1997: On May 20, 1997, Bronx rapper KRS-One dropped his third studio album, I Got Next. While already a revered rap icon, KRS-One’s artistic direction was hard to pin down as the genre saw increased ...
One could see KRS-One’s misstep last year as a sign the legendary New York rapper had fallen out of touch. On the song “Hip-Hop Speaks From Heaven,” he paid homage to a host of late MCs, from Tupac to ...
Both beginning their rap careers in 1986, Kane and KRS were responsible for some of the most pivotal moments and bodies of work in hip-hop history. Kane, hailing from the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn, ...