KRS-One discography
American rapper discography
This is the discography of American rapper KRS-One.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | 2 | — | 23 | — | — | 95 | 13 | — | |
| I Got Next |
| 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 11 | — |
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| The Sneak Attack |
| 43 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
| Kristyles |
| 186 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Keep Right |
| — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Life |
| — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Adventures in Emceein |
| 180 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Maximum Strength |
| — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The BDP Album |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Never Forget |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Now Hear This |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The World Is MIND |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Street Light (First Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Between Da Protests |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I M A M C R U 1 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B /HH [1] | UK R&B [4] | UK Ind. [4] | ||
| Strictly for da Breakdancers |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Goddess Set/Strictly for da Emceez... |
| — | — | — | — |
| Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez Volume 1 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez Volume 2 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Battle for Rap Supremacy |
| — | — | — | — |
| Aka Kris Parker |
| — | — | — | — |
| A Retrospective |
| 200 | 62 | 25 | 41 |
| Strickly for da Breakdancers & Emceez |
| — | — | — | — |
| Fundamentals of Hip Hop Volume 1 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Best of Rapture's Delight |
| — | — | — | — |
| D.I.G.I.T.A.L. |
| — | — | — | — |
| Playlist: The Very Best of KRS-One |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Essential KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions |
| — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B /HH [1] | US Ind. [1] | |||||||
| The Mix Tape |
| 32 | 17 | |||||
| Footsoldiers Mix (with Footsoldiers) |
| — | — | |||||
| King of the Ol' Skool |
| — | — | |||||
| The KRS-One Mixtape (with DJ Opale) |
| — | — | |||||
| The Apprenticeship (with Beast 1333) |
| — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B /HH [1] | US Ind. [1] | US Rap [1] | US Gospel [1] | ||
| Spiritual Minded (with The Temple of Hip hop) |
| — | 64 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl) |
| 140 | 23 | 15 | 8 | — |
| Survival Skills (with Buckshot) |
| 62 | 19 | 9 | 11 | — |
| Meta-Historical (with True Master) |
| — | 57 | — | 24 | — |
| Godsville (with Showbiz) |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Royalty Check (with Bumpy Knuckles) |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Promotional albums
| 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) |
|
EPs
| 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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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [1] | US Rap [1] | NZ [36] | 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"[37] | 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)[38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | ||
| "Gunplay" (featuring Apocalypse and Mo Money)[39] | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Shutupayouface"[e][40] | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Sneak Attack |
| "Hot" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Mind"[41] | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Get Your Self Up" | — | —[f] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "South Bronx 2002" (with The Temple of Hip hop)[42] | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Spiritual Minded |
| "Clear 'Em Out" (featuring Tonedeff)[g][43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Difference Vol. 1 | |
| "The Message 2002"[44] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Mix Tape | |
| "That's It"[45] | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beef (Soundtrack)/Kristyles |
| "Underground"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kristyles | |
| "How Bad Do You Want It" (featuring Peedo)[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | KRS-One Presents Peedo & The Luna Empire/ Kristyles | |
| "Let 'Em Have It" | — | —[h] | — | — | — | — | — | Keep Right | |
| "Illegal Business Remix 2004"[48] | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sound of da Police" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | Best of Rapture's Delight | |
| "Boogie Down Ox" (with Oh No and Ricci Rucker)[49] | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Gangsta House"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Life"[51] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life |
| "Money/Amsterdam /My Soldier Boy" (featuring MC Lyte)[52] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Adventures in Emceein |
| "Criminal Minded '08"[i][53] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rent" (with Black Skeptik)[54] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Oh Really (Remix)" (with Buckshot; featuring Talib Kweli & Geologic)[55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Survival Skills | |
| "Times Up" (featuring Jesse West)[56] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The BDP Album |
| "There It Is" (with Just-Ice)[57] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Just-Ice and KRS-One EP, Vol. 1 |
| "Rear View" (with Substance Abuse)[58] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Big Up New York"[59] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Kulture vs. Korporate" (with Maylay Sage, Self Lion, Def Mass and Science)[60] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hip Hop Nation" (featuring Frank Fitzpatrick, K’naan and Lina)[61] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat the World (Soundtrack) |
| "The Block Party" (with Kid Capri)[62] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Krazy"[63] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I M A M C R U 1 2 |
| "Knock Em Out"[64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Beginning"[65] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Respect" (with Grand Official)[66] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "The Real" (with Tekneek On The Beat)[67] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Collaborative/Features
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rap | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Self Destruction (with The Stop the Violence Movement) | 12" | |||
| 1991 | Radio Song (R.E.M. featuring KRS-1) | Out of Time | |||
| Rise N' Shine (Kool Moe Dee featuring KRS-1 & Chuck D) | Funke, Funke Wisdom | ||||
| H.E.A.L. Yourself (with Big Daddy Kane, Harmony, LL Cool J, Ms. Melodie, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Freddie Foxxx, Kid Capri, Run-DMC & Jam Master Jay) | Human Education Against Lies 12" | ||||
| The Jam (Shabba Ranks featuring KRS-1) | As Raw as Ever | ||||
| 1995 | Mad Izm (Channel Live featuring KRS-1) | ` | ` | ` | Station Identification |
| 1, 2 Pass It (with D&D All-stars) | ` | ` | ` | The D&D Project, Vol. 1 | |
| 1996 | Double Trouble (with Mad Lion) | ` | ` | ` | Double Trouble 12" |
| East Coast/West Coast Killas (with Dr. Dre, RBX, Nas & B-Real) | Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath | ||||
| 1997 | "Men of Steel" (with Shaquille O'Neal, Ice Cube, B-Real, & Peter Gunz) | 87 | 53 | 10 | Steel (soundtrack) |
| 1998 | C.I.A. (Criminals In Action) [with The Last Emperor and Zack de la Rocha] | ` | ` | ` | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One |
| 1999 | 5 Boroughs (with Buckshot, Cam'ron, Keith Murray, Killah Priest, Prodigy, Redman, Run & Vigilante) | — | 79 | 10 | The Corruptor (soundtrack) |
| The Anthem (with Sway & King Tech, RZA, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Pharoahe Monch, Xzibit, Kool G Rap, Jayo Felony & Chino XL) | — | — | 72 | This or That | |
| 2007 | Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) [DJ Premier Remix] {with Nas, Kanye West & Rakim} | — | 84 | 20 | Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) |
| Kill a Rapper (with Marley Marl) | — | — | — | Hip Hop Lives | |
| Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl) | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Self-Construction (Self-Destruction 2008) [with various artists] | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2009 | Robot (with Buckshot) | — | — | — | Survival Skills |
| Survival Skills | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Show Power | — | — | — | Godsville |
Appearances
KRS One has appeared on several songs with other artists, and due to this he has received 9 Gold and 7 Platinum plaques.[68]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) |
- 1987
- "Going Way Back" + "Moshitup" by Just-Ice from the album Kool & Deadly (Justicizms)
- 1989
- "Clobberin' Time/Pay the Price" : Sick of It All///\\\Blood, Sweat and No Tears
- "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
- "Serious {Ceereeus BDP Remix)" : Steady B///\\\Serious 12"
- "Party Together" : Sly & Robbie///\\\Silent Assassin
- 1991
- "Rhymin' Skills" : D-Nice///\\\To tha Rescue
- "Good Kill" : Too Much Joy///\\\Cereal Killers
- 1993
- "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 |Break the Chain
- "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
- 1996
- "Brainstorm" + No Gimmicks : Lord Finesse///\\\The Awakening
- "The French Connection" : Ma 6-T va crack-er
- "High School Rock" : KRS-One///\\\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-One///\\\Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack)
- "Team Players" : DJ Honda with KRS-One & King Doe-V ///\\\HII
- "Perhaps She'll Die" : KRS-One///\\\Dangerous Ground (soundtrack)
- "Move Ahead" : Soul Assassins (KRS-One)///\\\Chapter 1
- "PBS" : Positive Black Soul///\\\New York / Paris / Dakar
- "Reputation" : Chubb Rock///\\\The Mind
- "Plan up Your Family" : KRS-One///\\\Booty Call (soundtrack)
- 1998
- "Check It Out" : KRS-One///\\\Orgazmo (soundtrack) +produced by the Dust Bros.
- "Blade" : KRS-One with Channel Live///\\\Blade: soundtrack
- "Bulworth (They Talk About It While We Live It)" : Prodigy, Method Man, KRS-One & Kam///\\\Bullworth (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)
- "Unstoppable" : Public Enemy///\\\He Got Game (soundtrack)
- "Do or Die" : Kid Capri///\\\Soundtrack to the Streets
- "Ey Yo (The Reggae Virus)" : KRS-One, Shaggy & Mad Lion///\\\Caught Up (soundtrack)
- "Freestyle" : Funkmaster Flex///\\\The Mix Tape, Vol. III
- "Drop It Heavy" : Show & AG///\\\Full Scale [& D.I.T.C.]
- "Digital" : Goldie///\\\Saturnz Return
- 1999
- "B-Boy 2000" : Crazy Town///\\\The Gift of Game
- "Live & Direct" : Sugar Ray///\\\14:59
- "Symphony 2000" : Truck Turner with Big Pun & Kool G Rap///\\\12"
- "Line of Fire" : Domingo, MC Shan, Godsons, F.T., Bamboo, Feel-X, Sinz of Reality & Ras Kass///\\\12"
- "Where You At" : Rascalz///\\\Global Warning
- "Live on the Mic" : Kurupt///\\\Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
- 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)///\\\
- 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[69]
- "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
Notes
- ^ 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]
- ^ "Criminal Minded '08" was released as a split single with "The Light '08" by Common and Midnight '08" by Q-Tip.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "KRS-One Chart History". Billboard Charts. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "KRS-One Chart History (GfK Entertainment charts)". Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "KRS-One". MegaCharts. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "KRS-One – UK Charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "American certifications – KRS-One". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Canadian certifications – Krs-One". Music Canada. April 22, 1998. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Never Forget (track listing). Front Page Entertainment. 1996. KRS2013.
- ^ Now Hear This (track listing). Vinyl Digital. 2015. VINDIG395.
- ^ The World Is MIND (track listing). Vinyl Digital. 2019. VINDIG396.
- ^ "Street Light - KRS-One - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "Between Da Protests - KRS-One - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "I M a M C R U 1 2 - KRS-One - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ Strictly For Da Breakdancers (track listing). Front Page Entertainment. 1995. FPLP01.
- ^ The Goddess Set / Strictly For Da Emceez... (track listing). Front Page Entertainment. 1995. FPLP 02.
- ^ Volume 1 Strictly For Da Breakdancers & Emceez (track listing). Front Page Entertainment. 1996. FPCD 871.
- ^ Volume 2 Strictly For Da Breakdancers & Emceez (track listing). Front Page Entertainment. 1996. FPCD 872.
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- Discography
- Boogie Down Productions discography
- Return of the Boom Bap
- KRS-One
- I Got Next
- The Sneak Attack
- Spiritual Minded
- Kristyles
- Keep Right
- Life
- Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl)
- Adventures in Emceein
- Maximum Strength
- Survival Skills (with Buckshot)
- Meta-Historical (with True Master)
- Godsville (with Showbiz)
- The BDP Album
- Battle for Rap Supremacy (vs. MC Shan)
- A Retrospective
- Digital
- The Mix Tape
- Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating)
- "Sound of da Police"
- "MC's Act Like They Don't Know"
- "Rappaz R. N. Dainja"
- "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)"
- "Radio Song"
- "Men of Steel"
- "Digital"
- "Return of Hip Hop (Ooh, Ooh)"
- "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"
