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KRS‐One | FOLNEB | FOLNEB

KRS‐One

boom bapconscious hip hopeast coast hip hop

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Genre Connections

conscious hip hopNetwork Signal

86%

east coast hip hopNetwork Signal

86%

boom bapNetwork Signal

86%

hardcore hip hopNetwork Signal

72%

rapNetwork Signal

72%

Hip-HopNetwork Signal

72%

americanNetwork Signal

72%

hip hopNetwork Signal

72%

Mood Signals

heavy intensityrap cadence

Discography

Albums

Adventures in Emceein

2008

Hip Hop Lives

2007

Life

2006

Keep Right

2004

Kristyles

2003

The Kristyle

2003

Spiritual Minded

2002

Strickly for da Breakdancers & Emceez

2001

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Origin

United States

Years Active

2001 – Present

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Deep dive into east coast hip hop

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Era: 2000s

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Era: 1990s

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Smif‐n‐Wessunrelated_artist

95%

Wu‐Tang Clanrelated_artist

82%

Boogie Down Productionsrelated_artist

76%

Royce Da 5′9″related_artist

59%

EPMDrelated_artist

52%

Redmanrelated_artist

50%

Brand Nubianrelated_artist

50%

M.O.P.related_artist

50%

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