Summary from 5 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated KRS-One’s catalog across 7 albums from 5 opinions, with an overall average of 6.0/10. The top-rated KRS-One album is Return of the Boom Bap (1993) with a 8.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by I Got Next and KRS-One. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1993 to 2009.
Return of the Boom Bap
“Rap is moving so fast these days that some of the wizened twentysomething pioneers of the genre seem to want to put on the brakes. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It lends a well-deserved sense of tradition to hip-hop, and on Return of the Boom Bap, the sixth studio album in seven years from […]”
The Sneak Attack
“KRS-One has been many things in his fifteen-year career — activist, teacher, even thug in the early days – but with his ninth studio album, the rap veteran settles into a new role: motivational speaker. Previously known for taking a mike-shaped sledgehammer to topics like racism, police brutality and even red meat, the hyperdidactic Blastmaster […]”
I Got Next
“Ten years and nine albums is a highly unlikely life expectancy in the here today/gone tomorrow world of hip-hop, but self-proclaimed rap specialist KRS-One has both under his belt. Just as significantly, he’s remained relevant in a genre that has changed dramatically during the past decade. And with the release of album No. 9, I […]”