KRS-ONE. The album, titled Hip Hop Lives, is Executive Produced by Marley Marl and will be released on May 22nd, 2007.
for the Hip Hop community right now.
Kill A Rapper touches on the by the police? Hip Hop Lives focuses upon Hip Hop s immortality and reminds us of the ways in which Hip Hop renews itself annually. For 20 years Hip Hop Lives is clearly another classic.
is one of the most influential voices in the history of Hip Hop. His reputation as a live performer is second to none, as many have recognized him as The Greatest Live MC of All Time.
culture, politics and spirituality.
Having lectured at over 500 universities and colleges over a 15-year period, KRS-ONE has been honored by the United Nations, VH-1, Billboard Magazine, the Riverside Church in New York, Harvard University, and countless other institutions and grassroots organizations.
fifteen classic rap albums.
Hop s first (and finest) super-producers.
As founder of one of Hip Hop s first with some of the finest Hip Hop talent in New York: MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shant e , Kool G Rap DJ Polo, and Masta Ace. His production work for those and many other artists generally boasted a bright, booming, and robust sound that mdash; along with his ear for a catchy sample mdash; Most important, though, were his skills as a beatmaker; Marley Marl was among his own drum loops through sampling, which decreased Hip Hop s reliance on tinny-sounding drum machines.
met in 1986 during the height of the answer record era in Rap music.
After Roxanne Shante answered UTFO and MC Shan answered L.L.Cool J, KRS-ONE with the recording South Bronx.
Since 1986 KRS-ONE and Marley Marl have both been on a mission to preserve Hip Hop s original sound. This collaboration rap performances and cultural disunity. KRS-ONE and Marley Marl intend to change all of that.
lectures can be seen and heard regularly all over the world. For more information visit: www.thetempleofhiphop.
org. Marley Marl DJs on Power 105 in New York every Saturday night from midnight to 2 AM.
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