KRS One

Lawrence Parker , better known by his stage names KRSOne, and Teacha, is an American rapper and occasional producer from The Bronx, New York City, New York. KRSOne rose to prominence as part of the group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid 1980s. Following the release of the groups debut album, Criminal Minded, La Rock was shot dead, but KRSOne continued the group, effectively as a solo project. He began releasing records under his own name in 1993. KRSOne is politically active, having started the Stop the Violence Movement, after the death of Scott La Rock.

Lawrence Parker was born in The Bronx, New York in 1965. Parker left home atto become an MC, coming to live at a homeless shelter in the South Bronx where he was dubbed Krisna by residents because of his interest in the Hare Krishna spirituality of some of the antipoverty workers. By the time he met youth counselor Scott Sterling, he was also writing graffiti as KRSOne . Together he and Sterling, a.k.a. DJ Scott La Rock eventually created Boogie Down Productions, releasing their debut album, Criminal Minded, in 1987.

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