Maximum Strength [PA]KRS-One
Release Date: 06/10/2008
Original Release:
2008
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 1015042_CD
UPC # 099923960522
Label: Koch Records (USA)
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Performer: KRS-One
Producer: Duane Ramos; Duane Ramos; Oh No Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA) Notes: Personnel: KRS-One (rap vocals). Audio Mixers: Arnold Mischkulnig; Bob Perry. Hot on the heels of ADVENTURES IN EMCEEIN', the teacher himself, KRS-One, returns with another collection of unreleased cuts. MAXIMUM STRENGTH 2008 spans nearly 10 years of the Blastmaster's career and brings together 12 much sought-after tracks that never found their way onto an official KRS LP. Kris gives props to the founder of hip-hop on "The Kool Herc" and pays tribute to his hometown on the Big Apple anthem, "New York."
Kris "KRS-One" Parker was the driving force behind the group Boogie Down Productions, purveyors of a politically conscious rap style dubbed Edutainment. KRS-One, which stands for Knowledge Reigns Supreme, began his solo career with 1993's RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP, and devoted himself to defining, promoting, and preserving the true spirit of hip-hop. (The Blastmaster even went so far as to start the Zulu Nation-esque Temple of Hip-Hop Kulture in the late 1990s.) Though controversial, and occasionally inconsistent in his politics, KRS-One remains one of the most respected and sought-after MCs ever.
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