KRS-One
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Lawrence Parker (born August 20, 1965), known professionally as KRS-One (/ˌkeɪ ɑːr ɛs ˈwʌn/; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from the Bronx. He rose to prominence as part of the hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s. KRS-One is known for his songs "Sound of da Police", "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)", and "My Philosophy". Boogie Down Productions received numerous a...
Known For
Filmography
Hip-Hop and the White House
2024
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023
as Self
Mixtape
2022
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self (archive footage)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
as Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as KRS-One
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
2013
as Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
Rhyme and Punishment
2011
as Self
Good Hair
2009
as Self
The Obama Deception
2009
as Self
Bomb It
2007
as Himself
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
as Self
The MC: Why We Do It
2005
as Self
Soundz of Spirit
2005
as Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
as Himself
Female American Rap Stars
2004
Red Bull BC One
2004
as Self
Hip Hop: A Tale from the Hood
2003
as KRS-One
Beef
2003
as Self
Boricua's Bond
2000
Cope 2 Kings Destroy
1999
as Himself
Subway Stories
1997
as Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Rhyme & Reason
1997
as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
as Self
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
Who's the Man?
1993
as Rashid
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990
as Self
In Living Color
1990
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
Alive from Off Center
1985
as self