Teacha

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Teacha is an alias of KRS-One, the influential American rapper and hip-hop philosopher known for his socially conscious lyrics and role in pioneering the genre.

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instanceOf stage name
activeYearsStart 1980s
aliasOf KRS-One NERFINISHED
associatedAct BDP NERFINISHED
Boogie Down Productions NERFINISHED
Buckshot NERFINISHED
Channel Live NERFINISHED
DJ Scott La Rock NERFINISHED
Fat Joe NERFINISHED
MC Shan NERFINISHED
Mad Lion NERFINISHED
Marley Marl NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
genre hip hop
rap
hasAlias Teacha NERFINISHED
influenced East Coast hip hop NERFINISHED
conscious rap artists
instrument vocals
knownFor battling MC Shan in the Bridge Wars
lectures on hip hop history and philosophy
languageOfWorkOrName English
lyricStyle battle rap
social commentary
memberOf Boogie Down Productions NERFINISHED
movement conscious hip hop
political hip hop
notableConcept Stop the Violence Movement NERFINISHED
Temple of Hip Hop NERFINISHED
notableFor pioneering role in hip hop
socially conscious lyrics
notableWork By All Means Necessary NERFINISHED
Criminal Minded NERFINISHED
Edutainment NERFINISHED
I Got Next NERFINISHED
KRS-One (album) NERFINISHED
Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love) NERFINISHED
Return of the Boom Bap NERFINISHED
Sound of da Police NERFINISHED
The Bridge Is Over NERFINISHED
occupation hip hop philosopher
rapper
record producer
songwriter
philosophy edutainment
hip hop as a culture and philosophy
placeOfOrigin The Bronx, New York City NERFINISHED
realName Lawrence Parker NERFINISHED
style boom bap

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KRS-One alsoKnownAs Teacha