Yo Premier, why these rappers so soft? They corny ass raps be makin me doze off. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
If we have power to degrade an entire society, then we also have the power to uplift it. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
No child is racist. A child is born, and then they go through the educational system. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
I don't even want my music on mainstream radio. They don't deserve it. They destroy careers. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Too many MC's take that word 'emcee' lightly; They can't Move a Crowd, not even slightly. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
The single most important lesson I learned is that black people are the cause of black people's demise. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Educate yourself make your world view bigger, visualize wealth, and put yourself in the picture — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Hip-hoppers are not interpreting what hip-hop is, and when we do interpret it, we interpret it as something immature, unorganized, and outlaw. — KRS-One Hip hop Copy Share Image
Educate yourself, because this society is geared to have us hate each other. The longer we hate each other, the more we… — KRS-One Hate Copy Share Image
For me, I see myself as a role model because, everything I do, there is a person somewhere who needs to hear… — KRS-One Conflict Copy Share Image
Rap is like a set-up...a lot of games, A lot of suckers with colorful names. 'I'm so-and-so,' 'I'm this, I'm that.' But… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Before I came out, there was no such thing as a black conciousness movement. Kids on the street didn't know who Malcom… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
When you're not attached to anything, nothing can harm you. When people become attached, they can be harmed. I know this, so… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
As a conscious rap artist, you should not want to be in a gangster market. You should be trying to establish your… — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
You know something, it's best no to have what you need because then, you start looking for what you need and make… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
I look at it like this: you may only sell 20,000 to 100,000 albums. But those albums are going to be heard… — KRS-One Future Copy Share Image
If you're true to the upliftment of people and the unity of people, raising the self-worth of people, then you live within… — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
I have to put a business model together because certain businesses are approaching me as a legend, as if I'm on my… — KRS-One Achievement Copy Share Image
The single most important contribution that I can offer, the strengthening of people's spirit and soul, the strengthening of families, the unity… — KRS-One Children Copy Share Image
I think that all journalists, specifically print journalists, have a responsibility to educate the public. When you handle a culture's intellectual property,… — KRS-One Approach Copy Share Image
Even with so many artists using auto-tune, there's still a growing group of artists rising up and going in the opposite direction,… — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
To me, that's the biggest problem with hip-hop today is the fact that everyone believes that all of hip-hop is rap music,… — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
We [black people] don't respect our elders. Besides artists, we don't respect Frederick Douglass. We don't respect Martin Luther King. You look… — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
I think that Napster is the greatest invention since sliced bread. Napster, to me, is liberation and freedom for artists. — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
Teachers teach and do the world good, Kings just rule and most are never understood — KRS-One Education Copy Share Image
Religion and God are totally separate. Religion is created by government. God is God. — KRS-One God Copy Share Image
For KRS-One, I have a specific sound - sparse drums and bass. I try to steer away from elaborate productions. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
I kind of backed into rap music. I thought I was going to do comic books or graphic art. — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is a worldwide culture. We have permeated every urban environment. — KRS-One Culture Copy Share Image
There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Do you ever think about when you outta here? Record deal and video, outta here!? Mercedes Benz and Range Rover, outta here!? — KRS-One Benz Copy Share Image
I flew everywhere for the first 10 years of my career, and I started to not like commercial transport. I just don't… — KRS-One Career Copy Share Image
Graffiti art brings you back to your human skills - your spirit and what your being is really about. — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
Rap is still an art, and no-one's from the Old School Cuz rap is still a brand-new tool — KRS-One Art Copy Share Image
When you seek to do something, if you don't know the whole game plan, you're usually going to work against yourself. — KRS-One Game Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of public school at all; I think it's one of the greatest catastrophes of American history. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
![“We [black people] don't respect our elders. Besides artists, we don't respect Frederick Douglass. We don't respect Martin Luther King. You look at every Martin Luther King Boulevard out here, and it's a crack block. That's not because of white people. That's because of black leadership. We just…” quote by KRS-One](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/92d/krs-one-2404_art_we-black-people-don-t-respect-our-elders_1985041.png)
