KRS-One
“Rap is something you do, Hip-Hop is something you live!”
As the frontman of Boogie Down Productions during the historic Bridge Wars, KRS-One fused Jamaican sound-system clash culture with Bronx boom-bap, authoring 'The Bridge Is Over' and 'South Bronx' before becoming hip-hop's foremost philosopher.
RHYME DENSITY
92
MULTIES
91
STORYTELLING
95
PUNCHLINES
98
FLOW POCKET
96
VERIFIED FREESTYLES & CLASSIC 16s (1)
Battle Clash • Criminal Minded (B-Boy Records) (1987)
'The Bridge Is Over' — Dancehall Boom-Bap Battle Verdict
“Manhattan keeps on making it, Brooklyn keeps on taking it / Bronx keeps creating it, and Queens keeps on faking it!”