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Nov 4, 2020 · KRS-One’s lyrical attacks made this perfectly clear on “South Bronx”; which is partly an ode to his iconic neighborhood, a fascinating Hip Hop history lesson, and a brutal rebuke on what he saw as false implications made by MC Shan in the 1986 Queens ‘hood anthem, “The Bridge”.
From 1986 to 1992, KRS-One fronted the groundbreaking hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, scoring six top 20 hits on the US Rap Chart – soldiering on despite the death of founding member...
[Hook] [KRS-One] I'm livin for this hip-hop, I'm spittin for this hip-hop. I'm givin to this hip-hop, my life is hip-hop. Culture, and y'all know that. Hip-Hop in the media,...
KRS-One also practices activism in his career and is a leading figure and founder of several hip hop groups that worked to promote peace and education, such as the Stop the Violence Movement and Human Education Against Lies (H.E.A.L.).
Aug 3, 2020 · There's long been a dismissal of Southern rap that's rooted in a kind of respectability politics that mirrors that of anti-Black racism and white classism — Southerners, and by extension their...
- Briana Younger
May 16, 2023 · Recently, the hip-hop god sat down with BLACK ENTERPRISE to discuss the rudiment of the culture; its seedbed during the civil rights movement, how it traversed the Black Arts Movement, and...
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Aug 3, 2020 · Our list of the best songs, albums and mixtapes by Southern rappers is a celebration that recenters the South as a creative center of hip-hop and honors the region for all that it has given...
