KRS-One Artist Profile

KRS-One

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Real name: Lawrence Parker
Artist name(s): Kris Parker, The Blastmaster, The Teacha, The Poet
Label(s): Bmg Special Product, Echo-Vista Group, Grit Records, Image Entertainment, Koch Records
Date of Birth: August 20, 1965
Sign: Leo
Place of birth: New York, NY, US
Website: www.krs-one.com/
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KRS-One Biography

Parker grew up in the South Bronx section of New York City to parents of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. In his teenage years, he frequently accompanied the Hare Krishnas and was susbsequently nicknamed "Krisna", hence "Kris". "KRS-One" was originally Parker's graffiti tag, short for "Kris Number One". He began using it as his stage name and later devised a...

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