KRS-One

Hip hop music, Musical Artist

1965 –

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Who is KRS-One?

Lawrence Krisna Parker, better known by his stage names KRS-One, and Teacha, is an American rapper of Jamaican descent. 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 as the overall pioneering of hip hop music and culture. KRS-One is also a vocal supporter of vegetarianism.

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Born
Aug 20, 1965
Flatbush
Also known as
  • Big Joe Krash
  • Kris
  • Kris Parker 'KRS-ONE'
  • Krishna
  • KRS 1
  • Krs One
  • KRS-1
  • KRS-One The Teacha
  • Lawrence Krisna Parker
  • Lawrence Parker
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Hinduism
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • The Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • South Bronx

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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