KRS-One - "Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight)" Video Of This 1997 Hip Hop Record with information & comments

KRSOneVEVO, Mar 4, 2014

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series on 1980s/1990s Hip Hop. These posts showcase a video of a particular Boogie Down Production or KRS-One record, presents information about that record, and presents selected comments about memories of that record, memories of other Hip Hop records, and/or memories of fashions from that time, etc.  

Part III showcases a video of and information about the KRS-One 1997 record "Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight)".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/05/boogie-down-productions-criminal-minded_5.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I showcases a video of and information about Boogie Down Production (BDP)'s 1987 single record "Criminal Minded". Information about  Boogie Down Production is also included in that post along with information about KRS-One.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/05/boogie-down-productions-my-philosophy.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases a video of and information about Boogie Down Production's 1988 record "My Philosophy".. 

The content of this post ispresented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to KRS-One for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who were associated with this record and video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. 
 
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INFORMATION ABOUT KRS-ONE'S RECORD "STEP INTO A WORLD (RAPTURE'S DELIGHT")
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_into_a_World_(Rapture%27s_Delight)
"Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" is a song performed by American rapper KRS-One. It was released on March 3, 1997 via Jive Records as a single from his third solo studio album I Got Next. Recording sessions took place at The Hit Factory in New York City. Produced by Jesse West, the song contains a portion of the composition "Rapture" written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and a sample of the Mohawks' "The Champ" written by Harry Palmer.

The single peaked at number 10 in New Zealand, number 24 on the UK Singles Chart and number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The song was later used in 2002 video game BMX XXX, in Seth Rogen's 2013 movie This Is the End, in Ian Edelman's 2018 movie The After Party, and in the eighth episode of 2020 miniseries The Last Dance."...
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Click https://genius.com/Krs-one-step-into-a-world-raptures-delight-lyrics for the complete lyrics for KRS-One's song "Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight". 

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SELECTED COMMENTS: MEMORIES OF KRS-ONE'S RECORD "STEP INTO A WORLD (RAPTURE'S DELIGHT")
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbJxcFyaCpI This is the discussion thread for the  video that is embedded in this post.]

2014

1. Ur Mama
"At that time i could not understand a single word of english, but the video was amazing, the flow, the break dancers, the writers, the NYC streets: I was 14 in 1996, i just felt in love with this video"

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2015

2. Oaktree P
"The closest i ever got to the feeling of real Hip Hop was, when i saw Krs One performing in my Hometown in The Netherlands.      The man was touring with his two sons and let people come to the stage and rap with him. After the show, KRS comes of the stage and started talking with people and giving hands and signatures. I was standing a couple of meters from the man and i thought by my self, this is the teachter and one of the most important souls of H.I.P H.O.P.  I feel blessed and thankfull for that moment!"

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3. LaFuria4President, 2017
"oaktreep1987 felt the same way 5 years ago in Zurich. I'm Italian and drove with a friend 2hrs just to see him and it was even more sensational that i couldn't expect! Essence of hip hop"

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4. Lucas Engel, 2017
"oaktreep1987 when he was in my hometown in cologne Germany 2 years ago, he let b boys at the stage and gave them a chance to show what they can, it was the best concert I ever visited! Even shaked his hand at the song Loves gonna gettcha, I was screaming like a little girl hahahaha"

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5. Ryuu, 2018
"he did the same in Belgium. He was there with supernatural and that was best thing i seen and heard in years. Was even on stage with him when he asked for B-boys and B-girls to show some moves and MC´s to drop a bar... Big respect for an artist like that"

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6. ToxicVenom3D, 2018
"Yep, he does that. He came to my city in the states and did that, too."

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7. 2 TB, 2019
"Mooi man! Zag hem laatst in Annabel Rotterdam, idd echt een oprechte kerel! True Legend! ;) Real HipHop Neve4 dies!"
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Google translate from Dutch to English
"That's great, man! Saw him recently in Annabel Rotterdam, a really sincere guy! True Legend! ;) Real HipHop Neve4 dies"

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8. Cody K, 2020
"He did the same thing in his concert here in Denver Colorado. The man is a living legend, the energy in that concert was impeccable"

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2017

9. Slight Bread
"This is my childhood right here ✌ 🐜"

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10. Harry Patangata
"I remmember this rap .I connected like 15 speakers together just get a mean sound .I didn't knw if it would work it did it was bagging .I was 14 I'm 35 now I still remmember ever word"

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11. Sameer Mustafah Raza, 2018
"Bagging?🤨 It's banging!🤫🤭"

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12. D33Lux, 2018
"I'm surprised you didn't blow your amp, cutting it down to about 2 ohms."

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13. samcharman100
"I saw krs 1 live in Brighton,  the music when silent " Im number", the crowd erupted " IM NUMBER 1,2,3,4  AND 5"....awesome"

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14. OldMan Cyber
"Closing my eyes and thinking back on the days that I used to sit in the front of my building with the rest of crew shooting dice or playing spades with the big radio jamming to music from my era. The good ole times. Oh how I miss you. Someone invent a time machine please."

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2018

15. Nora matuszewski
"I remember this waaaaaaayy back in the dayz, old school hop. Fav part 0:49 when dudes spinning on his head! 😏♥️"

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16. Robert Gee
"Robgee..da tru master....this is the bronx river sound..our projects started this vibe,4 for all those who were in dat era. Only we know....peace"

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17. Laura
"I met him in 2003 on my lunch break in the parking lot of a Chinese Restaurant.  I was 19 and my bf and I drove around the parking lot for 20 min arguing about whether it was him or not. We finally stopped to ask and he came right over to us to give us an autograph. I felt so stupid bc all I had was a napkin for him from my take out. He just laughed at me and said “Yo, that’s real” I was so embarrassed but it was awesome and funny at the same time 💕🤣🤣🤣"

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18.  Julien Jegou
"Saw KRS one about a month ago in Newport Beach, he still has it, he killed it on stage! He let people rap on stage with him, signed autographs on vinyls, t shirts, CDs etc. super show!"

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2019

19. deraculan
"I remember hearing it on the radio on it's debut. Bought the CD & played it till it broke. Yes this song alone would burn mumble rap"

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20. K. A. Bowman
"He snapped on this. I remember this joint when it dropped. Dang! I am old!"

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21. Mike Harris
"Proud to say I saw KRS absolutely destroy a show at the Hollywood Athletic Club in 1998.  The place was packed...wack fire marshal tried to shut it down, but nobody would leave."

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22. Mr Mike
..."This joint at the skating rink was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. The best all time rap song. Do you agree???"

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23. John Koster
"This song always reminds me of the battle of the year disc we always played at our breakdance training sessions"

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24.  Loc Thiese
"I remember being on the same stage with KRS 1 in Malibu CA at a joint called the Malibu Inn. I was with a group 7Sign Music and we opened for him I think this was in 04 when he was touring for his album Keep Right. The man is The Quintessential MC. I mean he rocked that stage like the true rap masters of old and all of us in my group we’re in complete awe of this icon. KRS had a cypher and everything which we all took advantage of and I mean.. ..just WOW..!!!!!"

 A True Master Indeed 💯💯💯"

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25. Stefan Hammel
"This song came after 2pac and biggie was killed i remember....KRS ONE put everybody back in check for the love of hiphop...I have to admit i too was busy with the east/westcoast BS ...this .brought the love back...just like DJ Kool let me clear me throat rond that time...!"

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26. 31membami
"Who here in 2019 remembers the resurgence of breakdancing in 1997 the song set the tone"

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27. MIchael Barry
"this song is a damn time machine where I can go from Criminal Minded to sitting in my study hall listening to "By Any means necessary" on those ugly orange fuzzy heaphones (with somebody elses hair ALWAYS in them to January 14th 2020 AND I´m supposed to be cleaning the house right now KRS ONE for life"

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2020

28. Kyle G-Rover
"This track was featured on a BOOM! mix CD I bought 21 years ago. I was 9 then, and this track is what got me into rap lol. I'm still blowing minds by introducing it to these modern day rappers"

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29.  enzigenes
"I remember this came out me and my younger sister was outside trying to breakdance every day. Hip Hop was sooooooo good back then."

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30.  Genesis Alexander
"Im 50 years old now, and I remember breakdancing to this joint back in the Bronx when this first came out. Big love from London, England."

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31. Bun-Reth Sak
"Diaaaamn I remember bacc in 90s I breakdance on this beat... This song brought the Cambodian Bloods and Crips together peacefully!!! One luv!"

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32. trist. vaux
"i was 7 when this came out and i have memories of me and my mom dancing to it"

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33. You know What
"I remember coming out of school and see people dancing for money playing KRS.. early 90s was very epic, like evolution in the making..  Was in the Bronx only."

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34. Edward Yang
"Man.... this brings back memories... this is when the real rap started.  The 80s where the OGs made their mark.  Tupac, BIG, Dre, Jayz, PDiddy, NAS, NWA, Wutang Clan, DMX, Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Q-Tip, Method and Redman, Kriss Kross, DMC, and obviously KRS.  I know you probably be thinking this dude miss out on a lot of big names, I said the 80s, not the 90s-2020s.  Obviously probably missed one or two but the big cats are on the list.  Liked and subbed! 👏"

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35. Deemememe
"Memories of me doing the dishes then turning up the radio when this came on Hot 97"

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2021

36. R&R COD
"Song that every radio station ruined by not allowing it to play fully. Good thing YouTube is Dj free"

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37. kinetikx
"So here's a story.

 I was at a party (we didn't call them raves, but if I'm truthful, that's what it was), it was the late 90's I guess (the timeframe is hard to pin down- the pills get in the way of the flow of time), and I was in central Florida. Run DMC was on the lineup, and so was KRS-One. There were a bunch of Florida breaks DJ's that barely anyone remembers that were prelude for what turned out to be an epic night, both before and after.

Being a dude born in 1974, Run DMC was part of the cloth of hip hop that I was cut from. And KRS was integral to that piece of fabric.

Long story short, Run DMC came on stage and were... Whack. The audience, me, the entirety of central Florida didn't give a f&&k*. I don't know what was going on but they just weren't present that night. Those dudes basically told an entire audience to go to hell and they fled the stage after, I don't know, 3 songs.

And then there was the usual pause between acts.

And then KRS-One hit the stage.

I'm not being facetious when I say that the audience woke up and then turned into a wave of something beautiful. Riding on a mass of something that had been building since long before the 80's. Before anyone knew where Kingsbridge even was. Before hip hop was something that this disheveled JNCO-clad group of gen-x and younger idiots had an idea of. KRS-One hit the whole crowd with a dose of something way more powerful than whatever dubious ingredients that were thrown into the MDMA that was altering their minds. He took all of us on an amazing trip (and I was tripping already, truth be told).

I was a fan before that night. I became a devotee during that show.

This song was part of that.
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38. Richard Peoples Jr
"Don't remember exactly what year, but Puerto Rican Day Parade. Kris, Pun , Fat Joe, Beatnuts. That sh&t* was live. Lord Tariq ,Peter Guns. Bronx representation."
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39. Free Dragon
"Used to skate to this playing on the old boom box down at the Eaton Center in Toronto back before my knees didn't crack with every step lol."

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40. Scott Evans
"Hook is good and I know it’s effects but she sounds sexy. But the lyrics are meh....kinda lame. I used to think this was a great song but now idk why I thought that. My cousin bought the cd and this was the only song we ever played on it. At least it wasn’t my money"

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2022

41. Geraldo Alves
"That's insane sound, I remember 90's on South São Paulo city around Vila missionária and vila joaniza."

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42. Jose Morales
"Close my eyes and it takes me back to the days when I got my first car blasting this song all day down in Brooklyn good times!"

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43. Kehinde Oyegunle
"I feel blessed to have witnessed 'The teacher' performing his art live Brixton Academy London 1988  . A true master of the art acknowledging its Jamaican roots."

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44. Andre Miller
"Come on old heads I know yall remember"

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