Khris Parker

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Khris Parker, better known as KRS-One, is an influential American rapper, producer, and hip-hop pioneer renowned for his socially conscious lyrics and foundational role in the development of conscious rap.

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instanceOf activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeIn music industry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kris Parker ⓘ
The Teacha ⓘ
artisticIdentity The Teacha persona ⓘ
linked to: The Teacha
associatedWith Bronx hip hop scene ⓘ
collaboratedWith DJ Scott La Rock ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
culturalImpact advocated for hip hop as a vehicle for education ⓘ
helped define the role of the socially conscious MC ⓘ
fieldOfWork hip hop music ⓘ
music production ⓘ
social activism ⓘ
founded Stop the Violence Movement ⓘ
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
conscious hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
influenced Common ⓘ
Mos Def ⓘ
Nas ⓘ
Talib Kweli ⓘ
influencedGenre conscious rap ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ
knownFor lectures on hip hop history and culture ⓘ
philosophical approach to hip hop ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf Boogie Down Productions ⓘ
movement Stop the Violence Movement ⓘ
notableFor influence on political hip hop ⓘ
pioneering conscious rap ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
notableWork Boogie Down Productions album "Criminal Minded" ⓘ
book "The Gospel of Hip Hop" ⓘ
solo album "I Got Next" ⓘ
solo album "KRS-One" ⓘ
linked to: KRS-One (album)

solo album "Return of the Boom Bap" ⓘ
occupation activist ⓘ
author ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
roleInBand lead rapper of Boogie Down Productions ⓘ
stageName KRS-One ⓘ

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Prisoner of Conscious → producer → Khris Parker ⓘ