRS-ONE.
Yeah, and I know
And I know because

And I know
And I know because of KRS-ONE.
And I know
And I know


5.99, no obligation.psssh...ONLY the lord....he's coming.....


I'm in the Watchtower... watching MCees land, your career will be as short as my part in Who's Da Man

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Hehhe

Goodness...
..from KRS-ONE the living man labeled classic.

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'you straight bring the worse game,
you couldn't be the one if KRS was your first name'-Eyedea on Blaze Battle

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Classic like Coca Cola with Cocaine innit

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HAH...
..you said it.

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Don't wanna do an edit...
but I think KRS has a whole heap a style.

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that is factual, elderly child.

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If I said I was number one? well Im sorry I lied
Im number ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR and FIVE!

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Talk... Well I talk from New Yahrk...
about the beats we STALK...


Chris does not exist... only GOD consciousness!!

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How appropriate your comments are AURAKUL, being that I'm from the Children of the Atom

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The beat was sposed to drop right there
The beat was sposed to drop right there
The beat was sposed to drop right there
Yeah yeah yeah... uhh
I send this one out to my right hand man
or mens or womens the whole crew
The real fans
Chorus: KRS One
We can count the dough or kick a flow
or chill out watchin videos
or actin really silly yo but really doe
all that can end...
Whether at the bar with superstars
or cruisin in the trooper car
I really don't care who you are
All I really need is a friend
Verse One: KRS-One
If we can't have trust then you can't hang with us
We respond to those who show respect with respect
We respond we connect on the same deck
same intellect, my man, never shifty, thinks quickly
If you can't understand, we boys we boys
We could stand on the corner with a hat sellin toys
It ain't about your Benz I hope it ain't about mine
my man, I be dissin in my freestyle rhyme
Gettin G's around the world, I can trust you with my girl
my man, we chillin at the jam, what's the plan?
I'm not a yes man and none of my friends are yes men
or women, I'm drivin, I see my peeps yo get in
Where you fit in? True friends are quick to sit
in the beginning of all trouble, and when your bankroll doubles
Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble
Still I got my own space like Hubble
Chorus
Verse Two: KRS-One
Cause don't nobody care about us, all they do is doubt is
Until we blow the spot then they all wanna crowd us
and wanna shout us, but you my man from way back
I just gots to say that, actin large I don't play that
But I can't say that, where I play at isn't fast-paced
A friend can acquire the taste to become two-faced
And that's a disgrace there ain't nothing you can say to us
When the kid you grew up with betrays your trust
When we used to ride the bus we had trust
Now we cash checks and drive Lex, and can't show respect to one of us
Yo the heads I hang with ain't tryin to just get
what they can get, sit quickly backstabbin the click
I roll thick, but only some are friends really
down to the end, my right hand men and women
Mutual support, from the beginning
Been in, exactly what I've been in
Chorus
Verse Three: KRS-One
Back to back we attack corporate America
Gettin fees that amount to G's in every area
You my man I ain't gotta drag you along
You pull your own weight, yeah you definitely got it goin on
I don't see nothin wrong wit a little bumpin car system
thumpin, between the crew we always got sump'un
But if we had nuttin no frontin whatever
We'd still be crew you and me, me for you together
Word, fake people ain't worth a turd
They only want to be your friend because of what they overheard
I send this record to the well respected
Friends that I've collected, I hope I am what you expected
Yeah, so check it, so check it
Chorus

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'How appropriate your comments are AURAKUL, being that I'm from the Children of the Atom'-Jigsaw

so, what does CotA hafta do with KRS-ONE and my comments?

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You called me an elderly child, hence the COTA connection... it doesn't really connect to KRS though...

Unless you have a vivid imagination.

In fact, I challenge anyone out there reading these ramblings to make a connection if at all possible.

But only non-gay connections please.

As Zona says:
Remember, only you can prevent gay s**t from happening.

Knocking, Rocking, and Socking Y'all.

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hehhe shiiit

babble much foolio?


i guess so.

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ramble too...

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babbles or rambles

your brain is all shambles

[ aurakul - 14 Oct 2003 14:08 ]

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Killing Rude Suckahs!



http://fnorg.com/forums/browse.php?fid=93&tid=2232

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^^^ i responded to that thread homie... ..I'm feelin that track.

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You had your chance,
You BLEW it!!

Del is the man. But his skills rest
upon the foundation set by hip hop's forefathers like KRS ONE.

And, KRS COULD STILL RIPSHIT ON ANY DIPSHIT to this day.

KRS.

KRS.

KRS.

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KRS-One Biography

Born Lawrence Parker in Park Slope, Brooklyn in the summer of 1965, the rapper left home at 14 to play basketball and read books free of the gaze of the authorities (his mother and the New York City public school system). He landed in a homeless shelter in the South Bronx, where he was dubbed Krishna by residents because of his interest in the Hare Krishna spirituality of some of the antipoverty workers. By the time Krishna met youth counselor Scott Sterling, he was also writing graffiti as KRS-One (Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone). Together he and Sterling, a.k.a. DJ Scott La Rock, created Boogie Down Productions, releasing their landmark debut album, Criminal Minded, in 1987.

In the summer of 1984, KRS-One hit the music scene with a rap group called "Scott La rock and the Celebrity Three" with a record called "Advance". And that was, in a time when most rappers rhymed about cars, jewelry, alcohol, and the latest dance, KRS-One was rhyming about nuclear war prevention. Scott La Rock and the Celebrity Three was comprised of Scott La Rock, Levi167,MC Quality, and KRS-One. After legal problems with the head of the label, Scott La Rock and the Celebrity Three were released from their contract. In the winter of 1984, KRS-One wrote a song called "Stop The Violence" although by this time The Celebrity Three had broken up and only KRS-One and Scott La Rock remained. Both realized they had to change the name of the group and they did: the new group was called The Boogie Down Crew.

In 1985, Scott La Rock was asked to do an already written and produced record for Sleeping Bag Records. Of course Kris and Scott wanted to concentrate on their own Boogie Down Crew but first they had to go through this. For this project they were paid nothing and had no rights or claims to anything. It was this project that educated Kris and Scott as to the importance of being producers of their music, as well as the artists, so at this point they decided to change the name of their own Boogie Down Crew to Boogie Down Productions.

At the close of 1987, the B.D.P lifestyle got real and Scott La Rock was killed trying to break up a dispute in the Bronx. This shocked the hip hop communitity and as a result rap and violence became a topic in the mainstream press. The rap community thought Boogie Down Productions was over but this only led to new plans for KRS-One. In 1988, KRS-One left B. Boy Records to sign with Jive Records and "By All Means Necessary" was released. Rap music was under a mainstream microscope and KRS-One now was able to release what he and Scott always dreamed about, an album that gave rap a different image. His first video on Jive Records was for "My Philosophy", a song that re-established his presence in the rap world.

In order to understand KRS-One, it is imperative that you either understand hip hop as opposed to rap or open your mind to the reality of what is going on around you. KRS-One is not a bulls**t artist. His career began in 1986 and since then no other rap or hip hop artist has come close to his consistency with hit albums. 1987, Criminal Minded, 1988, By All Means Necessary, 1989, Ghetto Music, 1990, Edutainment, 1991, BDP Live Hardcore, 1992, Sex And Violence, 1993, Return of the Boom Bap, 1995, KRS ONE.

Having lectured at Harvard, Yale, Vassar, Columbia, N.Y.U. and Stanford, KRS-One is nicknamed "THE TEACHER." There is only one KRS-One. That's it, that's all, solo, single, no more, no less. KRS-One has been quoted as saying "This is rebellious music, not gangster music." KRS-One is beyond rap, he is a manifestation of hip hop culture. KRS-One is a force in rap so powerful that his songs are sampled by many artists, giving rise to other hit records for these artists.

KRS-One, through Boogie Down Productions hasn't been an artist that jumps on any passing bandwagon. KRS-One stands as a trendsetter in the hip hop world. He is a producer that specialized in breaking new ground and new artists. For example, KRS-One in 1986 introduced the hip hop reggae style to rap music and things have not been the same since. KRS-One is the first artist to rap in an "off beat" style, influencing hundreds of rappers to do the same. KRS-One is responsible for pushing hip hop culture and rap music to some of its most advanced levels. He has influenced the reggae market with his work on the first Shabba Ranks album.

He also has done ground breaking work with R.E.M. With this, as with many other things today like Ol' Dirty with Mariah Carey and Fugees with Simply Red, comes criticism from fans of "not keeping it real" but these fans in the eyes of many "real fans" are just contradicting those words in that they should like the music for what it is and should not ctiticise the artists for their work out of the hip hop industry.

KRS-One also has the best live hip hop show in the world. You can ask the critics of Japan, England, Denmark, Holland, France, Germany and Italy. Everywhere KRS-One goes, he packs them in for an hour long classical hip hop performance. Ask the critics in America, KRS-One has performed for some of the hardest audiences to please and left them gasping for air and drenched with sweat.

After all these projects, KRS ONE is still going strong in 1997. He can still please the hardcore hip hop fans with tracks like "The MC", "Can't Stop, Won't Stop and "Step Into A World". Who knows how long he'll keep going on, one thing we do know is that KRS ONE is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, names of all time in hip hop. In his own words in "If you don't know me by now, I doubt you'll ever know me".

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I met KRS at a record store in Miami back when "I Got Next" came out. I remember shaking his hand and telling him that he was greatest MC there ever was and ever would be...I know it sound corny and s**t...but I just blurted it out, and he was genuinely thankful for that. I'll always have crazy respect for him.

[ cinemafia - 31 Oct 2003 10:37 ]

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I told Cage after I saw him live with Copy rocking a The Weathermen chirt, "After I see Necro I'll be readeh' to go" or something which I now think of as really gay-but at the moment-it just sprizang to mind.

Being in the midst of your hip hop heroes'll do that to you.

I can't say that I've shook his hand, but I wish.

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Yeah, it was cool. I went there to buy some vinyl and didn't even know he was going to be there doing a signing...I just walked in the place and was like, holy s**t! It's KRS One!

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yeah I get lost for words sometimes when I meet my heros too.

when I met Aesop for the first time I gave him my phone so he can record my voicemail message, and I was shaking. he thought it was cute so he didn't think I was a freak or something, but I felt retarded. yeah they're people just like you and me, but meeting him for the first time was special because his music inspires me so much. I didn't know how to react.

haha and when I met sage francis at his merch table he gestured me to come closer so he can whisper something in my ear. it caught me off guard so I leaned over the table and bumped his head really hard by mistake. I just told him I had one too many drinks. Now he always makes fun of my so-called 'alcohol problem'.

ok I'm done embarassing myself.

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People never make fun of my alcohol problem outside of gallows humor.

"Sage Francis,
watch as I do dances,
that are pretty dope,
you could get your
whole body broke"-SF(not the San Franciscian Muddy that took down the post where I served him w/o fries on the fnorg s**t talking forum like-A BIG FAT BITCH)

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yo yo jigsaw =]

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Hey hey hey... I can't believe
Rerun is gone...

never got to meet him.

That's a bilznatch fo sho.