K-rino lyrics
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K-Rino Interview
P: For those who don’t know, tell us a little about your history in the rap game, when you started rapping, et cetera.
K: Actually, I jumped in the game in 1983 if you’re speaking about when I first started writing. If you’re talking about getting into the industry side of things that was 1986 when I first started making records. That’s when I first took it seriously as far as making a living, so I’ve been in the game for 22-23 years now.
P: You mentioned getting into rapping back in 1983, what was the hip-hop scene in Houston like back then?
K: In 1983 there wasn’t a scene! You had some people rapping on street corners, in clubs, and at talent shows but it was all smaller. This was all until someone actually put out a record. There was a group that had a record called “McGregor Park,” dedicated to this park we have in Houston that was real popular especially on Sunday people would come out and hang at the park. But outside of that, the scene was in its infancy at that time. The scene really did not get popping u
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K-Rino
Walker, Lance Scott. "K-Rino". Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop, New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 2018, pp. 102-114. https://doi.org/10.7560/317174-020
Walker, L. (2018). K-Rino. In Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop (pp. 102-114). New York, USA: University of Texas Press. https://doi.org/10.7560/317174-020
Walker, L. 2018. K-Rino. Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, pp. 102-114. https://doi.org/10.7560/317174-020
Walker, Lance Scott. "K-Rino" In Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop, 102-114. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.7560/317174-020
Walker L. K-Rino. In: Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop. New York, USA: University of Texas Press; 2018. p.102-114. https://doi.org/10.7560/317174-020
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K-Rino (real name Eric Kaiser,born on September 9, 1970) is an American rapper from Houston/Texas. He is affiliated with Horrorcore rapper Ganksta N-I-P. He founded the "South Park coalition." John Nova Lomax of the Houston Pressdescribed him as "the conscience of Houston rap, king of the Houston battle rappers," and a "true pioneer of Southern hip-hop.
K-Rino was born sept.9,1970. He grew up in a neighborhood in houston, tx called south park in an area called "the dead end". He began rapping in 1983, after being influenced by hip hop pioneers like melle mel, kurtis blow, and run-dmc. By 1984 he started participating in rap battles around the city of houston. Quickly he developed a strong underground reputation winning battles and local talent shows. Two years later, he formed a group called Real Chill with two classmates (G.T. and Preppy J) they released their first 12” single called “Rockin’It in 1987” It was also in 1987 that he created the S.P.C. (South Park Coalition) which consisted of several rappers from the area, most
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