KRS-One once said, “Rap is something you do; Hip Hop is something you live.” With this track, he gave us a harsh, noisy, necessary piece of Hip Hop to live by.
When he chants “It’s the sound of the police / WOO-HAA!” he is not just describing a noise. He is describing the sound of a structural wall that keeps the poor and the Black in their "place." krs one lyrics sound of da police
He isn't afraid of the cop physically; he is afraid of the system the cop represents. He warns the officer not to be a "hardhead" because once the "Teacher" arrives, the "student" (the system) must eventually learn. Listen to the news today. Listen to the rhetoric surrounding policing, race, and urban development. KRS-One wrote this before Rodney King, before Sean Bell, before Eric Garner, before George Floyd. KRS-One once said, “Rap is something you do;