Digital Journal

Interview: Hip-Hop Legend KRS-ONE Seizes New Ways for Rap to Work with Major Brands

The godfather of hip-hop isn’t about to retire yet. KRS-ONE is still preaching from his pulpit about hip-hop’s relevancy today and, in an interview with DigitalJournal.com, he explains how the ...
Black Enterprise

KRS-One Talks 50 Years Of Hip-Hop And Moving The Culture Forward With Essence Festival Performance

If hip-hop were a person—that person would be none other than Lawrence “Kris” Parker. Please believe the hype. As hip-hop enters its senior years—turning 50, to be exact—quite a few folks can say they ...
Rolling Out

KRS-One details reasons he rejected performing at Grammys’

The recently televised Grammy salute to 50 years of hip-hop was by all accounts a resounding success and beautiful celebration of the genre but the evening did have some notable absences. One of the ...
AllHipHop

KRS-One Calls Out Grammy’s Hip-Hop 50 Event For “Exploiting” The Culture

The Teacha also gets a hefty cosign from producer Pete Rock. KRS-One has never shied away from expressing his opinion, no matter how dogmatic or controversial it may be. In the case of the Grammy’s ...
Complex

KRS-One Moves Into 1520 Sedgwick, the Birthplace of Hip-Hop, to Celebrate 50th Anniversary

KRS-One Moves Into 1520 Sedgwick, the Birthplace of Hip-Hop, to Celebrate 50th Anniversary Legendary pioneer, activist, author, and philosopher KRS-One will return to the Community Center of 1520 ...