Hip Hop Lives

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Hip Hop Lives is the collaborative album from MC KRS-One and producer Marley Marl. This is a historical album in the sense that 20 years prior, KRS and Marley were bitter rivals involved in the legendary Bridge Wars. In an interview with Unkut.com, KRS-One spoke on how the album came together and as it was released 20 years after his debut album Criminal Minded, he and Koch Records wanted something special in celebration of that and decided to get Marley Marl to produce the whole LP.

The album is a quasi-sequel to Nas' 2006 album Hip Hop Is Dead, not a criticism as its title suggests, as KRS-One is known to have agreed with Nas' declaration of rap music's "death". In fact the duo recorded a tribute to Nas for the album which, however, was cut from the final tracklist. It also comes with a 22 minute behind-the-scenes video on the making of the album if bought on iTunes.

Conception

"It all happened with one phone call," Marley Marl told AllHipHop.com during a March 2006 interview.^[11] "They called me and he jumped on the phone and told me it would be spectacular for Hip Hop...My reason for doing this is to show these kids that [Hip Hop beefs] are not that serious." The first single is "Hip Hop Lives (I Come Back).

Track listing

It's Alive (Intro)
Hip Hop Lives
Nothing New
I Was There
Musika (feat. Magic Juan)
Rising to the Top
Over 30
M.A.R.L.E.Y. (Skit)
Kill a Rapper
Teacha's Back (Remixed by K-Def)
Victory (feat. Blaq Poet) (Scratches by DJ Premier)
This Is What It Is
All Skool
House of Hits (feat. Chief Rocker Busy Bee)
Intro(*)
Stop the Violence (Part 2)(*)
Strictly Hip Hop(*)
The Most Dangerous Emcee(*)

(*)Exclusive Circuit City Bonus Tracks

References

External links

Official Website

KRS-One

B.D.P. albums	Criminal Minded By All Means Necessary Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop Edutainment Sex and Violence

KRS-One albums	Return of the Boom Bap KRS-One I Got Next The Sneak Attack Spiritual Minded Kristyles Keep Right Life Adventures in Emceein Maximum Strength 2008 Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating) The BDP Album Just Like That Never Forget

Live albums	Live Hardcore Worldwide

Collaborative albums	Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl) Survival Skills (with Buckshot) The Just-Ice and KRS-One EP Vol.1 (with Just-Ice) Meta-Historical (with True Master) Godsville (with Showbiz) Royalty Check (with Bumpy Knuckles) Return of the Boom Bip (with DJ Premier)

Mixtapes	The Mix Tape Prophets vs. Profits

KRS-One Presents...	Peedo & the Luna Empire It's All Good (Greenie album)

Compilation albums	Man & His Music Best of B-Boy Records A Retrospective

Groups	Boogie Down Productions Group Therapy

Filmography	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Who's the Man? Beef Beef II

Related articles	Discography B-Boy Records Scott La Rock Stop the Violence Movement Suicide, it's a suicide

Book:KRS-One Portal:Hip hop

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