>So this is where you get that attitude from on ‘My
>Philosophy.’ I’m saying, ‘It’s my philosophy, on the industry,
>don’t bother dissing me, or even wishing we soften, dilute or
>commercialize all the lyrics, ‘cuz it’s a about time one of
>y’all hear it!’ That was my point. People had felt this way
>for a minute. These rhymes resonated with many of the new
>generation of MC’s. You can even hear that rawness in the
>production…this was the new age of sampling. Hip-hop was now
>an art. And I wasn’t just rhyming to my fans…I was rhyming to
>other MC’s. By this time, I was really calling myself The
>Teacher. And the truth is being a teacher was not a thing that
>hip-hop took to with open arms. I had to fight every step of
>the way to convince hip-hop that it was more than just music.
>I’m going to battle you with knowledge on a song like ‘I’m
>Still #1’. I’m going to show you that knowledge is superior to
>these average rhymes that you might be hearing. It’s important
>that you don’t think KRS is superior, but that you think
>knowledge itself is superior.”

KRS-One came with the real this song/album.
Like his swag was type Theo Huxtable crossed with Fred Williamson in the '70s. I loved that video, how he sort of just shut off the music and read his lyrics like they weren't even rap.

He was like, "fuck this music for now... y'all gonna hear what I have to say". That was a bold move.