36 years ago today, Boogie Down Productions reinforced why KRS-One earned the nickname “The Teacha” with the release of Edutainment, one of the most socially conscious and intellectually ambitious ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Boogie Down Productions delivered one of their most powerful and profound LPs; Edutainment. Released at the height of KRS-One’s creative prowess, the 21-track album was ...

Knowledge is power and in hip-hop, it reigns supreme. Many rappers have dropped informative gems in their rhymes, but few can match the lyrical teachings of KRS-One. A founding member of the rap ...

1990: Boogie Down Productions were a driving force for South Bronx hip-hop back in the 1990s. The group, comprised of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock, pioneered the fusion of social commentary ...

If you don’t know KRS-One by now, you will never, ever, ever know him. The hip-hop veteran has been kicking style after style for years and he’s still here rocking over bombastic beats. His form of ...

In the mid-’80s, when Eric B. and Rakim rose to the forefront of the rap game, it was a sign of the Five Percenters’ growing influence. Though Rakim’s lyrics generally fell in line with the typical MC ...

Fresh off the success of their debut album, Danger Zone, an undeniable Philadelphia rap classic, Tuff Crew dropped their second effort, Back to Wreck Shop. On the collection, the group continued to ...

KRS-One's impact on rap music and hip-hop culture can't be overestimated, as he'll be the first to point out. With Boogie Down Productions and as a solo artist, he helped invent gangsta rap, pioneered ...

BRECKENRIDGE – For KRS-One, the music and message are one.KRS-One – born Lawrence Parker in 1965 in New York – reached the height of his career as a rap pioneer from 1987-90.He began as the voice of ...