KRS-ONE Cancels Show At The Fox Theatre 7/7

Over his career, KRS-One has been known by several pseudonyms, including Kris Parker, KRS One, KRS-ONE (as given at his site), The Blastmaster and The Teacha. KRS-One is an acronym for "‘K'nowledge ‘R'eigns ‘S'upreme ‘O'ver ‘N'early ‘E'veryone". KRS One is a significant figure in the hip hop community and is often referenced in works by other hip hop artists and critics as being the ‘essence' of an MC and one of the greatest to ever hold the mic.

KRS-ONE, originally a member of the hip hop crew Boogie Down Productions, (one of the most influential hardcore hip-hop outfits of the '80s), is known for setting the path for both hardcore rap and socially conscious political rap. At the height of his career, roughly 1987-1990, KRS-One was known for his furiously political and socially conscious raps, which is the source of his nickname, "the Teacher." The group went on to release their debut album Criminal Minded in 1987. The album is often credited with setting the template for all subsequent Hardcore and Gangsta Rap. Released on March 3rd, 1987, the album sampled records from James Brown and AC/DC, and also flaunted a reggae influence. The songs, "South Bronx" & "The Bridge is Over" (a reference to the Queensbridge Housing Projects) ignited a famous rivalry with the Queens-bred rapper MC Shan. The album is also credited with providing a prototype for East Coast gangster rap to develop from. For instance, the cover, which showcases KRS-One and Scott La Rock surrounded by an arsenal of weapons, was hip-hop's first major release to feature members brandishing firearms. The album also contained several seminal hardcore songs such as "9mm Goes Bang", which was one of the first rap songs to be based around a first-person crime narrative, and "P Is Free", a track which details an encounter with a drug-abusing prostitute for the first time on record. Criminal Minded has been notoriously hard to find, falling in and out of print every few years, surfacing with a different distributor every time.

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