Art Quote by KRS-One

If you don't know hip-hop, at least a little bit of it, you can't even call yourself an American.

— KRS-One

It's not about a salary, it's all about reality.

— KRS-One

It's not that you don't make any money doing conscious rap music. You make a lot of money doing this, but if you're greedy…

— KRS-One

Hip-hop is not about crime. Hip-hop is not about being a gangster.

— KRS-One

I break an emcee off proper Yo don't check me, Ask your Moms and Pops, Yo they respect me, But here you stand, tryin'…

— KRS-One

I mistakably paid respect and condolences to the wrong Beastie Boy member King Ad-Rock when it should have been MCA. In light of this,…

— KRS-One

Maybe I'm the prophet of hip hop for real. Maybe I do come with some kind of divine principle behind me, because I know…

— KRS-One

“The God of your understanding, has chosen you and you've agreed To be here in this space and time to do something, that only…

— KRS-One

There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved.

— KRS-One

I've enjoyed much success. The IRS is always at my door, constantly.

— KRS-One

When rap music needed to have a teacher, I became it.

— KRS-One

You know something, it's best no to have what you need because then, you start looking for what you need and make it what…

— KRS-One