After HipHopDX pointed out on Wednesday (May 10) that KRS-One incorrectly names King Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys as one of the fallen MCs on the song “Hip Hop Speaks From Heaven” from his new album The World Is Mind (when he meant Adam “MCA” Yauch), countless blogs began to circulate the blunder the following day.
KRS-One (real name Kris Parker) clearly caught wind of it and made a statement via Twitter early Saturday (May 13), apologizing for the mistake and announcing he was pulling the song from the digital release of the album.
“Peace,” he wrote. “This is KRS One. I am sending my sincere apologies to King Ad-Rock from the Beastie Boys on a performance error that I made on a song entitled ‘Hip Hop Speaks from Heaven’ from my new album ‘The World Is Mind.’ I mistakably paid respect and condolences to the wrong Beastie Boy member King Ad-Rock when it should have been MCA.
“In light of this,” he continued, “I am redoing ‘Hip Hop Speaks From Heaven’ and pulling the original version off of my digital release.”
Read KRS-One’s full statement below.
Of course he thanked XXL they do real journalism. HipHopDX never would have caught that cause there too busy analyzing Lil Uzi Vert lyrics and covering Kodak Blacks court cases. So Hip Hop Dx lololol
We actually pointed out the mishap a day before, as the story says. You can check the publication dates of both stories. Thank you to Kyle Eustice, she’s awesome.
Yet KRS-One chose not acknowledge hiphopdx… oh and Kyle? she’s? awesome….
YUP.
Take a chill pill Victoria. U guys will be mentioned next tym. lol
Hahahahaha you’re so wrong.
HipHopDX covers ALL hip-hip thoroughly and thoughtfully. All you’d have to do is a google search to determine they were the first one’s to discover and report this gigantic blunder. Props to Kyle Eustice, the journalist who listened closely and discovered it. She is doing a huge service to the culture, to KRS One and to music as a whole. Keep hating, while DX peeps keep killing shit. Your opinion has zero merit or value.
U just got owned with no vaseline
They do “real journalism?” Hahaha as opposed to what? You’re dumb as fuck.
He needs to apologize to Bambaataa’s victims… Lost respect for him after those insensitive comments on DrinkChamps… pedophilia doesn’t fly in our community… I thought as an elder he would respectfully address the situation and get to the bottom of it… He swept it under the rug… Which brings up alot of red flags…
They better be careful, alot of former zulus are not happy with them
Peace
Agreed! I ain’t fucking with KRS no more after those comments and i’ve been supportin’ him for more than 15 years. He can go suck bam’s d1ck. I sold all of my KRS albums too – no love for dat n1gga anymore.
You sold his albums? This day in age you sold his albums???? As in physical copies? I’m sorry, I just find that hard to believe in this digital era.
HHDX butt hurt because they didn’t get mentioned. lol
Just stating the facts. Nothing wrong with that.
Lmao when the writers hide their names or have their friends come help them.
HOW DOES A SELF PROCLAIMED HIP HOP GURU NOT KNOW WHICH MEMBER OF A GROUP DIED? MORE SO A GROUP HE CAME UP IN THE SAME TIME WITH…
Lol thx xxl
both cats named adam. mistakes happen. n as far as his defense of pedophile (i dunno entire story, nor care), its kinda like michael jackson. dope music, questionable/potentially questionable personal li(f)e. i condone murder for pedos only. regardless of story.
Why do you even care? Sit down and shut up.
That was how KRS One went on in one interview, saying he hoped Eminem wrote 3 am off the Relapse Album himself, thereby inadvertently insisting that Dr. See wrote it for Em. As if Dr. Dre writes his own lyrics!
Dr. Dre*
the JDL made this guy apologise (Ad-Rock, just like the two other Beastie Boys, happens to be jevvish).
Honest mistake. Next…
KRS-One and Ad-Rock need to do a song together. Hopefully a couple of songs. Ad-Rock can produce or they can get somebody like DJ Premier.