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KRS-ONE Releases New Album

KRS-ONE’s new album, Hip-Hop Lives, will be out on May 22nd on KOCH Records. On the new release, KRS-ONE—aka “the Teacha” aka “Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone”—continues in the political tradition he’s maintained for nearly 20 years as an outspoken hip-hop activist. The track "Kill A Rapper" questions why rap murders go unresolved by the police and the title track discusses the phenomenon of how hip-hop reinvents itself every year. The album is produced by Marly Marl, his collaborator since 1986. Like all their work, on Hip-Hop Lives KRS-ONE and Marley Marl aim to preserve hip-hop’s original sound, which...  read more