Lawrence Parker

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Lawrence Parker, better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an influential American rapper and hip-hop pioneer renowned for his socially conscious lyrics and role in the development of conscious rap.

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Lawrence Parker canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1980s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kris Parker ⓘ
The Teacha ⓘ
associatedAct Buckshot ⓘ
Channel Live ⓘ
DJ Red Alert ⓘ
MC Shan ⓘ
Mad Lion ⓘ
Scott La Rock ⓘ
linked to: DJ Scott La Rock
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1965-08-20 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
conscious hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
influenced alternative hip hop ⓘ
conscious hip hop ⓘ
socially conscious rap ⓘ
instrument vocals ⓘ
knownFor lectures on hip hop culture ⓘ
pioneering conscious rap ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Boogie Down Productions ⓘ
movement conscious rap ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ
notableEvent The Bridge Wars ⓘ
notableIdea edutainment ⓘ
notableWork By All Means Necessary ⓘ
Criminal Minded ⓘ
Edutainment ⓘ
KRS-One (album) ⓘ
Return of the Boom Bap ⓘ
The Gospel of Hip Hop ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
religion spirituality centered on hip hop culture ⓘ
residence New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
stageName KRS-One ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

KRS-One → birthName → Lawrence Parker ⓘ
If It's Lovin' that You Want → writer → Lawrence Parker ⓘ
KRS-One → birthName → Lawrence Parker ⓘ
subject linked to: KRS 1
Teacha → realName → Lawrence Parker ⓘ
The Gospel of Hip Hop → authorName → Lawrence Parker ⓘ