- Hip Hop Lives
Infobox Album
Name = Hip Hop Lives
Type = studio
Artist =KRS-One &Marley Marl
Released =May 22 2007
Recorded = 2006-2007
Genre = Hip hop
Length =
Label =Koch Records
Producer =Marley Marl
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:kcfqxz85ldae link]
*About.com Rating|4|5 [http://rap.about.com/od/2007albums/fr/KRSHipHopLives.htm link]
*Hip-Hop DX Rating|4|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.801/title.krs-one-marley-marl-hip-hop-lives link]
* ThisIsRealMusic.com Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.thisisrealmusic.com/albumreviews/krsone/hiphoplives.htm link]
*dropmagazine.com rating-10|8.0 [http://www.dropmagazine.com/krs-one-marley-marl-hip-hop-lives-review/ link]
*RapReviews.com rating-10|8.0 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_05F_hiphoplives.html link]
Last album =
This album = "Hip-Hop Lives"
(2007)
Next album =
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist =KRS-One
Type =Album
Last album = "Life"
(2006)
This album = "Hip Hop Lives"
(2007)
Next album = "Adventures in Emceein "
(2008) Extra chronology 2
Artist =Marley Marl
Type =Album
Last album = Re-entry
(2001)
This album = "Hip Hop Lives"
(2007)
Next album ="Hip Hop Lives" is the collaborative album from
MC KRS-One and producerMarley Marl . This is a historical album in the sense that 20 years ago, KRS and Marl were once bitter rivals involved in the legendary Bridge Wars. This album is a sort of a quasi-sequel toNas ' 2006 album "Hip Hop Is Dead ", not contrary, as KRS-One is known to have agreed with Nas' declaration of rap music's "death". The album has moved 21,588 units.Conception
"It all happened with one phone call,"
Marley Marl told AllHipHop.com during a March 2006 interview. [ [http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6836 "KRS-One, Marley Marl Say 'Hip-Hop Lives' With New Album"] , AllHipHop News,March 21 ,2007 ] "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). The music video for Hip Hop Lives was released and can be seen on YouTube.com [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWa4UpajKTc here]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 byK-Def )
# Victory (feat.Blaq Poet ) (Scratches byDJ Premier )
# This Is What It Is
# All Skool
# House of Hits (feat.Busy Bee Starski )References
External links
* [http://www.krs-one.com Official Website]
*MySpace|templeofhiphop
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9BaS6OCflM&feature=PlayList&p=902C781620253375&index=4 Hip-Hop Lives trailer]
* [http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=krsonesampler Hip-Hop Lives album sampler]
* [http://www.dropmagazine.com/krs-one-marley-marl-hip-hop-lives-review/ dropmagazine.com Album Review]
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