Hip-Hop and the White House
2024 · Movie
KRS-One
1965-08-20
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023 · TV Show
as Self
Mixtape
2022 · Movie
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021 · Movie
as Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 · TV Show
as KRS-One
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015 · Movie
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
2013 · Movie
as Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012 · Movie
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Movie
as Self
Rhyme and Punishment
2011 · Movie
as Self
Good Hair
2009 · Movie
as Self
The Obama Deception
2009 · Movie
as Self
Bomb It
2007 · Movie
as Himself
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007 · Movie
as Self
The MC: Why We Do It
2005 · Movie
as Self
Soundz of Spirit
2005 · Movie
as Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005 · TV Show
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 · Movie
as Himself
Female American Rap Stars
2004 · Movie
Red Bull BC One
2004 · TV Show
as Self
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Hip Hop: A Tale from the Hood
2003 · Movie
as KRS-One
Beef
2003 · Movie
as Self
Boricua's Bond
2000 · Movie
Cope 2 Kings Destroy
1999 · Movie
as Himself
Subway Stories
1997 · Movie
as Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Rhyme & Reason
1997 · Movie
as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996 · Movie
as Self
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995 · Movie
Who's the Man?
1993 · Movie
as Rashid
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990 · Movie
as Self
In Living Color
1990 · TV Show
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · TV Show
as Self
Alive from Off Center
1985 · TV Show
as self
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Paragraphs I Manifest
· Movie
as Self
