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By this time, KRS has been rapping for well over a decade and was greatly respected by aficionados of hardcore hip hop, especially in the underground scene. The only way one could be unaware of him is if one were not listening to underground hip hop, preferring the kind of mainstream music recognized by the Recording Academy with Grammy awards.
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