Take a look at the police and how they treat you, KRS-One More Quotes by KRS-One More Quotes From KRS-One I think that all journalists, specifically print journalists, have a responsibility to educate the public. When you handle a culture's intellectual property, like journalists do, you have a responsibility not to tear it down, but to raise it up. The depiction of rap and of hip-hop culture in the media, I think, is one that needs more of a responsible approach from journalists. KRS-One rapresponsibilitythinking If I were to critique myself - step out of KRS objectively and look at him - I would say that KRS has introduced the concept of being hip-hop, not just doing it. The concept of rap as something we do, while hip-hop is something we live. The concept of living a culture. Don't just look at hip-hop as rap music, see it as a culture. KRS-One raphip-hopculture As a conscious rap artist, you should not want to be in a gangster market. You should be trying to establish your own market, create a place where you can be yourself and make some money and feed your family. KRS-One being-yourselfrapartist Yo Premier, why these rappers so soft? KRS-One cornyraphip-hop I used to let the olde english 8- suds bubble in the last car of the Franklin Avenue shuttle KRS-One carraplasts There's a Universe Instrument, where we apply Hip-Hop to astronomy, and we flush out the chemistry of Hip-Hop. We also flushed out the astronomy, to see where Hip-Hop is read in the stars. KRS-One hipship-hopstars 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 and you're not satisfied with $500,000 a year, and you want $2 million a year, then you will suffer as a conscious rap artist. KRS-One rapartistyears If you're a conscious rap artist and you're worried about Billboard charts, you're gonna have a problem. KRS-One rapproblemartist Rap is still an art, and no-one's from the Old School KRS-One rapartschool I know that I'm freer as a hip-hopper than as an executive. Even as a black man, I enjoy more freedom as a hip-hopper than as a black man. That, s controversial to say, but it's the truth. KRS-One hipsblackmen I think that hip-hop should be spelled with a capital "H," and as one word. It's the name of the culture, and it's the name of the 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. KRS-One rapsoulthinking Just black executives have a bias against older artists. We don't respect our elders. 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 blackartistpeople I think music should be free. I think all communication should be free. I think people should respect artists, and there should be a certain respect for artists who give their music away for free. If your music winds up on Napster and you approve of it, then the person downloading your music should at least go to your concert, should at least purchase your songs. KRS-One communicationartistsong I've enjoyed much success. The IRS is always at my door, constantly. KRS-One irsenjoyeddoors I break an emcee off proper KRS-One emceehip-hopmom There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved. KRS-One forgivenesshatehealingjustice 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 that every battle I've ever had I've always won. KRS-One behindknowmebattle When you know your self-worth, and you read and you ask questions and you study and you travel, you become free. KRS-One freeknowyoutravel Hip hop is a human skill, and the practice of real hip hop should remind us of our humanity. KRS-One skillrealhumanitypractice Hip-hop is not about crime. Hip-hop is not about being a gangster. KRS-One hip-hopgangsterbeingcrime
