Lawrence Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American United States MC and producer Hip hop production . Over his career, he has been known by several pseudonyms including "Kris Parker," "The Blastmaster," "The Teacha," and "The Philosopher." At the 2008 BET Awards, KRS-One was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for all his work and effort towards the Stop the Violence Movement as well... [read more] - Heartbeat
[Redman]Alright everybody move back from the ropesIf you don't move back we're gonna turn this music offand that's my word, move back!Word is bond let's get this shit goinWord up, it's the Funk Doc in the housesay...
- Over Ya Head
But am I over ya head?Am I over ya head?But am I over ya head?Yo am I over ya head?But am I over ya head?Am I over ya head?Well am I over ya head?Yo am I over ya head?Huh? What? Where? Who?What?...
- Halftime
Right now as we rockin they shootin outsideNow we have got to chillWe have got to chillWe can't have no gunfire because hip-hop can't buildLet's leave all the shootin and the violence outsideI know there's some people...
- Come To Da Party
[KRS] One, two, three..[Joe]Come to da party, come to the danceEveryone is fightinSo they fired up, up and awayCome to da party, come to the danceTo pull out the vinylso they fired up, up and away[KRS-One]Yeah,...
- Can't Stop
Open a de herb gate sellin pure ganjababylon come but they undercovathey never really want me to stop sell ganja(they just want to take a cut of what you make so far)But Im not having it, I load the SLRpack thje ganja...
- I Got Next/Neva Hadda Gun
It's meant to be evidently When I rock so eloquentlyPut the beat on and let meKill another wack emceeCan't trust them, never test meI practice and study But I'm not in it for the moneyBut to me they look so funnyYou...
- The MC
Who am I? The MC, la-di da-diI don't wear Versace, I wear DJ's out quickly at the partyWho am I? If you're like me hip hop is in your bodyWho am I? THE MC!When the jam is slow and you need a proceederWho am I? THE...
- Blowe
Intro: RedmanHey baby bring me something to drink in hereSit down and watch a little TV.[KRS-One](static) Yo they comin'. It's crazy but I know it they comin'. Maybe notlately I feel it coming. I knew it, they comin'....
- Real Hip-Hop - Part II
[KRS-One]Hah! They not ready, uhh uhhSet it off, South BronxSet it off, uhh, check itThe real hip-hop, is over hereThe real hip-hop, is over thereThe real hip-hop, is over hereThe real hip-hop, is over thereIt's a...
- A Friend
The beat was sposed to drop right thereThe beat was sposed to drop right thereThe beat was sposed to drop right thereYeah yeah yeah... uhhI send this one out, to my right hand manor mens, or womens, the whole crewThe...
- Just To Prove A Point
Tell me right now, tell me what's wrongPlease tell me something before I'm goneIt seems like we have come to the endShould I be listening to all my friends Is it true what they say? Is it true what they say?...
- H.I.P.H.O.P
[KRS] Yeah that's the one -- yo Thor-El just just check your micVerse One: Thor-ElSo you wanna be the million dollar man, kid what's your planMake a deal with the devil settle for a hundred grandNot enough I call your...
- 2nd Quarter - Free Throws
anybody in here right now with tape decks turn em onand put em on record, I'll give you a secondI want to add authenticity to your tapeso when it's sold out in the streetyou all can know this was a real partyThese are...
- 1st Quarter - The Commentary
Welcome to hip-hop cultureWhere DJ-ing, MC-ing, graffiti art, breakingand the philosophies are expressed everydaywithin the inner cities of America, and the worldYou are not doing hip-hopYou ARE hip-hopLove yourself...
- 3rd Quarter - The Commentary
For those interested in higher knowledgeon issues of health, wealth, and self-masteryyou are urged to register with the Temple of Hip-Hopby filling out the attached registration form and questionnairelocated on the...
- Fourth Quarter - Free Throws
Yeah, listen to the lyricsWe are the ones prophesized to returnMy main concern is for all of you to learnHow to live, yes through the lyrics I give and send my friendThis age is coming to an endNot the world, but the...
- Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight)
Intro/Chorus: sung to the tune of Blondie's "Rapture"Step into a world (Klaka klaka, klaka klaka!)Where there's no one left (Buku, buku! Alla de massive!)But the very best (Klaka, bo bo, BDP crew, bo bo bo bo!)No MC...
- Step Into A World (Remix)
* unlisted bonus track on compact discIntro: Puff Daddy I'ma make you danceAnd we won't stop, cause we can't stop (repeat 3X) Don't stop KRS-One Puff Daddy Bad Boy remix Hit me babyVerse One:...
- De Automatic
Some fear de 'maticAh hah hah, heh heh heh, EHHHCheck it outSome fear de 'matic, yes de automaticDisrespect, from MC's, me nah go have itDe automatic, get de automaticTonight a rapper gwan dieCrazy MC's waste they...
- Out For Fame
* train whistle *Yo right here, right hereIt's right through the fence, right through the fenceJump! * feet landing *Yeah.. right there, right thereThat's the 2's and the 5's * bag rustling *Joe gimme that, the fat,...
- Free Mumia
Knowledge, where the people at?Free Mumia!Channel Live! (KRS-One, come and represent)(The wisdom)Hah hah hah hah hah hahaha!Free Mumia!Everywhere I look there's another house negroTalkin about they people and how they...
- Hold
Verse 1 Yeah....yeah..... Mmmmm....Mm! Alright, here we go... I'm thinkin' real hard about some money I can hold But everybody I know is deep in the hole A steady payin' job is too hard for me to...
- Represent The Real Hip Hop
Only a few... will understandand appreciate what's about to happenDas EFX, come in!!!Verse One: Das EFX[Drayz]Well it's the super duper rhymer rhymer I'm about to set itNiggaz best forget it let it be or you'll regret...
- Health, Wealth, Self
Yeah.. yeah.. yup!You know what? I was just downstairsand I was on my way up here to the studio anda guy bumped into me andand he said.. he said, "Yo Kris!How is it that you stay in this music?You know, this rap...
- Rappaz R. N. Dainja
Verse One:Blastmaster Kris I don't talk ishExpand your conciousness and dismiss foolishnessNo one is new to this or new to KrisIn hip-hop's atomic structure, I am the nucleusThat is the center of the group...
- R.E.A.L.I.T.Y.
Reality, ain't always the truthRhymes Equal Actual Life, In The Youth"These are the streets! Shit is real out here! This ain't no ***in joke!"I lived in a spot called Millbrooke ProjectsThe original Criminal Minded...
- Wannabemceez
"One two, testing one two Alright party people in the place to be The party has already started An-an-an-and it's about to il-il-il-ill *echoes*"Let me introduce you to another type of rapper MCwhere glamour and...
- The Truth
It's not natural If it goes against God It's not factual Her truth is not hard It's not natural If it goes against God It's not factual...
- Squash All Beef
Hah, respect!All crew, all massive, everywhere in the worldYou practice the art of hip-hopThis goes out to every boy and every girlGive me relief! I sing!Give me relief! Squash all beef!Don't let these arguments...
- Build Ya Skills
Verse One: KRS-OneCheck, I control your mind with one rhyme I speakAnd get you open like a prostitutes buttcheeksRapper get kicked in they mouth with cleetscause they're speech refuses to reach beyond the beachHave a...
- Ah-Yeah
Intro: KRS-OneAh yeah, that's whatcha say when you see a devil downAh yeah, that's whatcha say when you take the devil's crownAh yeah, stay alive all things will change aroundAh yeah, what? Ah yeah!Verse One:...
- MC's Act Like They Don't Know
Intro Clap your hands everybody, if you got what it takes Cos I'm KRS and I'm on the mic, and Premier's on The Breaks Verse 1 If you don't know me by now I doubt you'll ever know me I never won a...
- Boom Bap
IntroBoom Bap Original RapBoom Bap Original RapSee how it sounds(bo!) a little unrational(bo!)*4Verse 1Now bad boy squad and bad boy creweverything I do, I do jus for youanother silly sucker wants the champion beltbut...
- 'P' Is Still Free
Awww yeah! All ruffneck rudebwoy hold tightJust a little somethin for the JeepTurn my voice up a little bit and let's get this startedComin to you live and direct from the 1986 versionComin up to 1993Of course,...
- I Can't Wake Up
IntroWhat I want you to do is count to ten.Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, twoon one, you will be asleep.OneChorusI'm a blunt gettin smoked and I can't wake upI'm a blunt gettin smoked and I can't wake...
- Mad Crew
Intro:So in the clubs I get (mad)On the mic I get (mad)On the beats I get (mad)Yo, Chorus:I got the(Mad, mad crew up in the house)I'm wit theI be chillin' wit theI'm rollin' wit theVerse One:See, this is what I'm...
- Uh Oh
Chorus: You ain't that tough ya Choose the right friends You ain't that tough now Don't make your life end You walk around the town like you a big manBut you never know now that there's always a bigger manYou...
- Slap Them Up
Intro~~~~~[D.J. Premier]Tellin' it like it is, right about now D.J. Premier is in themother***in' house and shit, ya know what I'm sayin'? But yo,yo Kris, run that shit, ya know what I'm sayin'? That, that shit,my...
- Brown Skin Woman
{Kid Capri} Aiyyo Kris, yo yo yo! That was fresh, come with that next shitUhh! Fat fat fat fat beats! ..How refreshing is it really?How refreshing is it really?!Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Whoo! ..Big shout out to Philly in...
- Higher Level
Verse One:After seven years of rockin'How do you rate me?Poorly or greatly?Everybody seems to be goin' for their's latelyYo mad heads be needin' moneySo listen very close as I conduct this little studySee it's, funny...
- Mortal Thought (I Must Roc The Mic)
Adjust that treble right now adjust the bassTurn it up, stop frontinC'mon, turn it upAlright, check it out ninety-three lyrics, here we goBo!I never want a jheri curl up under my hatThe woman in my bed has got to be...
- Sound Of Da Police
Chorus:Woop-woop!That's the sound of da police!Woop-woop!That's the sound of the beast!Verse One:Stand clear! Don man a-talkYou can't stand where I stand, you can't walk where I walkWatch out! We run New YorkPolice...
- Outta Here
* DJ Premier samples/scratches between verses: "Boogie Down was performin, hey they ain't no joke" -> Slick Rick "Down with the sound called B-D-P" -> KRS *Verse One:Back in the days I knew rap would never dieI used...
- Stop Frontin'
[KRS-One]Bo! Boom bye bye, hip-hop will never dieDespite the fact that I'm fly I'm never dryYou could beat me, cheat me, when you meet me try to defeat meBut nevertheless you'll have stress, cause I don't restYou...
- Black Cop
Buck buck buck-buck-buck, buck-buck buck buck!All rude bwoy lissen up!Black cop!! Black cop black cop black copStop shootin black people, we all gonna dropYou don't even get, paid a whole lotSo take your M-60 and put...
- Illegal Business Remix 2004
Ha! Ha! Huh! Huh! What's this?Yo, huh, huh, huh[Verse One]I'm the one that steps in the club, ya not see itGivin dap, givin pounds and hugs, ya not see itIn the club I'm not lookin for love, ya not see itGimme the mic...
- I Been There
[Chorus: repeat 2X]I talk how I talk when I talk cause I been thereI walk how I walk when I walk cause I been thereOn your own sleepin in the park yeah I been thereHow we really gonna survive? Let us begin...
- Me Man
[KRS-One]You told me man, you need me manWho the teacher me man, who gon' lead you me manWho gon' free you me man, well not mostly me manBut come up close to me man, make a toast with me manI'm not starvin me man, I...
- You Gon Go?
[Verse 1: KRS-One]I'm bringing back the style that others have pushed to the rearNow you see me, now you don't, now I'm everywhereMaybe you can see that knowledge does reign supremeRap is like a ballclub and I coach...
- Are You Ready For This
[Chorus: KRS-One]Well are you ready for this? (We ready for this)Are you ready for this? (We ready for this!)Well we just can't miss (just can't miss)Well we just can't miss (drop the beat like this)Well are you ready...
- ...And Then Again...
Peace and much love my people, I am Minister ServerRight here with the teacher, KRS-OneAlbum #13, "Keep Right," or you gon' get leftYou know what time it is, ain't no time to be frontinTrust yourself, get with the...
- Everybody Rise
{*scratched: "hit you with the real"*}[L Da Headtoucha]Geah, it's Headtoucha and KRS combined andYes, through the new millenium era we grindinYes, this combination right here's one of a kind andIt's Soul Supreme's...
- Stop Skeemin'
{"Stop scheming!" - Milk Dee}{"What more can I say?" - Milk Dee"}{"Stop scheming!"}[repeat 4X]{"What more can I say? - Stop scheming!"}{"Stop scheming!"}{"Stop scheming!"}{"What more can I say?"}{"What more can I...
- Feel This
Get 'em, get 'em (yeah yeah!)Get 'em, get 'em (that's B & NYCE)Get 'em, get 'em (ha ha)Get 'em, get 'em[Chorus: KRS-One]Let's go, let's start the showContracts and dough, you came to hear KrisLet's go, let's start the...
- Phucked
YeahY'know when advice is in your face, you need to heed thatWord, you need to read thatY'know, I put this lil' joint together real quickYou know what it's called?It's called - NOW YOU'RE ***ED!That's right,...
- Underground
[Chorus]What does it mean to be UNDERGROUND?It means you gotta be free to be UNDERGROUNDYo, you got your own key when you're UNDERGROUNDIf you're listening to me yo you UNDERGROUND[Verse One]It's time that I open with...
- Peter The Dreamer
[KRS-One] + (voices)There once was a dreamer named Peter (what else happened?)Peter was also known as SKeeter (what else happened?)Peter had *** with Anita (what else happened?)Anita got pregnant from Peter (what else...
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