Noted for his many music recordings, KRS One is an American rapper who has been active for many years now. He is estimated to have a net worth of about $6 million. He was born in 1965 of Jamaican descent and got his career start with Boogie Down Productions. Soon after, he began releasing many songs of his own. Over the course of his career, he has worked for a number of different labels. He started his own solo career in 1993 with the release of Return of the Boom Bap. KRS One has worked with a number of other rappers throughout his career, including DJ Premier and Kid Capri. In addition to his music career, he has been a prominent activist for a number of different causes. He helped form the Stop the Violence Movement, which was aimed at curbing violent crimes in black communities. He released a single “Self Destruction” to help raise awareness about these related issues.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the collaboration album Survival Skills with Buckshot |
$8,500 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album I Got Next (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the albumSex and Violence with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions |
$250,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Edutainment with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions (certified gold by RIAA) |
$600,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album By All Means Necessary with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Criminal Minded with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |