I actually got turned on to this by Michael Stipe of R.e.m. who praised it in Rollin Stone. As a white boy who owned very little hip hop, this album rocked my world and taught me that hip hop could be as socially relevant as punk rock. KRS-1 is the (...) because he criticizes big hip hop stars and their materialistic life. He also raises questions about Biblical figures, challenging their depictions as white people. "Jack Of Spades" is incredible all these years later.