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KRS-One
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KRS-One

Rapper, record producer

Born 1965 in the Bronx

Born and raised in NYC Wikipedia

Hip-Hop

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Wikipedia ties KRS-One to Soundview and Morrisania in the Bronx. A tie, not always an origin

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  • Mural

    KRS-One mural

    2023

    A portrait of KRS-One by the Italian street artist Jorit, on a building on 2nd Street near 1st Avenue, made in celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. Standing in front of it in January 2023, KRS-One said, “There is no award that is above this,” per FOX 5.

    FOX 5 New York ↗

Also tied to Soundview and Morrisania