Krs One - My Philosophy - 1988?

[159all]

this is true hip hop

[mountainhigh88]

Mr. President - Obama

2012.

[xxwantedxx]

fresh for 88 and still fresh in 2012

[LLUKS9777]

Krs One spits the freshest rhymes and raps, this should be on the radio not that commercial crap

[olavthehairy]

good god, what a fucking brilliant video

I have listened to this since it was released but have never seen this.

[douginamerica]

Man...no liquor, big booty bitches, sports cars....? hahaha...i like those videos too, but this is what hip hop should be....or this should be in the mix.

[LoveLightPeaceToUall]

real man listen this in 240p

[37stepp]

One of my TOP 5 Hip Hop records of all TIME!!!!!

[MISCDesigns]

@3:28, oh snap! the dougie!

[NYCNorthNJ777]

Wait a sec, a portion of this song skipped! @ 3:54 this was skipped: 'cause everyone'd be singing for the king am I wrong?! so yo, what's up it's me again Scot La Rock, KRS, BDP again many people had the nerve to think we would end the trend we're criminal minded and only tend

[NYCNorthNJ777]

I wish this song was released NOW!! This would be the PERFECT song to attack whats being played now!

[ptchblaq]

Nothing better than home where you grew up at, Great video

[Hypestyle]

ah.. so in the final seconds of the video, name everybody on screen.. hmm..

[Hypestyle]

Hmm.. So where can I get one of those BDP hats? Whoever's got the inside line, holler at me..

[demonethagreat]

im brown from the boogie down!!!

[stothedot62]

KRS1,God MC

[MQJones1]

IT'S NOT ABOUT A SALARY IT'S ALL ABOUT REALITY,

[remoman]

can't believe how far back chicken and watermelon goes back..

[124sexylady]

This song was the shit in 88! The beat was before its time..BDP was the shit!!

[YMCMBGamer1]

my moms boyfriend just told me to look at this and hes amazing i wish there was more rap like this

[mst3kpimp]

arrrrrrgh! why can't rap be this good again?

[blakdog90]

The true essence of rap is rooted in African story telling. Elders would tell stories using hymns and rhytm to pass on wisdom to the younger generation.

This is what i like about KRS and the old head MC's they used the same principles of the elders to give knowledge

[drshaka]

He knew where rap was going even back in the 80s: The way some act in rap is kind of whack, cause it lacks CREATIVITY and INTELLIGENCE, but they don't care cause the company's selling it.

[HustleMBoy]

Dope track! Krs One is a Legend! We gotta keep supporting him, but we gotta show love to up n comin Truth Spittin MCs as well, so we can strengthen our efforts and further our cause even more! Thats why everyone should click on my channel to see my featured video. Its a track called "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" from one of the ILLEST up n comin Truth Spittas out there! His names DISL Automatic and hes the real deal! Check it out for yourself though. Power to the People and long live Real Hip-Hop!

[Dasupasgurl]

Back when it all made sense.........

[Cinibunz33]

Can we have more of this...please? I'm so tired of folks smackin bitches and selling crack in front of the Marcy Projects.

[deejaytemazo]

BDP krs one the dopest mc

[blakdog90]

hip hop use to be so educational.....

[xgamble89x]

@blakdog90 sill is. just gotta look for it and not blindly listen to the radio

[blakdog90]

@xgamble89x they're not educating this......i can relate to this, real life shit that makes sense.

[xgamble89x]

@blakdog90 listen to aesop rock or atmosphere... or flobots.. or wu tang

.. i mean shit krs one is still around making albums .. so yea they are still educating this.

[blakdog90]

@xgamble89x i checked 'em out, I soughta feel the aesop rock....they're lyrics are self-conscience.....but i guess that's the thing nowadays. i'm not mad at any of these new rappers, i cant blame them for making that money but a lot of them dont see the big picture.

[diodoro73]

3:34 classic hardcore B-boy stance

[macky765]

whats weird is im actually listening to the lyrics and it make sense. I remembered when Scott la rock died and KRS saying MC Serch from 3rd bass called him and wanted to get together and find the guys who done it.

[bronxchica777]

I THINK VERY DEEPLY

[Dactuck]

RIP Scott La Rock. Never forgotten.

[nwcoastlife]

I miss when rappers wore their pants above the waist and could pronounce the word "ask"

[blaqstaar]

When Hip-Hop made sense, not cents!

[ecollado72]

Krs the greatest

[Drezyful]

classic. check out my vid right here strictly Hip-Hop watch?v=auY9ll_xRq4

[ashwadhwani]

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[mystiqJ]

@ashwadhwani RON PAUL LAUGHS LIKE A PEDOPHILE NOW STFU!!!!1

[ashwadhwani]

@mystiqJ Wow seems you have experience :)

[mystiqJ]

@ashwadhwani As much as your mother:)

[ashwadhwani]

@mystiqJ LOL coward, talk to men sometime for a change

[mystiqJ]

@ashwadhwani Yeah bitch , Tell ya mama to stop paging me then!...you fuckin Paulistinians put your bullshit everywhere you go, no one gives a fuck about racist ass, Ron Paul except Do-flunkies and house negroes...Now STFU

[ashwadhwani]

@mystiqJ You are free to be yourself lol you actually make me look sooo good, thank you and don't stop

[wAYtooamazing]

@mystiqJ homie chill haha

[happyfeet1994]

Jordan og Black cement 3s!

[cassiuscluh]

The reason he speaks the first verse is cause they thought the actual song was too long for a video, so with him just speaking the first verse they were able to shorten the video...

(JusstinCase some of ya's didnt know)

[LoCo8NiKkA]

how is it hes only listed as being worth 8 million when lil wayne ain't no were near as good and hes worth 85 million, wtf people

[doncatalog]

@LoCo8NiKkA Each artist you mentioned attains the goal of entertaining their audience. The difference is not the performers entirely but the difference in the audiences they speak to. The size of Wayne's audience is greater because his subject matter is suitable to that audience. KRS-ONE on the other hand never set out to entertain the population at large. Both performers must exist so we as listeners can be feed. My only problem is the two type of artist never get to do songs together.

[Dactuck]

In about 4 seconds, a teacher will begin to speak. Ha!

[lafonzogates187]

B.D.P one of tha best groups ever

[BROOKLYNBEAST226]

(R.I.P) Dj Scott-La-Rock!

[hopey666]

rap is like a setup a lot of games, a lot of suckers with colourful names......

[larsy1313]

YO CHECK OUT

Eli G - Hold You Down

[digitalceo95]

Lord I hate seeing this stuff,it's depressing to see what Hip Hop was. And what it became! I was in high school back in 88 and the sky was the limit. Somehow it went wrong. I feel like MLK on the Boondocks ep,let me die....lol

[hydemd]

@digitalceo95 KRS-1 may have actually sown the seeds of that decline. Criminal Minded with it's front cover of rappers with guns is cited as a seed for the gangsta rap scene (which begat bling booty et al).

I know what you mean tho - I'm reminded of James Brown's quote along the lines of 'how did we get from black and beautiful to bitches and hos'

[SuperOmnicron]

@hydemd .."teachers teach and do the world good...kings just rule and most are never understood" - outstanding! the cover with KRS by the curtains renacted the similar seminal picture of Malcolm X standing by the window with a rifle; invoking the right to bear arms and keeping people mindful of self-defense, by "Any Means Necessary".

[SuperDaLINKwent]

@digitalceo95 i was a freshman in high school when this came out.i listened to this constantley back then

[buttholeChecker]

i got to meet him earlyer this year here in stockton, ca.! he is an awesome down to earth guy!

[LeftOverShitt]

@buttholeChecker or smokes to much of that earth

[a55doggy]

@buttholeChecker Lucky you :D

[headstrong278]

people who think new rappers cant rap this good anymore don't know where to look

[muneybagz89]

@headstrong278 VERY TRUE headstrong...im from chicago n out here it seems as if the southern influence on music has taken over smh....i grew up listenin to HIP-HOP so insteada tryna fit in i dare 2 be different #marketability ALTHOUGH i am a musician so i try 2 master ever form of rhythm & poetry.......if u wanna c wat im working wit jus click on my name n watch my live performances

[Fudgeyer]

@headstrong278 Exactly. people don't seem to understand that, but you're right

[jdubgboro]

@buttholeChecker I met him in Greensboro, NC in 1993. Great guy.

[wyldkat82]

@buttholeChecker dude when was he in stockton, i live in SJ, fuq i missed him

[buttholeChecker]

@wyldkat82 last year, fats bar and grill.

[dragunovful]

@buttholeChecker Wait what?! I live like 50 minutes from there! Im up in ELk grove right outside of sacramento why was he there?

[nickv1212]

@buttholeChecker I've lived in Stockton my whole life and I didn't know he came... WTF!

[Goonberge]

Notice, no jewels no big booty half naked hoes no money being thrown in the air no rented cars no big house in the background.... Just pure talent. that was all that mattered back then.

[Dactuck]

@Goonberge Still matters. 

[TyKnowsMusic101]

the first half of this video is kick ass!

[1978oldschool1]

Finally found where Black Moon sampled "how many MC's" great song....so true these days. Have faith real rap fans it will come back around again.

[westside159]

See how it sound a little unrational alotta mc's like to use the word dramatical Fresh for 88 you suckas

[westside159]

You all know my name so i guess ill just start this

[pplmb1]

One of my favorite HipHop tracks of all time. KRS-One the teacher. Class is in session for all you busters. Lol.

[pplmb1]

This is true HipHop at it's finest. Some so called Rap or HipHop out today is just garbage. Originality is gone.

[brothamalcolmx]

this song is so real,wish we had more of this really miss this style.we need more empowerment and positive direction in our life.

[Darkmanskin]

Fresh for '88, you suckas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GODSFAVORITE77]

Greatest Song Ever Hands Down!

[Ernesto3707]

What a great philosophy!!!!!

[flickerman68]

Thank you!!!

[DaWestsideUnlimited]

80's krs one sounded better than now

[damen74]

the way some act in rap is kinda wack and it lacks

creativity and intelligence,but they don't care cuz they company sellin it

[cerayfo]

Classic

[southeast78]

I MISS HIP HOP AND THE DAYS OF RAP CITY...

[flickerman68]

@southeast78 Rap City...OHhhh Snapppp!!!

[666nargarothfreak666]

To Short -.-

very nice song!

[HVJFC1]

If you don't like this you need to go to Dignitas. Today

[BronzeEmpress]

classic

[jmar1973]

1:31=Most of Hip Hop Today....

[TheOgtdog]

Classic

[DRAK720]

@3.54 what happened? Is he wrong????? ;)

[NOSIDDa0043]

if you guys want to hear some raw lyricism and complex rhyming, check out my channel!!

[MrKentuckyHeadhunter]

If you hit dislike on this video please punch yourself in the face as hard as you can and if you can't do it I'll be happy to provide that service for you. Top 10 best hip hop songs of all time, period. Knowledge reins supreme over nearly everyone......this shit is so dope I almost have to go take a nap after hearing it cause it makes my head explode. I'd love to see KRSONE battle LIL Wayne or someother douchebag MC from today. It would be ridiculous how bad he would torch them

[seanmac0324]

who does acopella in their video!!!! DOPE!!!

[jclimiejr]

hip hop 101

[twentypeazzy]

i think very deeply

[twentypeazzy]

i think very deeply

[NTSENA]

@ilvizions1...Nah,it's just you

[jasonito23]

All I got to say is: WHEN SOME CLOWN JUMPS UP TO GET BEAT DOWN. BROKEN DOWN TO HIS VERY LAST COMPOUND. SEE HOW IT SOUND A LITTLE UNRATIONAL A LOT OF MCS LIKE TO USE THE WORD DRAMATICAL. FRESH FOR 88 YOU SUCKAS!

[westside159]

what where why or when well be explained like an instruction to a game

see im not insane infact im kinda rational , when i be asking who is more dramatical

this one or that one , the white one or the black one pick the punk and ill jump to attack one

[westside159]

im not white , or red or black im brown

[TheOle123321]

It's not Krs One's song.. Its Boogie Down Production's song.. And i think its from the 80s..

[miamivice32]

a true brother a legend in hip hop it will never be the same ever i love krs one from the rock steady crew zulu nation new york city breakers when the streets were real

[Procrastinerd]

How could someone dislike this?

[a55doggy]

KRS ONE 4EVER

[jmarrvin]

I THINK VERY DEEPLY

[RAD88]

This song is how I discovered Stanley Turrentine; now I'm a jazz saxophonist =D

[illvizions1]

still respect.

[illvizions1]

i like ill shit but..i cant call him a legend for some reason...

[illvizions1]

is it just me or is KRs one wack as fuck

[theDolphino1123]

@illvizions1

It is just you.

[MrMaxPounder]

@illvizions1 it's just you

[ayobreak]

@illvizions1 Yeah it is just only you. Call: 212- Heltah Skeltah and hit (*) for "Theraphy" because you need a doctor to check out your head.

[edwardmaul]

Classic track.

His new track is almost as good.

[ape0n3]

This is real rap fuck that lil wayne shit

[dennisdennistube]

We need a new music genre.

'Real Rap' For tracks with lyrical content worth more than the beat!

[yigginess]

Hip Hop was born primarily of Jamaican big bass and NYC BLACK youth disenfranchisement. Now that the Market has its hand in it, all is CORRUPT.

[MrNeutron7]

who ever is the 13 dislike are sucker.. real talk

[thompkinsbilal2]

I LOVE THIS SHIT TOO DOPE

[jingodable]

Jump up with a sign

[jingodable]

I'm a spiritual signs teacher from Chris's hands.

[jingodable]

I caught satan in Bill Gates right through tv. with spiritual communication.

[jingodable]

b bop

[jingodable]

Thank you for hip hop

[ObJuanShinobi]

There's only one thing wrong with this video...the 13 dislikes. smh.

[TheInformalstyle]

The bit at the start when Scott La Rock's son is scratching on the turntable is so sad, this was just months after he was shot.

[holaemga12]

11 dislikes???

[The7512]

talking revolution and your out to entertain - X CLAN

[Svoki12]

DA TEACHA

[ylt123]

woaw it jumps at 3.55 "singin for the king"....should be followed by AM I WRONG?...with echo!

[terrima100]

Of all the Hip Hop tunes I'll always revert back to when teaching the youth of today, this is the timeless track. It has it all! I'm so glad that when I got properly into rap, KRS-One was my teacher.

He's still no. 1... 1... 1... 1... 1... 1... 1... 1...

[BENITOLOCO84]

BDP.... BADDEST DOPEST POSSE!

[trollpatrolofficial]

when you die and go to heaven you hear this song.

if you go to hell you hear lil waynes lollipop.

[Triththaus]

@trollpatrolofficial LOL so true so true

[HVJFC1]

@trollpatrolofficial haha, when you are right you are right!

[FourTwoFilthy]

@trollpatrolofficial

Ya but i bet you also hear waynes the carter 2, gossip, blunt blowin an many more up there. I agree lollipop is shit but hes got alot of good shit too.

[trollpatrolofficial]

@FourTwoFilthy never heard any of those songs.

[theagetraveler]

@FourTwoFilthy wayne sucks period sry to break your bubble dude...

[Equint77]

That entire first verse should be played over and over again because it applies to the clowns rapping these days.

[gildedface]

I'll still be listening to this song even when I'm an old man

[dskize1]

only 374,509 views? Some people do not know what MUSIC is!!

[SliqhtlyStoopid]

@dskize1 405,820 views now :D

[mans1000]

10 of you need schoolin in old school!

[cyberpolice9000]

Until KRS-One, I thought that just about all rap was mindless shit.

[insano1971]

KRS .....ONE..... Knowledge Reigns Sumpreme--Over Nearly Everybody..... the TEACHER!!!!! much respect!

[insano1971]

1987.... we were losing our minds.....or was it 86???? writing graff and stayin blunted........

[nbeope]

OLD SCHOOL

[yamely69]

real hip hop !! you suckersssss!

[TheQuadashian]

tyler the creator? LOL

[MrMybig]

justin beiber killed music now lets kill him

[MRProduca1]

KnowledgeReignsSupreme over Every1! (KRS1)

[MoonRoofBack]

@MRProduca1

Actually it's Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone - KRS ONE

[chihova]

Real Hip Hop!! This song is still hot today! Ill bump this in my ride like it came out yesterday.

[Kingcreep23]

one of the best hip hop songs ever.

[RONVEGA100]

Ok, if I'm wrong then why at 3:54 the video skips at the best part when KRS-1 SAYS am I wrong, answer that, that's why this video sucks ass!!!!!!

[draf4]

yyooo....i taged that wall

[mommy0872]

23 years later this song is still the shit!

[JAM3SD33ZY]

10 people don't think very deeply

[stretcherino7]

The young'ens just don't get it. They think ish on the radio is hip hop. YOU MUST LEARNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

[fLikgunsmoke1]

@stretcherino7 im 13 and love this shit

[westside159]

On the mic i believe u should get loose

[westside159]

the way some act in rap its kinda wack , and it lacks

[westside159]

Im a artist

[westside159]

classic , pick the punk and ill jump up to attack one

[thechicdamsel]

That picture you see in the beginning is DJ Scott La Rock for those who don't know

[RONVEGA100]

This version sucks ass!!!!!! AM I WRONG........

[BugattiDreams]

@RONVEGA100 yes you are seeing as how this is the ORIGINAL VERSION.

[ksnoop116]

crazy how that what he sayin bout the industry is still goin on today