"Yo, I'm strictly about skills and dope lyrical coastin' / Relying on talent, not marketing and promotion" - KRS-One "Step Into A World" (1997).
KRS-One is one of the GOATS, anybody willing to dispute that claim doesn't know Hip Hop, it's as simple as that. A new KRS-One album should be a big event in Hip Hop, but it hasn't been for a long time. Why is that? It's not just that Hip Hop has changed, and the focus of the public with it. It's also that KRS-One has never been ... read more
A lot of these songs really embody the spirit of early KRS-One and even Boogie Down. He brings a great energy that several of his releases the past decade have majorly lacked that bolster his delivery of this socially conscious content that admittedly is well-tread territory for KRS-One, and especially so in 2020. Still, he handles many concepts efficiently without sounding corny or out of touch, really embodying being written Between The Protests; and, vividly transports the listener with the ... read more
It’s crazy I actually used to enjoy listening to this album, most of the album is aging so poorly.
| 1 | Opening Remarks 2:40 | |
| 2 | Tight 3:58 | |
| 3 | Don't Fall For It 3:37 | |
| 4 | Black Black Black 3:31 | |
| 5 | Boom Bye Bye 3:07 | |
| 6 | Murder We Just Saw 3:02 feat. SUN-One | |
| 7 | Turn the Volume Up 3:52 | |
| 8 | Stay Real 3:56 | |
| 9 | Medu-neter 3:16 feat. SUN-One | |
| 10 | We Are the Gods 3:40 | |
| 11 | Organize 2:51 | |
| 12 | Free (The Book Song) 4:30 | |
| 13 | Who You Are 4:41 feat. SUN-One |