Veteran rapper KRS-One -- widely considered of the best MCs of all time -- will play Erie's Forward Hall on Oct. 9.
Lawrence Krishina Parker -- aka KRS-One -- started the acclaimed Boogie Down Productions in the late 1980s, issuing such landmark works as "By All Means Necessary" (1988) and "Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip-Hop" (1989).
He went solo in the 1990s, making plenty of noise with 1997's "I Got Next," which included a sample of Blonde's "Rapture" on "Step Into a World," and hit No. 3 on the Billboard album chart.
MTV's 2007 list of all-time greats MCs ranked KRS-One at No. 6 -- ahead of Big Daddy Kane, Ice Cube, Eminem, and LL Cool J. (For the record, Jay-Z was No. 1).
"KRS could go from dropping indisputable science that elevated the masses to crushing any "sucka MC" who stepped his way," the MTV piece states. "And on stage, who could compete with him? Besides Busta Rhymes, he may be the best live performer ever."
Opening acts will include R-Gav, Zeek Diamond, BlackBox, Young Millz, Profound, and FInity. Sikk Caden will host. Tickets are $20 advance, available at Ink Assassins. They[ll be $22 at the door.

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