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October 14, 2004

KRS-One: "I Cheered 9/11"

Rapper's remarks set off controversy
November 18, 1999

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September 15, 1999

Conference Provides Food For Thought

Pioneers turn out to dissect and discuss this thing of ours
August 27, 1999

Hip-Hop Gets Recognized

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to feature hip-hop conference and exhibit

Recordings and Reviews

The Sneak Attack

KRS-One has been many things in his fifteen-year career - activist, teacher, even thug in the early days - but with his ninth studio album, the rap veteran settles into a new role: motivational speaker. Previously known for taking a mike-shaped sledgehammer to topics like racism, police brutality an...

2001 RS: 3of 5 Stars

I Got Next

1997

KRS-One

1995

Return Of The Boom Bap

1993

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Biography

A pioneering Bronx-based hip-hop group with a socially conscious message, Boogie Down Productions (BDP) is the hip-hop vehicle of rapper Kris "KRS-One" Parker. Parker originally formed the group with DJ Scott LaRock who was gunned down in 1987 while trying to break up a street fight and help spark KRS-One's ambitious antiviolence crusade. But it was BDP's Productions' blend of hip-hop with reggae...

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