KRS-One 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 | 
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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 | 
  | 
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" 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 | 
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— | — | — | — | 
| 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. | 
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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
| 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)  | 
  | 
— | — | |||||
| "—" 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)  | 
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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
| Title | Album details | 
|---|---|
| 55 Minutes Of KRS One - The Ultimate Street Mix Tape (with Funkmaster Flex & J Grand; Mixtape; compilation album)  | 
  | 
| 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)  | 
  | 
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 | |||
| 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
- ^ 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.
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