On this day, Mar. 3, in hip-hop history, three influential albums dropped: De La Soul's '3 Feet High and Rising', KRS-One's 'Criminal Minded' and Scarface's 'My Homies.'
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KRS-One is a pioneer in the hip hop genre, and clothing brand Supreme will honor the "The Teacher" with a special T-Shirt collection for Fall/Winter 2014.
KRS has linked up with Supreme to present a t-shirt collection deriving from the rappers career...
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Golden age hip-hop back. French DJ Jean Maron is preparing to release a project called True School, due out on Apr. 29. For the first release, KRS takes on the title track and brings his old school flavor to the beat. Check out the track above, and keep an eye out for the project featuring Mobb Deep, Onyx, Brand Nubian, Kool G Rap and many more...