SHOOTOUT 6: KRS-One

Teacher. Philosopher. Activist. Hip-hop legend. But that’s enough about Steve, because in this episode we’re diving elbow-deep into KRS-One’s back catalogue for another stunning Shootout. KRS-One is hip-hop’s president elect, real rap royalty, and we wanted to celebrate his legacy with a dedicated Solo episode. We discuss his troubled early years, the formation of Boogie Down Productions with Scott La Rock (RIP), his mid-90s boom-bap resurgence and whether or not he really did know a crack dealer by the name of Peter. In this episode, ten killer KRS cuts have been excavated, dusted down and lovingly curated by Danny, James and Steve – then unceremoniously hurled into the bearpit to battle it out for hip-hop podcasting’s top trophy. We draw tracks at random to face each other, debate their pros and cons and vote on the winner. At the end, we tot up the TruSkore™ totals of the five winners to find out which track emerges victorious – all overseen by our celebrity VAR panel. You can also expect the usual array of nonsense, including our occasional feature ‘That’s the Real Quiz’ and pitchside reactions from the great and mediocre of British football. TRACKS 1. BDP – Poetry 2. BDP – South Bronx 3. BDP – 9mm Goes Bang 4. BDP – My Philosophy 5. BDP – Why Is That? 6. BDP – Beef 7. BDP – Love’s Gonna Getcha (Material Love) 8. KRS-One – Outta Here 9. KRS-One – MCs Act Like They Don’t Know 10. Channel Live – Mad Izm SHOOTOUT SPOTIFY PLAYLIST (KRS-One): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WU... JOIN OUR PATREON! Become a member on Patreon and access exclusive bonus content: ⁠  / hiphopworldcup⁠   ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES AVAILABLE NOW ON YOUR PODCAST APP OF CHOICE: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6aBAonI... Please rate and review Hip-Hop World Cup on Apple or your podcast app of choice, which will help raise our visibility and give the podcast ‘mass appeal’. SOCIAL MEDIA Follow and holler at us on social media to share your thoughts on the episode or talk 90s hip-hop in general: Instagram, X, Threads and Bluesky: @hiphopworldcup Beats and stings by Danny Phillips: ⁠  / dannyphillips1978