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Someone school me on KRS-ONE

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I know this is on some :ohsh: shit... On some Rakim, BDK, or KRS-ONE shit... But I was born in 86 so I wasn't really around during that era, as much as I love a lot of the music from then, KRS-ONE is one of the cats who I haven't really had a chance to get into yet.

I'd like to get some opinions on where I should start if I wanna hear some of his best stuff. Even though I know Krs-one's music has be getting progressively worse (or so I hear) I'd prefer to work through his catalog starting with something quite easy to get into, and ending with the more difficult ones to understand and listen to.

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Post by EMCEE DARTH MALEK »

if you like old school stuff you will like criminal minded

if you like premo beats i recommend KRS-One self titled
this is an awesome, creative, polished album
there is some insane production on there
it's better than return of the boom-bap, which I would also recommend
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perfect, those are the two that i am planning to check in that particular order. I will probably get into those two and then proceed to the BDP stuff.

how is his new stuff though, is it completely terrible or are there some gems?

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It's some Gems on Life, Keep Right, and Sneak Attack. Peep the tracks Hot, Get Yourself Up, and Attendance.

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EMCEE DARTH MALEK wrote:if you like old school stuff you will like criminal minded

if you like premo beats i recommend KRS-One self titled
this is an awesome, creative, polished album
there is some insane production on there
it's better than return of the boom-bap, which I would also recommend
Total reverse for me. Return of the Boom Bap was better than KRS-ONE.

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Spartan wrote:
EMCEE DARTH MALEK wrote:if you like old school stuff you will like criminal minded

if you like premo beats i recommend KRS-One self titled
this is an awesome, creative, polished album
there is some insane production on there
it's better than return of the boom-bap, which I would also recommend
Total reverse for me. Return of the Boom Bap was better than KRS-ONE.
boom bap
criminal minded
by any means necessary
krs-one
sex and violence

i'd start in that order

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Post by Splif Milonakis »

Listen to all the BDP shit...

Then his self titled joint, and finish off with Boom-Bap.

KRS fell the fuck off after Return of the Boom-Bap...
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Med Student wrote:I know this is on some :ohsh: shit... On some Rakim, BDK, or KRS-ONE shit... But I was born in 86 so I wasn't really around during that era, as much as I love a lot of the music from then, KRS-ONE is one of the cats who I haven't really had a chance to get into yet.

I'd like to get some opinions on where I should start if I wanna hear some of his best stuff. Even though I know Krs-one's music has be getting progressively worse (or so I hear) I'd prefer to work through his catalog starting with something quite easy to get into, and ending with the more difficult ones to understand and listen to.
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Spartan wrote:
EMCEE DARTH MALEK wrote:if you like old school stuff you will like criminal minded

if you like premo beats i recommend KRS-One self titled
this is an awesome, creative, polished album
there is some insane production on there
it's better than return of the boom-bap, which I would also recommend
Total reverse for me. Return of the Boom Bap was better than KRS-ONE.
easily.

also I prefer by all means over criminal minded

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Post by EMCEE DARTH MALEK »

Yeah I had the idea that most people like boom-bap better. You hafta at least admit that premier's contributions were better on KRS-one though.
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Paragraph President wrote:
Med Student wrote:I know this is on some :ohsh: shit... On some Rakim, BDK, or KRS-ONE shit... But I was born in 86 so I wasn't really around during that era, as much as I love a lot of the music from then, KRS-ONE is one of the cats who I haven't really had a chance to get into yet.

I'd like to get some opinions on where I should start if I wanna hear some of his best stuff. Even though I know Krs-one's music has be getting progressively worse (or so I hear) I'd prefer to work through his catalog starting with something quite easy to get into, and ending with the more difficult ones to understand and listen to.
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Post by adverse »

i stopped coping his LPs after I got Next.
i would like to get my hands on Krs-one and Return of the boom bap again though :gyeah:
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Post by oracle21 »

gotta love the hip hop elitists.

nah i mean Return of the boom bap was my fave krs solo. basically every track on there is dope to me. I would also say his solo from 95(krs-one) and 97(i got next) both had some dope cuts on it. as far as the bdp material u cant go wrong with criminad minded. the other bdp albums are ill though. u just gotta go thru them all at ur own time and u will find out why he is called the teacher fam

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damn am i the only mufucka here that liked Edutainment?

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nah galvy i agree with u. edutainment was dope as hell. just slept on due to the force of criminal minded. but def a good album

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Yeah edutainment is tight. Probably the third best bdp album imo, after criminal minded & sex & violence. That 100 guns 100 clips song is a personal fav, and "beef" is next level.

Anyone find all these BDP albums are mixed real quiet though?
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Paragraph President wrote:
Med Student wrote:I know this is on some :ohsh: shit... On some Rakim, BDK, or KRS-ONE shit... But I was born in 86 so I wasn't really around during that era, as much as I love a lot of the music from then, KRS-ONE is one of the cats who I haven't really had a chance to get into yet.

I'd like to get some opinions on where I should start if I wanna hear some of his best stuff. Even though I know Krs-one's music has be getting progressively worse (or so I hear) I'd prefer to work through his catalog starting with something quite easy to get into, and ending with the more difficult ones to understand and listen to.
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dogg c'mon LOL......cut the guy a fuckin' break...
yeah dont try to turn people OFF krs... you are killing the culture
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Probably the best one to start off with

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Thank for the knowledge, i been listening to hi self-titled LP since I posted this, peeped ROTBB also but been focusing on the other one. I gotta say Kris rips the shit out of these tracks in a way that i haven't heard anyone else ever do. This is not to say he is better than any other emcee out there (although he very may well be to some people) but his style is unseen and unheard of from anyone else.

Tracks 7 (Hold) and 10 (The Truth) are basically :ohsh:

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Paragraph President wrote:
Med Student wrote:I know this is on some :ohsh: shit... On some Rakim, BDK, or KRS-ONE shit... But I was born in 86 so I wasn't really around during that era, as much as I love a lot of the music from then, KRS-ONE is one of the cats who I haven't really had a chance to get into yet.

I'd like to get some opinions on where I should start if I wanna hear some of his best stuff. Even though I know Krs-one's music has be getting progressively worse (or so I hear) I'd prefer to work through his catalog starting with something quite easy to get into, and ending with the more difficult ones to understand and listen to.
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I've read your posts, and blog, and I know your at least a little bit more intelligent then you show yourself to be in this, along with a few of my other threads. Like someone said above me... You kill the culture kid.

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Yeah "hold" is an insane track... KRS is versatile with the story telling. From "9mm" to the 100 guns 100 clips song to "hold" to "can't stop won't stop" he does story songs in a huge variety of ways. He's up there with nas & rickie D if you ask me.
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Steezel Weezel wrote:
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Med Student wrote:
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Post by boogie shoes »

I think you need a time machine to go with your listening experience because theres no way to put into context why criminal minded is his best work and help illustrate how amazing that was when it came out. every one else had a few hot singles only kane and rakim biz and g rap were really on krs's level. after that when scott la rock was killed his albums were never as complete. Criminal Minded is his only truly solid album imo and a few of the others have some good or great songs but not all the way through.

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My favorite lp's are Edutainment and Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip-Hop, in that order. To be honest, I don't think Criminal Minded and By Any Means Necessary hold up very well. They are both mixed like complete shit, and they seem amateurish. I like "My Philosophy" and "Jimmy" and a lot of songs from those albums, but I rarely throw them on in their entirety.

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BDP, Gang Starr and Dr.Dre = the best ever...
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ACTHEPD wrote:BDP, Gang Starr and Dr.Dre = the best ever...
Nah, KRS and Dre ain't been fresh in a minute. Not enough funk, those biters are definitely not hiphop.
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boom bap
criminal minded
by any means necessary
krs-one
sex and violence

i'd start in that order


YES


edutainment contains a couple really good songs and an all time classic in loves gonna getcha but overall its a terrible album

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Cleanhobo wrote:
ACTHEPD wrote:BDP, Gang Starr and Dr.Dre = the best ever...
Nah, KRS and Dre ain't been fresh in a minute. Not enough funk, those biters are definitely not hiphop.
hahaha
edutainment contains a couple really good songs and an all time classic in loves gonna getcha but overall its a terrible album
you're only saying this cause your mind is poisoned by genetically altered beef
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