KRS-One
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday20 August 1965 (61 years old)
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Known credits37
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, C…
Hip-Hop and the White House
2024
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023 · Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Mixtape
2022 · Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021 · Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 · KRS-One
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
2013 · Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012 · Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Self
Rhyme and Punishment
2011 · Self
Good Hair
2009 · Self
The Obama Deception
2009 · Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007 · Self
Bomb It
2007 · Himself
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
Soundz of Spirit
2005 · Self
The MC: Why We Do It
2005 · Self
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 · Himself
Female American Rap Stars
2004
Red Bull BC One
2004 · Self
Beef
2003 · Self
Hip Hop: A Tale from the Hood
2003 · KRS-One
Boricua's Bond
2000
Cope 2 Kings Destroy
1999 · Himself
Subway Stories
1997 · Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Rhyme & Reason
1997 · Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996 · Self
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
Who's the Man?
1993 · Rashid
In Living Color
1990
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990 · Self
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Musician
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · Self
Alive from Off Center
1985 · self
Paragraphs I Manifest
Self
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