Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 20, 1965
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits
37 titles
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
Filmography
Hip-Hop and the White House
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Mixtape
Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
Marvel's Luke Cage
KRS-One
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Rhyme and Punishment
Self
Good Hair
Self
The Obama Deception
Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self
Bomb It
Himself
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Soundz of Spirit
Self
The MC: Why We Do It
Self
5 Sides of a Coin
Himself
Female American Rap Stars
Red Bull BC One
Self
Beef
Self
Hip Hop: A Tale from the Hood
KRS-One
Boricua's Bond
Cope 2 Kings Destroy
Himself
Subway Stories
Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Rhyme & Reason
Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Self
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Who's the Man?
Rashid
In Living Color
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Self
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Musician
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
Alive from Off Center
self
Paragraphs I Manifest
Self