KRS-One discography
This is the discography of hip hop musician KRS-One.
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B /HH [2] |
US Ind. [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [citation needed] |
NLD [5] |
UK [6] | |||
| Return of the Boom Bap |
|
35 | 3 | — | 28 | — | — | — | |
| KRS-One |
|
19 | 2 | — | 23 | — | — | 95 | |
| I Got Next |
|
3 | 2 | — | 18 | 95 | 90 | 58 | |
| The Sneak Attack |
|
43 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Spiritual Minded |
|
— | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kristyles |
|
186 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| Keep Right |
|
— | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Life |
|
— | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Adventures in Emceein |
|
180 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Maximum Strength |
|
— | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The BDP Album |
|
— | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Now Hear This | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The World Is MIND |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Street Light |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Between Da Protests |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Collaboration albums[]
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 2007 | Hip-Hop Lives (with Marley Marl)
|
140 | 23 |
| 2009 | Survival Skills (with Buckshot)
|
62 | 10 |
| 2010 | Meta-Historical (with True Master)
|
— | 57 |
| 2011 | Godsville (with Showbiz)
|
— | 70 |
| 2011 | Royalty Check (with Bumpy Knuckles)
|
— | — |
Compilations[]
- Battle for Rap Supremacy (KRS-One vs. MC Shan) (1996)
- A Retrospective (2000)
- Best of Raptures Delight (2003)
- D.I.G.I.T.A.L. (2004)
- (2010)
Miscellaneous[]
- Strickly for da Breakdancers & Emceez (2001)
- The Mix Tape / Prophets Vs. Profits (2002)
- Footsoldiers mix[12] (2006) (collaboration with Footsoldiers, hosted by Tony Touch
- Back To The L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating) (2010)
Singles[]
As a lead artist[]
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Outta Here" | — | 61 | 5 | Return of the Boom Bap |
| "Sound of da Police" | 89 | 79 | 17 | ||
| 1995 | "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" | 57 | 35 | 9 | KRS-One |
| "Rappaz R. N. Dainja" | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" | — | — | — | I Got Next |
| "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" (featuring Keva) | 70 | 22 | 8 | ||
| "A Friend" | — | 70 | — | ||
| "The MC" | — | 67 | 17 | ||
| 2001 | "The Mind" | — | — | — | The Sneak Attack |
| "Get Your Self Up (Remix)" | — | — | — | ||
| "Hot" | — | — | 40 | ||
| 2003 | "How Bad Do You Want It" (featuring Peedo) | — | — | — | Kristyles |
| "Let Em Have It" | — | — | — | Keep Right | |
| 2004 | "Illegal Business (Remix 2004)" | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "My Life" | — | — | — | Life |
| 2007 | "Money" (featuring MC Lyte) | — | — | — | Adventures In Emceein |
| 2011 | "Just Like That" | — | — | — | Just Like That |
| "Aztechnical" | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Knock Em Out"[13] | non-Album Single |
Collaborative[]
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Men of Steel" (with Shaquille O'Neal, Ice Cube, B-Real, & Peter Gunz) | 87 | 53 | 10 | Steel |
| 1999 | "5 Boroughs" (with Buckshot, Cam'ron, Keith Murray, Killah Priest, Prodigy, Redman, Run, Vigilante) | — | 79 | 10 | The Corruptor |
| 2007 | "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, due to this he has received 9 Gold and 7 Platinum Plaques [14]
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- 1987
- "Going Way Back" and "Moshitup" both by Just-Ice (featuring KRS-One) on the album Kool & Deadly (Justicizms) - KRS & Just-Ice produced the whole album
- 1988
- "Self-Destruction" (featuring Boogie Down Productions, Stetsasonic, Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh, Just-Ice, Heavy D & Public Enemy) by from "Self-Destruction" 12-Inch Single
- 1989
- "Clobberin' Time/Pay The Price" by Sick Of It All from Blood, Sweat, And No Tears
- 1990
- "The TR 808 Is Coming" by D-Nice from Call Me D-Nice
- "Evil That Men Do" by Queen Latifah on All Hail the Queen
- "Serious [Ceereeus BDP Remix]" by Steady B from Serious 12-inch single
- "Party Together" by Sly & Robbie from the album Silent Assassin
- 1991
- "Rhymin' Skills" by D-Nice (featuring KRS-One) on the album To tha Rescue
- 1991
- "Radio Song" by R.E.M. from Out of Time
- "Rise 'N' Shine" by Kool Moe Dee (featuring KRS-One and Chuck D) from Funke, Funke Wisdom
- "Good Kill" by Too Much Joy from the album Cereal Killers
- "The Jam" by Shabba Ranks from the album As Raw as Ever
- "I Get Wrecked" by Tim Dog on the album Do or Die
- "Heal Yourself" (featuring Big Daddy Kane, Harmony, LL Cool J, Ms. Melodie, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Freddie Foxxx, Kid Capri, Run-DMC & Jam Master Jay & KRS-One) by H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies on the album H.E.A.L.: Civilization Vs. Technology
- 1993
- "Rough..." by Queen Latifah on Black Reign
- 1994
- "Big Joe Krash & So Much Greater" from the maxi / KRS-One aka Big Joe Krash |Break The Chain
- "Friends and Respect" by Heavy D and the Boyz from the album Nuttin' but Love
- 1995
- Stop The Breaks by Ron G (featuring Raekwon, Killa Sin, & Notorious B.I.G.) from the album Unreleased And Unleashed Bad Boy Entertainment
- "Represent The Real" by Das EFX on Hold It Down (1995)
- "Bronx Tale" by Fat Joe on Jealous One's Envy
- "Station Identification " by Channel Live, KRS produced most of this album except for four tracks
- "KRS-One Speech" by Funkmaster Flex on The Mix Tape, Vol. 1
- 1996
- "The French Connection" from the Ma 6-T va crack-er soundtrack
- "Brainstorm" from the Lord Finesse album The Awakening
- "No Gimmicks" from the Lord Finesse album The Awakening
- "East Coast/West Coast Killas" by Dr. Dre from Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath
- "Conscious Style" by Poor Righteous Teachers from The New World Order
- "Real Ting", "Ghetto Gold & Platinum Respect" (1996)
- "Crazy" (Feat. KRS-One) from the Young Zee album Musical Meltdown
- "Milk (People Call Me)" (Feat. Busta Rhymes & KRS-One) from the Young Zee album Musical Meltdown
- 1997
- "Reputation" by Chubb Rock feat. KRS-One from The Mind
- "Men of Steel" by Shaquille O'Neal feat. Ice Cube, B-Real, Peter Gunz & KRS-One
- "Move Ahead" by Soul Assassins from Chapter 1 (Soul Assassins album)
- "PBS" by "Positive Black Soul" from the album New York / Paris / Dakar
- 1998
- "Bulworth (They Talk About It While We Live It)" by Prodigy, KRS-One, Method Man and KAM from Bullworth The Soundtrack
- "Blade" Feat. Channel Live from the album Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture. Although on the soundtrack album, the song did not feature in the film "Blade".
- "Unstoppable" by Public Enemy from He Got Game Soundtrack
- "Drop It Heavy" by Show & AG from Full Scale
- "Digital" by Goldie from Saturnz Return
- "I'm Still #1" (Feat. Eminem & KRS-One) from the album
- 1999
- "C.I.A. (Criminals In Action)" by Zack de la Rocha, KRS-One, Last Emperor on Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
- "B-Boy 2000" by Crazy Town on The Gift of Game
- "Live & Direct" by Sugar Ray from 14:59
- "Burning Disaster" by
- "Ocean Within" by Saul Williams (unreleased)
- "Line of Fire" by Domingo feat. KRS-One, MC Shan, Godsons, F.T., Bamboo, Feel-X, Sinz of Reality & Ras Kass
- "The Anthem" by Sway & King Tech feat. RZA, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Pharoahe Monch, Xzibit, Kool G Rap, Jayo Felony, Chino XL, KRS-One from the album This or That
- "Where You At" by Rascalz from the album Global Warning
- "Live on the Mic" by Kurupt from the album Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
- 2000
- "DITC feat. Big Pun" by from
- "Class of 87" by Tony Touch feat. Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, The Piece Maker
- "Symphony 2000" by Truck Turner feat. Big Pun, KRS-One, Kool G Rap
- "Kenny Parker Show 2001" by Xzibit from Restless
- "Up from da Underground" by Xzibit feat. Ras Kass, KRS-One & Mad Lion from
- 2001
- "Return of Hip Hop (Ooh, Ooh) by DJ Tomekk on
- "Drop it Heavy feat. Big Pun" by Showbiz & A.G. on Drop it Heavy
- "KRS-One Intro" by Sway & King Tech on
- "Balumbalang!" by Mexicano 777 from the album God's Assassins
- 2002
- "GospelAlphaMegaFunkyBoogieDiscoMusic" by (T-Bone) feat. KRS-One
- 2003
- "Take It" by will.i.am feat. KRS-One from Must B 21
- "If U Only Knew" by CunninLynguists feat. KRS-One, Anetra from Sloppy Seconds Vol.1
- "Let's Go (It's a Movement)" by Warren G feat. KRS-One, from Beef Soundtrack
- "U Must Learn" by Snoop Dogg on
- "Bin Laden (Remix)" by Immortal Technique feat.Chuck D
- "Pack Up (Remix)" by Lyrics Born, with Evidence, Jumbo the Garbageman (of Lifesavas), KRS-One
- 2004
- "Let's Go" from the Da Beatminerz album
- "Gangsta House" by Jazzy Jeff from the album In the House
- "Dear Mr. President" by The S.T.O.P Movement (2004)
- 2005
- "My Thing!!" by Emmanuel from the album D'Illusions of Grandeur
- "Our Philosophy" by Mr. R, Rockin' Squat, KRS-One
- 2006
- "Trash Talk" by Kenny Parker (Mess Hall Recordings)
- "Ground Level" and "Do I Scare You?" by Footsoldiers
- 2007
- "Speak the Truth" by X-Clan (produced by Jake One) from Return from Mecca
- "Classic (DJ Premier Nike Remix)" with Kanye West, Nas, and Rakim
- "Make it Happen" with and DJ Klever
- "Sex, Drugs & Violence" by Public Enemy from How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???
- "The Perfect Beat" by Talib Kweli on Eardrum
- "" by Noisia & Mayhem on Exodus
- "Did What We Had to Do" by Statik Selektah with Large Professor &
- "Wholetrain" by Wholetrain OST with El Da Sensei
- "Love" by Almost September feat. KRS-One & Sleepy Brown from The Almost September EP
- "Throwin Up Letters (Dirty Version)" by Longevity feat. KRS-One & 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
- "My Conscience" by Fat Joe on The Elephant in the Room
- "Arrival (Bassnectar remix)" by Heavyweight Dub Champion
- "Criminal Minded 2008" [w/ DJ Premier] by Smirnoff and his Remix Project
- "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[15]
- "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
- "H.E.A.L." by J-Love feat. Freddie Foxxx, KRS-One, Kid Capri, LL Cool J, MC Lyte, Ms. Melodie, Queen Latifah & Run-D.M.C.
- 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%" by DJ Premier feat. KRS-One & Grand Puba from the album 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
- "Rise" by Liquid Stranger & Heavyweight Dub Champion from the album The Arcane Terrain
- "Key of Life" by Rockin' Squat from US Alien Chapter One
- 2012
- 2013
- "Future" by Brothers of the Stone feat. KRS-One & Beast 1333 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
- 2016
- "Buckshot" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. DJ Premier from the album This Unruly Mess I've Made
- "What It Is" (Remix)" by Jonathan Emile, Paul Cargnello and James Di Salvio of Bran Van 3000 from the album Party Gras
- 2017
- "To nie jest hip-hop" by Quebonafide feat. KRS-One from the album ""
- "Let Us Begin" by Snoop Dogg from the album Neva Left
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