KRS-One has officially signed to Duck Down Records and will be working on an upcoming project with Buckshot.  Here’s the official press release detailing his signing and info on his next release:

KRS-One is a significant figure in the Hip-Hop community and is often credited by critics and other Hip-Hop artists as epitomizing the “essence” of an emcee. It is no surprise then, that KRS-One decided it would make the most sense to combine forces with Buckshot, of Black Moon and record a new album on Duck Down Records. Buckshot shares similar philosophies as KRS-One, one of which is the notion of the “Stop the Violence Movement,” which KRS-One is actively involved with.

Three tracks have already been recorded and the chemistry between the two artists is very natural. Buckshot described the work as “CONFLOSATION, even when KRS-One is flowing he’s having a conversation with his audience. This collaboration with KRS-One is going to be an album full of Hip-Hop conversation, ranging from New World Order, to socially conscious topics such as unemployment, poverty, and politics. At the same time, we will speak to the streets, as that is what I’m known to do. It’s a dream to be able to work with KRS-One. Before I even began rapping that is who I checked for. I kept the “Blue Print” album on me at all times. That is all I listened to for an entire summer.”