KRS-One

Released: May 9, 2017

Songwriter: KRS-One

Producer: Młody

[Chorus (Turntablism): KOF & KRS-One]
W-Welcome to the—my life—
Be respect—be respect—be respect—
Out for fame (Yeah)
Everybody knew my style
I’m a fiend, recognize me
Out for fame (Yeah)

[Verse 1: KRS-One]
I got twenty-five cans in my knapsack
Crossin’ out the wick-wack
Puttin up my name with a fat cap
Suckers that want to be in my face, I smack that
Big respect to Artifacts
Fat Joey Crack and Mack
And Bio, and Brim, come again
With B.G. 183, recognize me
I’m a fiend… for the spray paint
Laugh if you wanna, I don’t really care if you ain’t
Cuz you don’t know me, and I don’t know you
But I do know Cope2, he hittin’ walls too
It’s the underground community of what we call writers
Worldwide burners gettin’ hotter, gettin’ brighter
Whattup Nicer, whattup Nasa, whattup Chino
Masta Ace in the place with the bass
You know we know
My man Rican, my man Zorro, taught me how to draw
In the yards of the 5 train and the 4
So when I'm on tour I rep that hardcore
I'm taggin’ up your black-book sure
I'm out for fame

[Chorus (Turntablism): KOF & KRS-One]
W-Welcome to the—my life—
Be respect—be respect—be respect—
Out for fame (Yeah)
Everybody knew my style
I’m a fiend, recognize me
Out for fame (Yeah)

[Verse 2: KRS-One]
Bombin’, taggin’, black-book braggin’
Throw ups, pieces, aerosol all graphin’
Takin’ my space in this place, I ain’t askin’
Art is a passion, something you can’t cash-in
Back in the past, when we made our own fashion
Aerosol art—it revealed what we imagined
When “The Back” was the crew, on the buckle was the name
Bubble letters, other letters, wild style, out for fame
On the highway, taggin’ it my way
Hittin’ up the freight trains as they go by me
Never the cop-ay, somebody stop me!
I’m hittin’ up everything, hope the cameras don’t spot me

[Chorus (Turntablism): KOF & KRS-One]
W-Welcome to the—my life—
Be respect—be respect—be respect—
Out for fame (Yeah)
Everybody knew my style
I’m a fiend, recognize me
Out for fame (Yeah)

The legendary MC from the South Bronx, New York, Lawrence “KRS-One” Parker has been steadily rapping since 1985. His name stands for “Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone”.

KRS came to rapping only by chance. In the Something from The Art of Rap documentary, he recalls watching an MC cypher when suddenly “a dude” randomly picked him out of the crowd and made fun of him. Feeling compelled to defend himself, KRS performed a little freestyle which impressed the crowd and eventually kicked off his rapping career.

His breakthrough onto the hip hop scene began with “The Bridge Is Over” – an answer record to the popular Queens rapper MC Shan’s song “Queensbridge”. From 1986 to 1992, KRS-One fronted the groundbreaking hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, scoring six top 20 hits on the US Rap Chart. In 1993, he began a solo career spanning three decades, racking up six more top 20 Rap Chart hits with “Sound of da Police”, “MCs Act Like They Don’t Know”, “Step Into A World” and “Men Of Steel” also achieving mainstream pop success on the Hot 100.

more tracks from the album

The World Is MIND

From the album

The World Is MIND (2017)

KRS-One popular songs

Out For Fame (Remix)KRS-One

KRS-One

The World Is MIND