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Details: KRS-ONE, the top New York rapper has been invited to celebrate 40 years of hip hop culture in Luxembourg, this Saturday 1 June 2013 at Den Atelier (54 rue de Hollerich, L-1740 Luxembourg) at 20:00.
The Ville de Luxembourg and its Youth Service, in partnership with the Luxembourg City Tourist Office (LCTO), is organising the concert with KRS-ONE, world-famous New York hip hop MC, to celebrate 40 years of hip hop culture in Luxembourg. DJ Blueprint, of the local De Läbbel label will warm up the audience as first on the evening's bill, and afterwards at Soul Kitchen next to Den Atelier, with DJ Qash DJ Jean Maron (I MISS Hiphop).
The New Yorker KRS-One has been dubbed "the greatest live emcee ever" (The Source) and "the conscience of Hiphop" (Rolling Stone). This man, born Lawrence Parker, was one of the pioneers of hip-hop culture and is recognised as one of the most erudite and articulate experts in its history and its social context. Introduced to hip-hop by his mother, Jacqueline, who remembers a day at home with a copy of 'King Tim III (Personality Jock)" by Fatback (the first hip-hop title ever recorded) and "Rapper's Delight" by Sugar Hill Gang, while barely 14 years old. Lawrence was, according to his biography, an intelligent and curious teenager who liked to study philosophy, music and art. However, as a disturbed adolescent, he finally left home and ended up meeting Hare Krishnas at a hostel for men on 3rd Street East in the Bowery neighbourhood, and security officers then nicknamed Krsna. He later took the "na" from "Krsna" and keep only "KRS", pronounced "Chris."
Later, in 1985, KRS met Scott Sterling (Scott La Rock), a social worker at the Amory shelter for men at the corner of 166th Street and Boston Road in the Bronx. With D-Nice, he formed Boogie Down Productions and later released his inspired debut album, Criminal Minded. But Scott La Rock was killed trying to resolve a conflict involving D-Nice. His death made KRSOne to take a more philosophical and politically active role and in 1988 released the album By All Means Necessary on Jive Records, which became a hit: a project that would have featured Scott La Rock and included the songs "Stop The violence" and "My Philosophy". The title and the cover photo, which shows KRS-One holding a gun, are references to Malcolm X.
In addition to being a legend of hip-hop, KRS-One has also produced reggae artists Sly and Robbie, and Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He also appeared on the 'Radio Song' by REM on the album Out of Time. He has also lectured at universities and major conventions, such as the one held in 1997 by the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People, where he made an opening speech on "real change" and also at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Houston, Texas, in 2009. He continued his musical career and has released an album last year called The BDP Album, under the name of Boogie Down Productions. A new album, Just Like That, is due out in 2013.
Venue: Den Atelier (54 rue de Hollerich, L-1740 Luxembourg)
Organiser: The Ville de Luxembourg and its Youth Service, in partnership with the Luxembourg City Tourist Office (LCTO)
Price:tickets: €20
Reservations: (pre-sale) via www.luxembourgticket.lu, www.atelier.lu.
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