2007 - Present
Art Institute of New York City - New York, NY
Degree: In Progress
Expected Date of Graduation: 2011
2006 - 2007
William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey City, NJ
Diploma: G3T1N-DA-FUCK-0UT-D1PL0MA
2005 - 2006
Memorial High School - West New York, NJ
Diploma: None(School Transfer)
2004 - 2005
Grover Cleveland High School - Ridgewood, NY
Diploma: None(School Transfer)
I'd like to meet:
1987 I was at the Latin Quarters
Listenin to Afrika Bambaata give the order
The call of the order was to avoid the slaughter
He said, "Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya!"
Without a lawyer, he taught The Infinity Lessons
In how hip-hop could be a, many a blessing
And that was great, so in 1988
there was no debate, we had to end the hate
The name of the game was "Stop the Violence"
and unity, knowledge, and self-reliance
We - started talkin bout Martin and Malcolm
Had these ghetto kids goin, "Huh, what about him?"
1989, Professor Griff speaks his mind
but his freedom of speech is declined
1990 came with the West coast
East coast, West coast, who is the best coast?
Lookin back now, of COURSE it was bogus
The whole argument was where we lost focus
We got hopeless; not with the lyrics and music
but with hip-hop, and how we used it
Or abused it, you know how the crew get
"You like it cause you choose it"
1991, we opened our eyes
with Human Education Against Lies, we tried
to talk about the state of humanity
But all these others rappers got mad at me
They called me "Captain Human", another message was sent
"Self Destruction don't pay the {fuckin} rent"
Remember that? Nobody wanted conscious rap
It was like - where these ballers at?
Where can they call us at? All was wack
Hip-Hop culture was fallin flat and that was that
So in 1992, I found my crew
They said, "Yo Kris, what you wanna do?"
I said, "Damn - why they wanna get with me?
If I bust they {shit} I'm contradictory.
If I play the bitch role, they take my shoe.
Tell me what the {fuck} am I supposed to do?"
So I did it, don't stop get it get it get it
All of a sudden these critics they wanna spit it
"Kay Are Ess One is con-tra-dic-to-ry"
Just cause I wouldn't let these rappers get with me
{Fuck} that, {fuck} you and {fuck} your pen
If a rapper wanna diss, yo I'd do it again
But I'm makin these ends, and I got my friends
And I really don't wanna have to sit in the pen
So I go back to the philosopher
1993 hip-hop is uhh.. wack
Go back, check the facts
1994, "Return of the Boom Bap"
It wasn't all about the loot
It was all about Harry Allen Rhythm Cultural Institute
Blowin up, 1995
Conscious rap is still alive
But nobody wanna play it, nobody wanna say it
Nobody okayed it, they'd all rather hate it
1996 it really don't stop
We put together somethin called the Temple of Hip-Hop
Not just DJin, breakin, graf and lyrics
But how hip-hop affects the spirit
"Step Into a World," that's what I did
1997 I was raisin my kid
or kids, but I, had to go
Cause New York DJ's changed the flows
to clothes and hoes, but that wasn't me
I'll be damned if I dance for the MTV
So in 1998 I began to debate
Should I go now, or should I really wait?
'99, I moved to L.A. you see
and took a gig with the WB
Started studyin philosophy full-time
To have a full heart, full body, full mind
But you know what the problem is or was?
DJ's don't raise our kids, cuz
they so caught up in the cash and jewels
How they gonna really see a hip-hop school?
How they gonna really see a hip-hop temple?
They don't even wanna play my instrumentals, but
big up Dr. Dre, Snoop, Xzibit
Especially Xzibit, he was there in a minute
Mic Conception, all of them, said
"Yo you need help? I should call them"
When I was in L.A., I held the crown
Bloods, Crips, they held me down
I could never forget Mad Lion, killer pride
with the gat in the lap in the low-ride
Oh I can't forget, Icy Ice, Lucky Lou
Julio G, that was the crew
Davey D, Ingrid, David Connor
The list goes on and on, let me tell ya
FredWreck, and my man Protest
Much respect, no less
To my spiritual and mental defenders
Big up to L.A., temple members
But in 2000, I seen how I wanted to live
I wasn't no executive
So I picked up the mic and I quit my job
Said to Simone I gotta get with God
She said, "Don't worry bout these dollars and quarters.
Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya."
Damn, she took me back to Bam!
Took me back to who I am!
Brought me back to the New York land!
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Kool DJ Herc
KRS One
Nas
Music:
Genres:
Breakbeat, Reggaeton, Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae, Rap, Indie, Soul, Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Rave, Trance, Techno, Electronica, Other
Artists:
DJ Kool Herc, Don Omar, Residente, Tego Calderon, Rakim, Ken Y, Wisen, Yandel, Akrobatic, James Brown, Pharrell, Sean Paul, Masta Killa, Beenie Man, T.I., Snoop Dog, Easy E, Ice Cube, The Game, Common, Mos Def, Nas, Jay Z, Eminem, Juelz Santana, Papoose, Cam..ron, J Kwon, Jr Writer, Jimi Hendrix, Marylin Manson, Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osbourne, Prodigy, Daniel Desnoyers, Benny Bennassi, Paul Van Dyk, Tosi Amer, Bonnie Tyler
Bands:
Calle 13, Black Eyed Peas, Gorillas, The Roots, M.O.P., N.E.R.D., N.W.A., Mobb Deep, Dem Franchize Boyz, Outkast, Nickelback, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Muse, Metallica, Slipknot, Tool, System Of A Down, Smashing Pumpkins Green Day, All-American Rejects, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Crossfade, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Nirvana, The Prodigy, The Verve, The Cure, The Four Tops
Movies:
Smoking Aces, The Number 23, Dead Silence, Casino Royale, Super Troopers, 300, Crank, Click, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Lords of Dogtown, Detroit Rock City, Supercross, Stick It, Wayne's World, Wayne's World 2, Donnie Darko, The Producers, Greedy, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Good Will Hunting, Coach Carter, Walk The Line, Ray, The Freshest Kids, Wild Style, Beat Street, Style Wars, Goodfellas, Scarface, A Bronx Tale, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Vanishing, The Notebook, The Chinese Connection, 7 Grand Masters, Warriors, Cinderella Man, Tristan and Isolde, Walking Tall, Just Friends, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Shallow Hal, TomCat, Alot Like Love, Running Scared, Ace Ventura When Nature Calls, Half Bait, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, The Pink Panther, Clerks 2, School of Rock, The Mask, Liar Liar, Juice, Friday, Friday After Next, Taxi, The Dukes of Hazzard, Fun With Dick and Jane, Stark Raving Mad, Malibu's Most Wanted, Dumb and Dumber, Man On The Moon, The Wedding Crashers, Bad Santa, The Hillz, The Ice Harvest, Meet The Fockers, Crossover, ATL, 8 Mile, You Got Served,The Punisher, Dare Devil, Elektra, The Hulk, Batman Begins, Catwoman, Fantastic Four, Superman Returns, Spiderman, Spiderman 2, X Men, X Men United, X Men The Last Stand, She's The Man, Silent Hill, The Hills Have Eyes, The Ring, The Cave, Jeepers Creepers 2, Unleashed, The Matador, Poseidon, The Island, Stealth, Underworld, Underworld Revolution, Blade, Blade 2, Blade Trinity, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolution, Mission Impossible 3, V For Vendetta, Mr and Mrs Smith, Inside Man, Aeon Flux, The Bourne Supremacy, Transporter 2, The Fast and The Furious 3 Toyko Drift, Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Chronicles of Narnia The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, Pirates of The Carribean The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of The Carribean Dead Man's Chest
Television:
Weeds, Californication, House, Heroes, The Lost Room, Dexter, Sleeper Cell, That 70's Show, The Wire, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Dead Like Me, Rescue Me, The Shield, Nip Tuck, 106 and Park, Dave Chapelle, Fresh Prince of Bell Air, Family Guy, King of The Hill, Yo Momma, Punk'd, Wild 'N Out
Books:
Go Ask Alice, The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, Contents of A Dead Man's Pocket, Masque of The Red Death, Hearts and Hands, The Lady or The Tiger
Heroes:
My Mom, Dad, Sister, DJ Kool Herc, KRS-One, James Brown, Rock Steady Crew, Crazy Legs, Buck 4, Kuruaki, Pop Master Fabel, Mr Wiggles, Tony Touch, Rakaa, Cucumber Slice, Bonz Malone, Easy Rock, East3, Armani, Sugar Pop, Mr Freeze, Fever 1, Sweepy, Dj Charlie Rock, Smerk, Heps Fury, Floor Rock, Quiet Riot, Koolski, Jeromskee, Rahzel, DJ JS1, Rhettmatic, Flea Rock, Servin Ervin, Denote, Unico, Shonn Boogz, T-Rock, DJ Eclipse, Tuff Tim Twist, Evil Dee, Artson, Double T, Renegade, Mega, Jeskilz, Mari, Teknyc, Dj Wobbles, Ynot, Venum, Luigi, Masami, ATS, J Roc, Skeme Richards, Smooth, Bonita, DV One, and Dj Presto One
{KRS-One}
Well, well, today hip-hop, we are
advocating that hip-hop is not,
just a music, it is an attitude, it is
an awareness, it is a way
to view the world. So rap music, is
something we do, but HIP-HOP,
is something we live. And we look at
hip-hop, in it's 9 elements;
which is breaking, emceeing, graffiti
art, deejaying, beatboxing,
street fashion, street language,
street knowledge, and street
entrepenurialism - trade and business.
And uhh, that's where y'know
that's the hip-hop that that that we're
about. We come from the uhh
the root of, of Kool DJ Herc, who
originated hip-hop in the early 70's
and then Afrika Bambaata and Zulu Nation
who instigated something called The Infinity Lessons
and added conciousness to hip-hop,
and then Grandmaster Flash
with the invention of the mixer, on to
Run-D.M.C. and then myself.
And uhh, we created the "Stop the
Violence" movement, you may recall
a song, "Self Destruction" and and and
so on. All of this, goes to
uhh uhh, the idea of LIVING this culture
out and taking responsibility
for how it looks and and acts in society.
