''A Retrospective'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

by American rapper and record producer

KRS-One Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from New York City. He rose to prominence as part of ...

. It was released on August 22, 2000 via

Jive Records Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, an ...

, and composed of previously released songs from the rapper's previous studio albums as part of

Boogie Down Productions Boogie Down Productions (BDP) was an American hip hop group originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, five months after the release of BDP's debut album, ''Criminal Minded ...

(3 songs from ''

Criminal Minded ''Criminal Minded'' is the debut studio album by hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, released on March 3, 1987 by B-Boy Records. It is considered a highly influential hip hop album and one of the first in the gangsta rap genre. Since its rele ...

'', 3 tracks from ''

By All Means Necessary ''By All Means Necessary'' is the second album from American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, released in April, 1988 on Jive Records. After the 1987 murder of DJ-producer Scott La Rock, MC KRS-One moved away from the violent themes that do ...

'', 3 tracks from '' Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop'', 1 song from ''

Edutainment Educational entertainment (also referred to as edutainment) is media designed to educate through entertainment. The term was used as early as 1954 by Walt Disney. Most often it includes content intended to teach but has incidental entertainment ...

'', and 1 song from the b-side of single "Duck Down" from '' Sex and Violence''), as well as his solo studio albums (3 songs from ''

Return of the Boom Bap ''Return of the Boom Bap'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper KRS-One, released on September 28, 1993 by Jive Records. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios and at Battery Studios in New York. Production was handled by DJ ...

'', 1 song from ''

'' and 1 song from ''

I Got Next ''I Got Next'' is the third solo studio album by American musician KRS-One. It was released on May 20, 1997 via Jive Records. Production was handled by Domingo, Jesse West, Showbiz, Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams, DJ Cipher, DJ Muggs, T ...

''). The track "Essays on BDP-Ism" was the last track ever featured DJ

Scott La Rock Scott Monroe Sterling (March 2, 1962 – August 27, 1987), known by the stage name DJ Scott La Rock, was an American hip-hop disc jockey and music producer from the Bronx, New York. He was a founding member of the East Coast hip hop group Boogi ...

. The album peaked at number 200 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 62 on the

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated J ...

chart in the United States.

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 4 contains a sample of " Inside Looking Out" written by

John Lomax John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 – January 26, 1948) was an American teacher, a pioneering musicologist, and a folklorist who did much for the preservation of American folk music. He was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lo ...

Alan Lomax Alan Lomax (; January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a musician himself, as well as a folklorist, archivist, writer, sch ...

Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, powe ...

, Bryan Chandler, performed by

Grand Funk Railroad Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in 1968 in Flint, Michigan, by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar), Don Brewer (drums, vocals), and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and succes ...

*Track 5 contains a sample from " Love's Gonna Get You Baby" written by Antoinette 'Toni C.' Colandero, performed by

Jocelyn Brown Jocelyn Lorette Brown (born November 25, 1950), sometimes credited as Jocelyn Shaw, is an American R&B and dance singer. Although she has only one ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart entry solely in her name, she has an extensive background in the musi ...

*Track 6 contains a portion of the composition "

Rapture The rapture is an Christian eschatology, eschatological position held by some Christians, particularly those of American evangelicalism, consisting of an Eschatology, end-time event when all Christian believers who are alive, along with resurre ...

" written by

Debbie Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1981. Born in ...

and

Chris Stein Christopher Stein (born January 5, 1950) is an American musician known as the co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film '' Wild Style'', and write ...

, and a sample of " The Champ" written by Harry Palmer and performed by The Mohawks ;Notes *Tracks 3, 9 and 11 are taken from the

album ''

'' ℗ 1987

B-Boy Records B-Boy Records was an American independent hip hop record label formed by Jack Allen and William Kamarra in 1986, and situated at 132nd Street and Cypress Avenue in the Bronx, New York City. Its most notable signing was Boogie Down Productions, ...

/Big East Entertainment Group *Tracks 1, 2 and 10 are taken from the Boogie Down Productions album ''

'' ℗ 1988

Zomba Recording Corporation The Zomba Group of Companies (sometimes referred to as Zomba Music Group or just Zomba Group) was a music group and division owned by and operated under Sony Music Entertainment. The division was renamed to Jive Label Group in 2009 and was place ...

*Tracks 7, 8 and 14 are taken from the Boogie Down Productions album '' Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop'' ℗ 1989 Zomba Recording Corporation *Track 5 is taken from the Boogie Down Productions album ''

'' ℗ 1990 Zomba Recording Corporation *Track 16 is taken from the Boogie Down Productions single "Duck Down" ℗ 1992 Zomba Recording Corporation *Tracks 4, 12 and 15 are taken from the KRS-One album ''

'' ℗ 1993 Zomba Recording Corporation *Track 13 is taken from the KRS-One album ''

'' ℗ 1995 Zomba Recording Corporation *Track 6 is taken from the KRS-One album ''

'' ℗ 1997 Zomba Recording Corporation

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Retrospective, A KRS-One albums 2000 compilation albums Albums produced by KRS-One Albums produced by DJ Premier Jive Records compilation albums Albums produced by Showbiz (producer)