Great interview with KRS-One that took place on 9/12/2008 during SMT Studios’ Now or Never 2008 benefit concert for dying September 11th first responders. KRS discusses the plight of the rescue workers, what happened on 9/11, and his attitude towards Hip-Hop and social consciousness. From Blip.tv.

New video from “Eardrum.”

Hip Hop activist and rap legend KRS One is issuing a call to action from DJ’s nationwide to join and participate in the upcoming Million DJ March, by becoming directly involved himself. Rap MC KRS-One’s legendary contributions to the evolution of Hip Hop and well-documented work with his Stop the Violence Movement, coupled with the fact that he began his own career as a DJ, make him the perfect spokesperson for this groundbreaking event.

“I am a DJ. I started my career as a DJ and a collector of records.” says the NY hip hop MC. “The Million DJ March speaks to the longevity of the DJ community. If deejaying is going to survive in to the future, we are going to have to take it a little more seriously than just a party past time.” (more…)

Another dope interview from UGHH. KRS-One just naturally gives amazing interviews, and they talk about virtually everything under the sun in this one. Check out parts 2 and 3 after the break! (more…)

The makers of Smirnoff vodka have launched a campaign pairing three old-school rappers with contemporary MCs to create new versions of iconic hip-hop songs – and matching drinks.

Artists Common, Q-Tip, and KRS-One will join musical forces with Just Blaze, Cool & Dre, and DJ Premier to remix Common’s “The Light,” A Tribe Called Quest’s “Midnight,” and Boogie Down Productions’ seminal hit “Criminal Minded.”  Each artist/producer pairing has a mixed drink – made with Smirnoff flavored vodka – dedicated to it. (more…)

PEACE. Every year, Hip-Hop Linguistics creates two lists. One list contains the top hip-hop albums from major mainstream, underground and independent record labels. The other list contains the top hip-hop albums from minor independent labels and unsigned hip-hop artists. The first list contains artists you’ve likely heard of, while the second list contains artists you’ve probably not heard of.

This is that first list - the overall top picks for 2007. The list below represents the best albums hip-hop had to offer in the year 2007 from what we consider major record labels - whether mainstream, underground or independent. We highly recommend checking them all out! (more…)

KRS ONE is planning the release of his third self-published book entitled “The Gospel of Hiphop”-a teacher’s manual and study-guide for students and apprentice of Hip Hop’s culture-sometime around January of 2008. Serious “Hiphoppas” can email their request for advance (autographed) copies of the “The Gospel of Hiphop” at gospelofhiphop @ AOL.com .

“The Gospel of Hiphop approaches Hip Hop spiritually as well as culturally. It outlines a spiritual code of conduct capable of assisting Hiphoppas toward increased health, love, awareness and wealth. We realized long ago that in order to truly preserve Hip Hop we were going to have to preserve the Hip Hop community with an understanding of Hip Hop beyond entertainment” says KRS. (more…)

The Temple of HipHop in conjunction with the Evolution of Music Showcase will present “Hip-Hop Meets Rock N’ Roll” on Thursday, September 27 at Elements in NYC.

The show will be hosted by KRS-One and Madison “Princess of Rock,” and will include musical guests Nappy Roots, Mic Handler, Chip-Fu, Tiye Pheonix, J.U.S. Evolution, St. Juste, A.D.M., NYOIL and PUI. (more…)

It might actually be worth your time to watch the BET Hip-Hop Awards this year - at least a segment of it. Although I don’t listen to the majority of those cats, Common and Kanye are up for awards. And now BET has announced that KRS-One will receive the “I Am Hip-Hop Award.” I guess they did this last year too, and gave Grandmaster Flash the award.

I SEE YOU BET! Check out the nice things they said about KRS-One below: (more…)

Traditional hip-hop lyrics about guns, women and homophobia are about to face a new competitor in the race for young Americans’ hearts and minds.

Princeton religious professor Cornel West has released an album designed to counter rap’s negative image, with major names like KRS-One and Levert participating.

“We need to respectfully challenge [rappers] on the issues of misogyny and homophobia,” says West. “You can hear that on the album, too. Quit bashing gay brothers and lesbian sisters. Quit this domestic violence.” (more…)