KRS-One discography

This is the discography of American rapper KRS-One.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

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	Released: September 28, 1993 Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	35	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KRS-One	Released: October 10, 1995 Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	19	2	—	23	—	—	95	13	—
I Got Next	Released: May 20, 1997 Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	3	2	—	18	95	90	58	11	—	RIAA: Gold [5] MC: Gold [6]
The Sneak Attack	Released: March 27, 2001 Label: Koch Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	43	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	38
Kristyles	Released: April 22, 2003 Label: Koch Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	186	30	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
Keep Right	Released: July 13, 2004 Label: Grit Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Life	Released: June 13, 2006 Label: Image Formats: CD	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Adventures in Emceein	Released: February 5, 2008 Label: Echo-Vista Formats: CD, streaming	180	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maximum Strength	Released: June 10, 2008 Label: Koch Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The BDP Album	Released: January 10, 2012 Label: 682 Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Never Forget	Released: 2013 [7] Label: Front Page Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Now Hear This	Released: November 23, 2015 [8] Label: R.A.M.P./Vinyl Digital Formats: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The World Is MIND	Released: May 9, 2017 [9] Label: R.A.M.P. Formats: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Street Light (First Edition)	Released: November 8, 2019 [10] Label: R.A.M.P. Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Between Da Protests	Released: December 21, 2020 [11] Label: R.A.M.P. Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
I M A M C R U 1 2	Released: February 22, 2022 [12] Label: R.A.M.P. Formats: digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	US R&B /HH [1]	UK R&B [4]	UK Ind. [4]
Strictly for da Breakdancers	Released: 1995 [13] Label: Front Page Formats: LP	—	—	—	—
The Goddess Set/Strictly for da Emceez...	Released: 1995 [14] Label: Front Page Formats: LP	—	—	—	—
Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez Volume 1	Released: 1996 [15] Label: Front Page Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez Volume 2	Released: 1996 [16] Label: Front Page Formats: LP	—	—	—	—
Battle for Rap Supremacy	Released: November 19, 1996 Label: Cold Chillin' Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	—	—	—	—
Aka Kris Parker	Released: 1997 [17] Label: self-released Formats: LP	—	—	—	—
A Retrospective	Released: August 22, 2000 Label: Jive/RCA Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	200	62	25	41
Strickly for da Breakdancers & Emceez	Released: August 21, 2001 Label: Cleopatra/X-Ray Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—
Fundamentals of Hip Hop Volume 1	Released: 2002 [18] Label: self-released Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
Best of Rapture's Delight	Released: September 22, 2003 [19] Label: BMG Special Products Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
D.I.G.I.T.A.L.	Released: November 25, 2003 Label: Front Page/X-Ray Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—
Playlist: The Very Best of KRS-One	Released: January 26, 2010 [20] Label: Sony Music/Jive Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—
The Essential KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions	Released: March 14, 2014 [21] Label: Jive/Legacy Formats: digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US R&B /HH [1]	US Ind. [1]
The Mix Tape	Released: August 27, 2002 Label: Koch Formats: CD	32	17
Footsoldiers Mix (with Footsoldiers)	Released: April 1, 2006 [22] Label: Self-released Formats: digital download	—	—
King of the Ol' Skool	Released: 2008 [23] Label: Echo-Vista Formats: digital download, streaming	—	—
The KRS-One Mixtape (with DJ Opale)	Released: February 26, 2010 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download	—	—
The Apprenticeship (with Beast 1333)	Released: May 16, 2017 [24] Label: Self-released Formats: digital download	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions

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)	Released: January 22, 2002 Label: Koch Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	—	64	10	—	4
Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl)	Released: May 22, 2007 Label: Koch Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	140	23	15	8	—
Survival Skills (with Buckshot)	Released: September 15, 2009 Label: Duck Down Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	62	19	9	11	—
Meta-Historical (with True Master)	Released: August 31, 2010 Label: Fat Beats Formats: CD, streaming	—	57	—	24	—
Godsville (with Showbiz)	Released: February 15, 2011 Label: D.I.T.C. Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—
Royalty Check (with Bumpy Knuckles)	Released: May 31, 2011 [25] Label: 6.8.2 Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional albums

List of promotional albums

Title	Album details
55 Minutes Of KRS One - The Ultimate Street Mix Tape (with Funkmaster Flex & J Grand; Mixtape; compilation album)	Released: 2001 Label: Koch Formats: CD
Unreleased, Freestyles and Remixes (compilation album)	Released: 2008 Label: Self-released Formats: CD

EPs

List of extended plays

Title	Details
Break the Chain (Psychosonic Comic!) [a]	Released: 1994 [26] Label: Marvel Music Formats: cassette
My People	Released: 2002 [27] Label: Temple of HipHop Formats: digital download, streaming
What You Know About? (with Q. Burse)	Released: 2005 [28] Label: Styluswars/Fancbass Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
We Will Rock You	Released: April 1, 2007 [29] Label: X-Ray Formats: digital download, streaming
Hip Hop Lives - Pre Release EP (with Marley Marl)	Released: May 8, 2007 [30] Label: Koch Formats: digital download, streaming
Radio (with Eneeone)	Released: November 25, 2008 [31] Label: Deranged Music Formats: digital download, streaming
The Just-Ice and Krs-One EP, Vol. 1 (with Just-Ice)	Released: May 3, 2010 [32] Label: WHOMAG Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating)	Released: May 12, 2010 Label: Digital Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Memories - Remix EP (with Just-Ice)	Released: November 6, 2012 [33] Label: Peasant Podium Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Never Forget	Released: 2013. [34] Label: Front Page Formats: digital download, streaming
Green Related [Hip Hop & Dub Mix] (featuring G. Simone)	Released: June 20, 2014 [35] Label: Lionpaw & Th3 Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles and selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

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 TheStop the Violence Movement)				12"
1991	Radio Song (R.E.M. featuring KRS-1)				Out of Time
	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"
	Rise N' Shine (Kool Moe Dee featuring KRS-1 & Chuck D)				Funke, Funke Wisdom
	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]

• 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///\\\Serious 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 |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
  • "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
  • "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
  • "Digital" : Goldie///\\\Saturnz Return
  • "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///\\\12"
  • "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 ^[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

1. released as Big Joe Krash
2. "Outta Here" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. ^[1]
3. "The MC" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. ^[1]
4. "A Friend" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. ^[1]
5. "Shutupayouface" was released as a split single with "Yes, Yes Y'all" by Schoolly D.
6. "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]
7. "Clear 'Em Out" was released as a split single with "Rumble" by The High & Mighty.
8. "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]
9. "Criminal Minded '08" was released as a split single with "The Light '08" by Common and Midnight '08" by Q-Tip.

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