This episode of Hip-Hop Snapshot dives into the life-changing impact of KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions — the moment hip-hop became more than music and stepped into its role as a cultural teacher, protest tool, and global movement. We trace KRS-One from the Bronx shelters to pioneering “edutainment,” launching the Stop the Violence Movement, and helping establish the Hip-Hop Declaration of Peace at the United Nations.

But this story isn’t just New York history.

We follow how his message sparked revolutions worldwide — from French suburbs with Suprême NTM and IAM, to Brazilian favelas with Racionais MC’s, to Germany’s anti-racist hip-hop collectives like Advanced Chemistry. This episode honors the truth: hip-hop is a megaphone for the unheard, a classroom for the curious, and a passport for the oppressed. And we close with the words that inspired the episode — four words that still challenge the world:

Turn the volume up.