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I am the manifestation of study,
NOT the manifestation of money.
Therefore, I advance through thought,
NOT what's manufactured and bought. — KRS-One

Too many MC's take that word 'emcee' lightly;
They can't Move a Crowd, not even slightly. — KRS-One

If you're a conscious rap artist and you're worried about Billboard charts, you're gonna have a problem. — KRS-One

You were put here to protect us.
But who protects us from you? — KRS-One

Hip-hoppers are not interpreting what hip-hop is, and when we do interpret it, we interpret it as something immature, unorganized, and outlaw. — KRS-One

You know something, it's best no to have what you need
because then, you start looking for what you need
and make it what you need. — KRS-One

You sleep with a man, that's your husband. So make sure before you lay down, you love him. — KRS-One

If you look at my career, doing albums with Norah Jones, Justin Timberlake, Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne or KRS-One and Jean Grae, I can't be pigeonholed. — Talib Kweli

Do you ever think about when you outta here?
Record deal and video, outta here!?
Mercedes Benz and Range Rover, outta here!? — KRS-One

Educate yourself make your world view bigger, visualize wealth, and put yourself in the picture — KRS-One

Trust in God, that's where the crown is at. It's not in what you get, it's what happens after that. — KRS-One

I'd rather make one righteous dollar on my level
Than make a million dollars spittin' rhymes for the devil. — KRS-One

Don't you think it's time we thought about the future? Whether our children are gonna be winners or losers — KRS-One

I used to let the olde english 8- suds bubble in the last car of the Franklin Avenue shuttle — KRS-One

Love yourself and your expression, you can't go wrong. — KRS-One

You are not doing hip hop; you ARE hip hop. — KRS-One

Hip-Hop is being spoken through spirituality ... Meaning that you'll be able to listen to it spiritually for yourself. — KRS-One

Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal,
MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people. — KRS-One

Believers of Jesus be denouncing Satan on every level,
But every Halloween they're dressin' like devils. — KRS-One

Stop the negativity and control our creativity — KRS-One

I make intelligence cool. I make spirituality cool. If we can make one's devotion to God cool, then I think I did a great thing. I can rest in peace. — KRS-One

The courage to be yourself is the essence of hip hop — KRS-One

The single most important lesson I learned is that black people are the cause of black people's demise. — KRS-One

Ignorance is a poison and knowledge will nourish. — KRS-One

Real men are real friends, showing their real commitment. — KRS-One

Rap is still an art, and no-one's from the Old School
Cuz rap is still a brand-new tool — KRS-One

You know, you don't see with your eyes
You see with your brain
And the more words your brain has
The more things you can see — KRS-One

I'm not saying I'm number 1, oh sorry I lied.. I'm number 1,2,3,4 and 5 — KRS-One

Teachers teach and do the world good, Kings just rule and most are never understood — KRS-One

Rap is something you do Hip Hop is something you live — KRS-One

I've enjoyed much success. The IRS is always at my door, constantly. — KRS-One

I grew up in them streets, like everyone else
but instead of pushin' drugs, I pushed knowledge of self — KRS-One

Hip is the knowledge and Hop is the movement.. — KRS-One

If Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them. — KRS-One

It's not about a salary, it's all about reality. — KRS-One

There could never really be justice on stolen land. — KRS-One

I haven't come to tell you I've got juice
I just produce, create, innovate on a higher level — KRS-One

Kings lose crowns but teachers stay intelligent — KRS-One

Yo Premier, why these rappers so soft?
They corny ass raps be makin me doze off. — KRS-One

So you think that hip-hop had it's start out in Queensbridge, If you popped that junk up in the Bronx you might not live. — KRS-One

The true word of God is written in our heart. — KRS-One

You got to have style, and learn to be original. — KRS-One

It's just hypocrisy on hip-hop's part to cry racial profiling when your race is on TV acting like fools. — KRS-One