KRS-One "Sound of Da Police" 12" Jive Records (US)

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Track Listing:

A1Sound Of Da Police (LP Version) Producer –  4:18A2Hip Hop VS Rap Producer – ,  4:43B1Sound Of Da Police (Remix) Remix – Remix [Co-producer] –  4:20B2Sound Of Da Police (Remix Instrumental) Remix – Remix [Co-producer] –  4:20B3Hip Hop VS Rap (Acapella)2:53
Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his  KRS-One, and Teacha, is an American  and occasional  from , , . KRS-One rose to prominence as part of the group , which he formed with DJ  in the mid 1980s. Following the release of the group's debut album, , La Rock was shot dead, but KRS-One continued the group, effectively as a solo project. He began releasing records under his own name in 1993. KRS-One is politically active, having started the , after the death of Scott La Rock. Solo career KRS-One performing in  in May 2006.

After five largely solo albums under the name "Boogie Down Productions," KRS-One decided to set out on his own. On his first solo album, 1993's , Parker worked together with producers ,  and , the latter providing the catchy-yet-hardcore track "". His second album, 1995's , featured  on "Free Mumia", a song in which they criticize Black Civil Rights Activist  among others. Other prominent guest stars on KRS-One included , ,  and .

In 1991, KRS-One appeared on the  group 's single "", which appeared on the band's album , released the same year.

In 1992,  from  featured an acoustic song named "KRS-One" with his voice and DJ's samplers.

In 1995, KRS organized a group called , whose album  he produced most of, along with  and .

In 1997, Parker surprised many with his release of the album . The album's lead single "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)", containing an interpolation of  and  group , was accompanied by a remix featuring commercial rap icon ; another track was essentially a rock song. While the record would be his best-selling solo album (reaching #3 on the ), such collaborations with notably mainstream artists and prominent, easily recognizable samples took many fans and observers of the vehemently anti-mainstream KRS-One by surprise. However, in August 1997, Parker appeared on 's  show and vociferously denounced the DJ and the radio station more generally, accusing them of ignoring his style of Hip Hop in favor of commercial artists such as Puff Daddy. Although having not been in the UK since 1991, due to the fact he does not fly, he claimed "to be in touch with the people", and said that "they weren't feeling Westwood, he's a sell out and has sold his soul to the dark side." This sparked controversy in the UK since Radio One was one of the main supporters of the single "Step Into My World" and caused the album to be his best selling. Parker has since visited the UK, most notably in May 2007, in a performance at the Royal Albert Hall where he once again dissed Tim Westwood in a freestyle.

In 1999, there were tentative plans to release Maximum Strength; a lead single, "5 Boroughs", was released on  movie soundtrack. However, Parker apparently decided to abort the album's planned release, just as he had secured a position as a Vice-President of  at . The shelved album was again scheduled to be released in 2008, but ultimately an unrelated album entitled "Maximum Strength 2008" was released in its place. He moved to southern California, and stayed there for two years, ending his relationship with  with  in 2000.

Parker resigned from his A&R position at Reprise in 2001, and returned to recording with a string of albums, beginning with 2001's  on . In 2002, he released a -rap album, , surprising many longtime fans; Parker had once denounced  as a " religion" which African-Americans should not follow. During this period, KRS founded the , an organization to preserve and promote "". Other releases have since included 2003's  and D.I.G.I.T.A.L., 2004's , and 2006's .

The only latter-day KRS-One album to gain any significant attention has been , his 2007 collaboration with fellow hip hop veteran , due in large part to the pair's legendary , but also the title's apparent response to ' 2006 release . While many critics have commented they would have been a lot more excited had this collaboration occurred twenty years earlier, the album has been met with positive reviews. KRS-One has appeared on several songs with other artists, due to this he has received 9 Gold and 7 Platinum plaques.

KRS-One has collaborated with several artists including Canadian Rap group Hellafactz, Jay-Roc N' Jakebeatz and New York producer  among other. He and Domingo publicly squashed their beef that started over financial issues and released a digital single to iTunes on November 25. The single titled "Radio" will also feature Utah up and comer Eneeone and is dedicated to underground MC's that don't get the radio airplay they deserve. In 2009 KRS-One guest starred on several albums including Arts & Entertainment on the song "Pass the Mic" by fellow Hip Hop veterans Masta Ace & Ed O.G and featured on the posse cut "Mega Fresh X" by  (alongside , , , & ) on his album .

KRS-One and Buckshot announced that they would be collaborating on an album set to be released in 2009. The first single, ROBOT, was released on May 5, 2009. The music video was directed by  and debuted as the New Joint of the Day on 106 & Park on September 4, 2009. The album leaked on the Internet on September 9, 2009 and released album was released on September 15, 2009. It debuted at #62, making it on  selling around 8,500 copies its first week and was met with generally positive reviews. Steve Juon of RapReviews.com gave the album a flawless 10 out of 10, claiming "Buckshot and KRS have achieved something rather remarkable here – an album I can't find a single fault with. There's not a bad beat, there's not a whack rhyme, there's not a collaborator on a track that missed the mark, and the disc itself is neither too short nor too long."

In 2010 KRS-One was honored along with Buckshot by artists Ruste Juxx, Torae & Skyzoo, , Promise, J.A.M.E.S. Watts and Team Facelift to name a few on their mixtape 'Survival Kit' which is an ode to the 2009 album Survival Skills by KRS-One and Buckshot. The mixtape was released for free download on DuckDown.com. The album features new version of KRS classics 'South Bronx', 'Sound Of Da Police' and 'MC's Act Like They Don't Know' as well as new versions of well known Buckshot songs and 'Past Present Future' from the Survival Skills album. The MC Fashawn stated in his verse on MC's Act Like They Don't Know that 'I did it to make Kris smile I figured he'd appreciate it'

KRS-One was featured as the voice of Chris Cringle in the new  Most Valuable Puppets commercials. KRS-One performed in May 2010 at SUNY New Paltz for their annual "Rock Against Racism" concert. KRS-One also narrated the 2011 film Rhyme and Punishment, a documentary about Hip-Hop artists who have done jail time. That same year, KRS-One was featured in the title song for the film . The song is entitled "Hip Hop Nation," and features other performers  and . It was produced for the film by .

In 2012 KRS-One toured Australia for the first time. He travelled to Australia by cruise boat, as he hates flying.

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