KRS-One

South Bronx MC and Boogie Down Productions founder known as The Teacha for his socially conscious, philosophically rich rhymes that helped define conscious hip-hop as a genre.

Origin

South Bronx, New York

Genre

Hip-HopRap

Pantheon Standing

List Name	Rank	Populist	Credentialed	Combined	Status
Top 50 Hip Hop Artists of All Time	—	—	—	—	Active

The Cultural Record

Discography

Godsville2011

Never Forget2013

Break the Chain (Psychosonic Comic!)1994

EP & Mixtape

Maximum Strength Two Thousand Eight2008

Royalty Check2011

Rank History

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