KRS-One discography
This is the discography of American rapper KRS-One.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B /HH [1] |
US Ind. [1] |
CAN [1] |
GER [2] |
NLD [3] |
UK [4] |
UK R&B [4] |
UK Ind. [4] | |||
| Return of the Boom Bap | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KRS-One |
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19 | 2 | — | 23 | — | — | 95 | 13 | — | |
| I Got Next |
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3 | 2 | — | 18 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 11 | — | |
| The Sneak Attack |
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43 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
| Kristyles |
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186 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Keep Right |
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— | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Life |
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— | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Adventures in Emceein |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Maximum Strength |
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— | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The BDP Album |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Never Forget |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Now Hear This |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The World Is MIND |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Street Light (First Edition) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Between Da Protests |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I M A M C R U 1 2 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Temple Of Hip Hop: Global Awareness |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B /HH [1] |
UK R&B [4] |
UK Ind. [4] | ||
| Strictly for da Breakdancers |
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— | — | — | — |
| The Goddess Set/Strictly for da Emceez... |
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— | — | — | — |
| Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez Volume 1 |
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— | — | — | — |
| Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez Volume 2 |
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— | — | — | — |
| Battle for Rap Supremacy |
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— | — | — | — |
| Aka Kris Parker |
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— | — | — | — |
| A Retrospective |
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200 | 62 | 25 | 41 |
| Strickly for da Breakdancers & Emceez |
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— | — | — | — |
| Fundamentals of Hip Hop Volume 1 |
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— | — | — | — |
| Best of Rapture's Delight |
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— | — | — | — |
| D.I.G.I.T.A.L. |
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— | — | — | — |
| Playlist: The Very Best of KRS-One |
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— | — | — | — |
| The Essential KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Mixtapes
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B /HH [1] |
US Ind. [1] | |||||||
| The Mix Tape |
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32 | 17 | |||||
| Footsoldiers Mix (with Footsoldiers) |
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— | — | |||||
| King of the Ol' Skool |
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— | — | |||||
| The KRS-One Mixtape (with DJ Opale) |
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— | — | |||||
| The Apprenticeship (with Beast 1333) |
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— | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Collaborative albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B /HH [1] |
US Ind. [1] |
US Rap [1] |
US Gos. [1] | ||
| Spiritual Minded (with The Temple of Hip hop) |
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— | 64 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl) |
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140 | 23 | 15 | 8 | — |
| Survival Skills (with Buckshot) |
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62 | 19 | 9 | 11 | — |
| Meta-Historical (with True Master) |
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— | 57 | — | 24 | — |
| Godsville (with Showbiz) |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| Royalty Check (with Bumpy Knuckles) |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Promotional albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 55 Minutes Of KRS One - The Ultimate Street Mix Tape (with Funkmaster Flex & J Grand; Mixtape; compilation album) |
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| Unreleased, Freestyles and Remixes (compilation album) |
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EPs
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Break the Chain (Psychosonic Comic!)[a] |
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| My People |
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| What You Know About? (with Q. Burse) |
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| We Will Rock You |
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| Hip Hop Lives - Pre Release EP (with Marley Marl) |
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| Radio (with Eneeone) |
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| The Just-Ice and Krs-One EP, Vol. 1 (with Just-Ice) |
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| Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating) |
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| Memories - Remix EP (with Just-Ice) |
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| Never Forget |
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| Green Related [Hip Hop & Dub Mix] (featuring G. Simone) |
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| The Block Party (Mixtape EP; with Kid Capri) |
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Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Rap [1] |
NZ [38] |
UK [4] |
UK Dance [4] |
UK R&B [4] | ||||
| "Outta Here" | 1993 | —[b] | 61 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Return of the Boom Bap | |
| "Sound of da Police" | 89 | 79 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Return of the Boom Bap"[40] | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" | 1995 | 57 | 35 | 9 | — | 84 | 12 | — | KRS-One | |
| "Rappaz R. N. Dainja" | — | — | — | — | 47 | 20 | — | |||
| "Big Timer" / "Pick It Up" (featuring Mad Lion)[41] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Word Perfect" / "The MC" / "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" | 1996 | —[c] | 67 | 17 | — | 70 | 12 | 13 | I Got Next | |
| "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" | 1997 | 70 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 6 | ||
| "Heartbeat" / "A Friend" (featuring Redman and Angie Martinez) |
—[d] | 70 | 31 | 49 | 66 | 19 | — | |||
| "Men of Steel" (with Shaquille O'Neal, Ice Cube, B-Real and Peter Gunz) |
82 | 53 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Steel Soundtrack | ||
| "5 Boroughs" (with Bounty Killer, Buckshot, Cam'ron, Keith Murray, Killah Priest, Prodigy, Redman, Run and Vigilante) |
1998 | — | 79 | 10 | — | — | — | — | The Corruptor Soundtrack | |
| "Bulworth (They Talk About It While We Live It)" (with Method Man, Kam and Prodigy)[42] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bulworth Soundtrack | ||
| "Gunplay" (featuring Apocalypse and Mo Money)[43] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Shutupayouface"[e][44] | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Once in the Life Soundtrack / The Sneak Attack | |
| "Hot" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | The Sneak Attack | ||
| "The Mind"[45] | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Get Your Self Up" | — | —[f] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "South Bronx 2002" (with The Temple of Hip hop)[46] |
2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Spiritual Minded | |
| "Clear 'Em Out" (featuring Tonedeff)[g][47] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Difference Vol. 1 | ||
| "The Message 2002"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Mix Tape | ||
| "That's It" (with Mad Lion)[49] |
2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beef Soundtrack / Kristyles | |
| "Underground"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kristyles | ||
| "How Bad Do You Want It" (featuring Peedo)[51] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | KRS-One Presents Peedo & The Luna Empire / Kristyles | ||
| "Let 'Em Have It" | — | —[h] | — | — | — | — | — | Keep Right | ||
| "Illegal Business Remix 2004"[52] | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sound of da Police" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | Best of Rapture's Delight | ||
| "Boogie Down Ox" (with Oh No and Ricci Rucker)[53] |
2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Gangsta House" (as The 1200 Warriors presents G-Dubs and KRS-One)[54] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Life"[55] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life | |
| "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" (with Kanye West, Nas, and Rakim) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Money/Amsterdam /My Soldier Boy" (featuring MC Lyte)[56] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Adventures in Emceein | ||
| "Rent" (with Black Skeptik)[57] |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Robot" (with Buckshot)[i][58] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Survival Skills | ||
| "Oh Really (Remix)" (with Buckshot; featuring Talib Kweli & Geologic)[59] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Times Up" (featuring Jesse West)[60] |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The BDP Album | |
| "There It Is" (with Just-Ice)[61] |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Just-Ice and KRS-One EP, Vol. 1 | |
| "Rear View" (with Substance Abuse)[62] |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Background Music | |
| "Big Up New York"[63] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Kulture vs. Korporate" (with Maylay Sage, Self Lion, Def Mass and Science)[64] |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hip Hop Nation" (featuring Frank Fitzpatrick, K’naan and Lina)[65] |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Got Served: Beat the World Soundtrack | |
| "Krazy"[66] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I M A M C R U 1 2 | |
| "Knock Em Out"[67] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Beginning"[68] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Respect" (with Grand Official)[69] |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Supreme | |
| "The Real" (with Tekneek On The Beat)[70] |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "50 More Years of Hip Hop"[71] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Temple Of Hip Hop: Global Awareness | |
| "THE KINGS" (with Diamond D)[72] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Diam Piece 3: Initium | ||
| "Looka Here" (with Redman)[73] |
2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Muddy Waters Too | |
| "Free Mumia" (featuring Channel Live)[74] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | KRS-One | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [75] |
US Rap [76] |
GER [77] |
IRL [78] |
NED [79] |
NZ [80] |
SWE [81] |
SWI [82] |
UK [83] | ||||
| "Serious" (Steady B featuring KRS-One) |
1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | Let the Hustlers Play[j] | |
| "Self Destruction" (as part of Stop the Violence Movement) |
1989 | — | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 75 |
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Non-album single |
| "Radio Song" (R.E.M. featuring KRS-One) |
1991 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 56 | — | — | — | 28 | Out of Time | |
| "Heal Yourself" (as part of H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies)[85] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Civilization vs. Technology | ||
| "Rise N Shine" (Kool Moe Dee featuring KRS-One and Chuck D) |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Funke, Funke Wisdom | ||
| "The Jam" (Shabba Ranks featuring KRS-One) |
— | 52 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | As Raw as Ever | ||
| "I Get Wrecked" (Tim Dog featuring KRS-One) |
1993 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Do or Die | |
| "Rough..." (Queen Latifah featuring Treach, Heavy D and KRS-One)[86] |
1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Reign | |
| "Mad Izm (Channel Live featuring KRS-One) |
1995 | 54 | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Station Identification | |
| "1, 2 Pass It" (as part of D&D All-Stars) |
—[k] | 66 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The D&D Project, Vol. 1 | ||
| "Double Trouble (Remix)" (Mad Lion featuring KRS-One and Brenda K. Starr) |
1996 | — | 69 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[l] | |
| "East Coast/West Coast Killas" (as part of Group Therapy)[88] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath | ||
| "Do Ya Thang" (C-Swing featuring KRS-One)[89] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Digital" (Goldie featuring KRS-One) |
1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 35 | — | 13 | Saturnz Return | |
| "The Anthem" (Sway & King Tech featuring Eminem, RZA, Tech N9ne, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Kool G Rap, KRS-One, Jayo Felony and Chino XL)[90] |
1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This or That | |
| "Symphony 2000" (Truck featuring Kool G Rap, KRS-One and Big Pun)[91] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[m] | ||
| "Return of Hip Hop (Ooh, Ooh)" (DJ Tomekk featuring KRS-One, Torch and MC Rene) |
2001 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 13 | Return of Hip Hop | |
| "Balumbalang" (Mexicano 777 featuring KRS-One)[92] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | God's Assassins | ||
| Self-Construction (Self-Destruction 2008) [with various artists] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| Robot (with Buckshot) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Survival Skills | |
| Survival Skills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Show Power | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Godsville | |
Appearances
[edit]KRS One has appeared on several songs with other artists, and due to this he has received 9 Gold and 7 Platinum plaques.[93]
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- 1986
- "Advance" by Scott La Rock and The Celebrity Three
- 1987
- "Going Way Back" + "Moshitup" by Just-Ice///\\\Kool & Deadly (Justicizms)
- 1988
- "Serious {Ceereeus BDP Remix)" : Steady B///\\\12"
- 1989
- "Clobberin' Time/Pay the Price" : Sick of It All///\\\Blood, Sweat and No Tears
- "Party Together" : Sly & Robbie///\\\Silent Assassin
- "Tribe Vibes" : Jungle Brothers///\\\Done by the Forces of Nature
- "Evil That Men Do" : Queen Latifah///\\\All Hail the Queen
- 1990
- "The TR 808 Is Coming" : D-Nice///\\\Call Me D-Nice
- 1991
- "Rhymin' Skills" : D-Nice///\\\To tha Rescue
- "Good Kill" : Too Much Joy///\\\Cereal Killers
- 1993
- "Black Cop" : KRS-1///\\\CB4 (soundtrack) [& Return of the Boom Bap]
- "I Get Wrecked" : Tim Dog///\\\Do or Die
- "Rough..." : Queen Latifah///\\\Black Reign
- 1994
- "Big Joe Krash & So Much Greater" from the Break The Chain maxi / KRS-One aka Big Joe Krash
- "Friends and Respect" : Heavy D and the Boyz///\\\Nuttin' but Love
- Stop the Breaks : Ron G with Raekwon, Killa Sin, O.C. & Notorious B.I.G.///\\\ 12"
- 1995
- "KRS-One Speech" : Funkmaster Flex///\\\The Mix Tape, Vol. 1
- "Represent the Real" : Das EFX///\\\Hold It Down [& KRS-One]
- "Bronx Tale" : Fat Joe///\\\Jealous One's Envy
- "Ah Yeah" : KRS-1///\\\Pump Ya Fist (Music Inspired by the Black Panthers) [& KRS-One]
- 1996
- "Brainstorm" + No Gimmicks : Lord Finesse///\\\The Awakening
- "High School Rock" : KRS-1///\\\High School High (soundtrack)
- "Conscious Style" : Poor Righteous Teachers///\\\The New World Order
- "Crazy" + Milk (People Call Me) : Young Zee///\\\Musical Meltdown
- 1997
- "Bring It Back" : KRS-1///\\\Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack)
- "Team Players" : DJ Honda with KRS-One & King Doe-V ///\\\HII
- "Perhaps She'll Die" : KRS-1//\\\Dangerous Ground (soundtrack)
- "Scatter" + "Article (Lyrical Shot pt. 2)": Whitey Don///\\\Whitey Don
- "Move Ahead" : Soul Assassins (KRS-)///\\\Chapter 1
- "The French Connection" : KRS-1///\\\Ma 6-T va crack-er (soundtrack)
- "PBS" : Positive Black Soul///\\\New York / Paris / Dakar
- "Digital" : Goldie///\\\Saturnz Return
- "Reputation" : Chubb Rock///\\\The Mind
- "Plan Up Your Family" : KRS-1///\\\Booty Call (soundtrack)
- 1998
- "Check It Out" : KRS-1///\\\Orgazmo (soundtrack) +produced by the Dust Bros.
- "Ey Yo (The Reggae Virus)" : KRS-One, Shaggy & Mad Lion///\\\Caught Up (soundtrack)
- "Bulworth (They Talk About It While We Live It)" : Prodigy, Method Man, KRS-One & Kam///\\\Bulworth (soundtrack)
- "Blade" : KRS-One with Channel Live///\\\Blade: soundtrack
- "Let It Flow (Do You Like Scratchin'?) : Malcolm McLaren with KRS-One///\\\Buffalo Gals Back to Skool
- "Ocean Within" : KRS-One & Saul Williams///\\\Slam (soundtrack)
- "Freestyle" : Funkmaster Flex///\\\The Mix Tape, Vol. III
- "Unstoppable" : Public Enemy///\\\He Got Game (soundtrack)
- "Drop It Heavy" : Show & AG///\\\Full Scale [& D.I.T.C.]
- "Destiny" : Shai///\\\Destiny
- "Do or Die" : Kid Capri///\\\Soundtrack to the Streets
- 1999
- "B-Boy 2000" : Crazy Town///\\\The Gift of Game
- "Live & Direct" : Sugar Ray///\\\14:59
- "Line of Fire" : Domingo, MC Shan, Godsons, F.T., Bamboo, Feel-X, Sinz of Reality & Ras Kass///\\\Behind the Doors of the 13th Floor
- "Where You At" : Rascalz///\\\Global Warning
- "Live on the Mic" : Kurupt///\\\Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
- "Symphony 2000" : Truck Turner with Big Pun & Kool G Rap///\\\12"
- 2000
- "Class of 87" : Tony Touch with KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap///\\\The Piece Maker
- "Kenny Parker Show 2001" : Xzibit///\\\Restless
- "Up from da Underground" : Xzibit with Ras Kass & Mad Lion///\\\Likwit Rhymes
- 2001
- "Return of Hip Hop (Ooh, Ooh) : DJ Tomekk///\\\The Return of Hip Hop
- "Balumbalang!" : Mexicano 777///\\\God's Assassins
- 2002
- "GospelAlphaMegaFunkyBoogieDiscoMusic" : T-Bone///\\\
- 2003
- "Take It" : will.i.am///\\\Must B 21
- "If U Only Knew" : CunninLynguists///\\\Sloppy Seconds Vol.1
- "Let's Go (It's a Movement)" : Warren G & KRS-One///\\\Beef (soundtrack)
- "U Must Learn" : Snoop Dogg///\\\Welcome to tha Chuuch Mixtape Vol. 2
- "Bin Laden (Remix)" : Immortal Technique & Chuck D///\\\12"
- "Pack Up (Remix)" : Lyrics Born, Evidence, Jumbo the Garbageman (of Lifesavas)///\\\12"
- 2004
- "Let's Go" : Da Beatminerz///\\\Fully Loaded w/ Statik
- "Gangsta House" : Jazzy Jeff///\\\In the House
- "Dear Mr. President" : The S.T.O.P Movement
- 2005
- "My Thing!!" : Emmanuel///\\\D'Illusions of Grandeur
- "Our Philosophy" : Mr. R, Rockin' Squat///\\\
- 2006
- "Trash Talk" : Kenny Parker///\\\Mess Hall Recordings)
- "Ground Level" + "Do I Scare You?" : Footsoldiers///\\\
- 2007
- "Speak the Truth" : X-Clan///\\\Return from Mecca
- "Sex, Drugs & Violence" : Public Enemy///\\\How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???
- "The Perfect Beat" : Talib Kweli///\\\Eardrum
- "Exodus" : Noisia & Mayhem///\\\Exodus
- "Did What We Had to Do" : Statik Selektah, Large Professor & L Da Headtoucha///\\\
- "Wholetrain" : with El Da Sensei///\\\Wholetrain OST
- "Love" : Almost September & Sleepy Brown///\\\The Almost September EP
- "Throwin Up Letters (Dirty Version)" : Longevity & Rakaa Iriscience///\\\
- 2008
- "5 Boroughs" by LL Cool J Feat. Method Man, KRS-One, Jim Jones & Lil' Kim on Exit 13
- "The DJ" by DJ Revolution on King Of The Decks
- "My Conscience" by Fat Joe on The Elephant in the Room
- "Arrival (Bassnectar remix)" by Heavyweight Dub Champion
- "Control" by Cymarshall Law & KRS-One on Global Connection Vol. 1
- "Come Back Home" by KRS-One on "WYLA?"
- "How It's Supposed to Be" by Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs from the album Life of a Kid in the Ghetto – Demos and Rarities (recorded in 1990/91)
- "Rock Dis" by Marley Marl & Craig G on the album Operation: Take Back Hip-Hop
- "16 17 18" by Almost September feat. KRS-One, Al Be Back
- "Come Back Home", by Copperpot
- "Run It" by EPMD on the album We Mean Business
- 2009
- "New York" by Peedo feat. KRS-One, Fat Joe
- "We Speak Hip Hop" by Grandmaster Flash feat. KRS-One, Afasi, Kase. O, Maccho, Abass from The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)
- "What If" by Grandmaster Flash from The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)
- "Get It Done" by Joe Flizzow feat. KRS-One from the album President
- "We Are Hip Hop" by The Temple of Hip Hop feat. Fat Joe, KRS-One, Rampage, Rha Goddess, Smooth
- "Mega Fresh X" by Cormega from the album Born and Raised
- "Pass the Mic" by Masta Ace & Ed O.G. from the album Arts & Entertainment
- "The Movement" by Jay-Roc N' Jakebeatz from the album Power to the B-Boyz
- "Grand Concourse Benches" by Alchemist from the album Chemical Warfare
- "You Gotta Stay Hungry" by 67 Mob from the album T.I.M.E.
- "We Need You" by Beast 1333 feat. KRS-One, Kiyana & Realest Reeken from the album Mark of the Beast[94]
- "Jam On It", "Change" and "All City Kings" all by Beast 1333 feat. KRS-One from the album Mark of the Beast
- "Hip Hop" by N.A.S.A. from The Spirit of Apollo
- "Arrival" by Heavyweight Dub Champion feat. A.P.O.S.T.L.E., KRS-One & Stero-Lion from Rise of the Champion Nation
- "Rise" by Heavyweight Dub Champion feat. A.P.O.S.T.L.E., J Criminology, KRS-One, Lady K & Stero-Lion from Rise of the Champion Nation
- "King of the Mountain" by Heavyweight Dub Champion feat. A.P.O.S.T.L.E., David Icke & KRS-One from Rise of the Champion Nation
- "The World Is Crumbling" by Nicole Holness feat. KRS-One & Mateo Jordache
- 2010
- "A Dream" by Wyze Mindz feat. J.F.K., KRS-One, Les Brown & Rocky from the album World Meltdown
- "The Truth Is... (KRS-One Testimony)" by Truth Now from Karma Alarm
- "5%" : DJ Premier with KRS-One & Grand Puba///\\\DJ Premier Presents Get Used To Us
- 2011
- "History" by Game feat. KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E Fresh from the mixtape Purp & Patron
- "What is Hip Hop?" by MC Lars feat. KRS-One, Rittz, mc chris from the mixtape Indie Rocket Science
- "The Gospel of Hip-Hop" by MC Lars feat. KRS-One from the album Lars Attacks!
- "Clobberin' Time" by Sick of it All from the album Nonstop (Note: This is a new recording from the one 22 years ago)
- "À la vie, à la mort" Taktika Feat. Krs One & Buckshot from the album À bout portant confirmed by boutique
- "Key of Life" by Rockin' Squat from US Alien Chapter One
- 2013
- "Future" by Brothers of the Stone from the album Brothers of the Stone
- "Dvign se" by Trkaj from Vse je OK
- "99 Interludes" by Insight on D/A Orthophonic Sounds
- 2014
- "No Requests" by Datsik from Down 4 My Ninjas
- "What It Is" by Jonathan Emile of The Morph-tet from the album Exclamations
- 2015
- "Jihad Love Squad" by N.A.S.A.
- "Free Flow (Club Dub)" by Robosonic
- "BLK THSS" and "Crowdrockers" from the PE 2.0 album InsPirEd
- "Superpowers" : Mr. Green///\\\Live From The Streets
- 2016
- "Buckshot" : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with DJ Premier///\\\This Unruly Mess I've Made
- "What It Is" (Remix)" : Jonathan Emile, Paul Cargnello & James Di Salvio of Bran Van 3000///\\\Party Gras
- 2017
- "To nie jest hip-hop" : Quebonafide///\\\Egzotyka
- "Let Us Begin" : Snoop Dogg///\\\Neva Left
- 2024
- "Duck Down" : Chuckles with DJ Flip
- 2026
- "Still Ill!" : Rakim, Kurupt, Masta Killa with Kool G Rap///\\\The Godbody LP
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ released as Big Joe Krash
- ↑ "Outta Here" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[1]
- ↑ "The MC" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[1]
- ↑ "A Friend" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[1]
- ↑ "Shutupayouface" was released as a split single with "Yes, Yes Y'all" by Schoolly D.
- ↑ "Get Your Self Up" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales.[1]
- ↑ "Clear 'Em Out" was released as a split single with "Rumble" by The High & Mighty.
- ↑ "Let 'Em Have It" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 55 on the ot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales.[1]
- ↑ "Robot" was released as a split single with "The DJ" by DJ Revolution featuring KRS-One.
- ↑ In the liner notes for Let the Hustlers Play, KRS-One was credited as production collaborator on the track version of "Serious," but not as guest artist.
- ↑ "1, 2 Pass It" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[87]
- ↑ The original version of "Double Trouble" was included on Mad Lion's debut album Real Ting.
- ↑ "Symphony 2000" was later included on KRS-One's compilation album D.I.G.I.T.A.L. under the title "As You Already Know."
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