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KRS-One Speaks On Hip-Hop As An Ancient Culture, The Difference Between MCs & Rappers + More

KRS-One Speaks On Hip-Hop As An Ancient Culture, The Difference Between MCs & Rappers + More

KRS-One has long been the champion of hip-hop's ancient roots, but in a recent interview with VladTV the legendary Bronx bomber took his theories a bit further in educating the masses. First things first, according to the scrolls, hip-hop's ubiquity has less to do with the white-washing of a culture and more to do with the fact that we've all been a part of it since the beginning of recorded time. Teacha posits that the five pillars are merely the forms of communication human's have long exercised. Teacha goes on to break down the inherent differences between hip-hop and rap, and through that, the very same differences between an MC and a rapper. All these lessons and more can be found below. Keep it locked for all things KRS.