Rap is like a set-up...a lot of games, KRS-One More Quotes by KRS-One More Quotes From KRS-One If the society that we're talking about is a society that starts wars all over the world, degrades indigenous cultures, is misogynistic in itself, if that's the society we're talking about, then it's not a bad thing if hip-hop did degrade that society. KRS-One hip-hoptalkingwar No [other rappers are on my level], none of them. Here, let me put it like this in the sky, there are a million stars, but when the sun appears, you see none of them. I am the sun. KRS-One rapperstarssky You got to have style, and learn to be original. KRS-One styleraphip-hop The true word of God is written in our heart. KRS-One true-wordsword-of-godheart Teachers teach and do the world good, Kings just rule and most are never understood KRS-One kingsteacherworld The whole world is conscious. It's just that we become conscious at times, and you become conscious when you lose a parent, or just a loved one, period - a wife, a brother, you know. You wake up and say, "Man, it's real. I don't need this pimp gangster stuff anymore, I need something with a little more substance." And there is marketing for that. KRS-One realbrothermen I think that hip-hop should be spelled with a capital "H," and as one word. It's the name of our black people culture, and it's the name of our identity and consciousness. I think hip-hop is not a product, but a culture. I think rap is a product, but when hip-hop becomes a product, that's slavery, because you're talking about people's souls. To me, that's the biggest problem. KRS-One raptalkingthinking 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 have that problem, and it's something that I am going to spend the rest of my life trying to conquer. KRS-One blockartistkings Teach the student what needs to be taught. KRS-One rapignorancekids Stop the negativity and control our creativity KRS-One negativitycreativity Are you tired of lyrical liars, passing fliers, KRS-One tiredrapliars Don't you think it's time we thought about the future? Whether our children are gonna be winners or losers KRS-One loserchildrenthinking Hip-hop as a culture itself goes through stages. It grows - it's breathing, living. I've noticed that we usually start off conscious, then we wind up very highly sexual, and then we thug it out. Then things get a little funny again, with comedy and that kind of thing. KRS-One thugbreathingwind I make intelligence cool. I make spirituality cool. If we can make one's devotion to God cool, then I think I did a great thing. I can rest in peace. KRS-One devotion-to-godrest-in-peacethinking I'm not saying I'm number 1, oh sorry I lied.. I'm number 1,2,3,4 and 5 KRS-One liedsorrynumbers It's not about a salary, it's all about reality. KRS-One raphip-hopreality If you're true to the upliftment of people and the unity of people, raising the self-worth of people, then you live within your means. But the problem is that we're looking at the grass on the other side, saying, "That's greener. I want to be in the thug market, but I want to be a conscious rap artist." It doesn't work like that. KRS-One thugrapmean Hip is the knowledge and Hop is the movement. KRS-One hipshopsmovement Believers of Jesus be denouncing Satan on every level, KRS-One halloweenrapjesus You sleep with a man, that's your husband. So make sure before you lay down, you love him. KRS-One husbandsleepmen
