Black and white photo of a KRS-One looking down at the camera, holding their hands out in front, with an indoor ceiling visible.

KRS-One and

Ontologies of

Hiphop

Hiphop artist and scholar KRS-One

Hiphop

Hiphop

The cultural consciousness. KRS-One believes that this exists for people across cultural contexts.

Hip Hop

How the how the consciousness is expressed through activities. This consists of the “core four” elements (emceein, deejayin, graffiti writin, and breakin) plus five more recently added elements.

hip hop

This refers to the items created by activities. It could be a CD by an artist or other merchandise.