This is the discography of American rapper KRS-One.
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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180 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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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. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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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. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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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. |
Title | Album details |
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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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Title | Details |
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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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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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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 | — | ||
"
Men of Steel" (with Shaquille O'Neal, Ice Cube, B-Real and Peter Gunz) |
82 | 53 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Steel Soundtrack | |
"5 Boroughs" (featuring 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, Prodigy and Kam) [39] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bulworth Soundtrack | |
"Gunplay" (featuring Apocalypse and Mo Money) [40] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
" Shutupayouface" [e] [41] | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Sneak Attack |
"Hot" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Mind" [42] | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Get Your Self Up" | — | — [f] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"South Bronx 2002" (with The Temple of Hip hop) [43] |
2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Spiritual Minded |
"Clear 'Em Out" (featuring Tonedeff) [g] [44] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Difference Vol. 1 | |
"The Message 2002" [45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Mix Tape | |
"That's It" [46] | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beef Soundtrack and Kristyles |
"Underground" [47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kristyles | |
"How Bad Do You Want It" (featuring Peedo) [48] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | KRS-One Presents Peedo & The Luna Empire and Kristyles | |
"Let 'Em Have It" | — | — [h] | — | — | — | — | — | Keep Right | |
"Illegal Business Remix 2004" [49] | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Sound of da Police" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | Best of Rapture's Delight | |
"Boogie Down Ox" (with Oh No and Ricci Rucker) [50] |
2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Gangsta House" [51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"My Life" [52] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life |
"Money/Amsterdam /My Soldier Boy" (featuring MC Lyte) [53] |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Adventures in Emceein |
"
Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) (
DJ Premier Remix)" (with Kanye West, Nas, and Rakim) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Criminal Minded '08" [i] [54] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Rent" (with Black Skeptik) [55] |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Robot" (with Buckshot and DJ Revolution) [56] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Survival Skills | |
"Oh Really (Remix)" (with Buckshot; featuring Talib Kweli & Geologic) [57] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Times Up" (featuring Jesse West) [58] |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The BDP Album |
"There It Is" (with Just-Ice) [59] |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Just-Ice and KRS-One EP, Vol. 1 |
"Rear View" (with Substance Abuse) [60] |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Big Up New York" [61] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Kulture vs. Korporate" (with Maylay Sage, Self Lion, Def Mass and Science) [62] |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Hip Hop Nation" (featuring Frank Fitzpatrick, K’naan and Lina) [63] |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat the World Soundtrack |
"The Block Party" (with Kid Capri) [64] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Krazy" [65] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I M A M C R U 1 2 |
"Knock Em Out" [66] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Beginning" [67] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Respect" (with Grand Official) [68] |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"The Real" (with Tekneek On The Beat) [69] |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rap | Album |
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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 |
KRS One has appeared on several songs with other artists, due to this he has received 9 Gold and 7 Platinum plaques. [70]