A Retrospective (KRS-One album)

A Retrospective is a compilation album by rapper KRS-One. It features many songs that were originally released under the Boogie Down Productions title, and some songs released under the KRS-One title. It is composed of previously released material. The track "Essays on BDP-Ism" was the last track ever produced by Scott La Rock.

A Retrospective
Compilation album by
KRS-One
ReleasedAugust 22, 2000
Recorded1986–97
GenreHip-hop
Label
ProducerKRS-One
Scott La Rock
Ced Gee
DJ Premier
Showbiz
Pal Joey
Jesse West
KRS-One chronology
I Got Next
(1997)		 A Retrospective
(2000)		 The Sneak Attack
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Mixmag[3]
Muzik[3]
Q[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Spin(8/10)[3]
Uncut[3]

No tracks are included from Sex and Violence, the final Boogie Down Productions studio album.[6]

Track listing
# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer (s) Original Album
1 "My Philosophy" L. Parker KRS-One Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary
2 "I'm Still #1" L. Parker KRS-One Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary
3 "South Bronx" L. Parker, S. LaRock Ced Gee, DJ Scott La Rock, KRS-One Boogie Down Productions Criminal Minded
4 "Sound of da Police" L. Parker Showbiz KRS-One Return of the Boom Bap
5 "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" L. Parker, C. Toni Pal Joey Boogie Down Productions Edutainment
6 "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" L. Parker, J. West, C. Stein, D. Harry, H. Palmer Jesse West KRS-One I Got Next
7 "You Must Learn" L. Parker KRS-One Boogie Down Productions Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
8 "Jack of Spades" L. Parker KRS-One Boogie Down Productions Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
9 "The Bridge Is Over" L. Parker, S. LaRock Ced Gee, DJ Scott La Rock, KRS-One Boogie Down Productions Criminal Minded
10 "Jimmy" L. Parker KRS-One Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary
11 "Criminal Minded" L. Parker, S. LaRock Ced Gee, DJ Scott La Rock, KRS-One Boogie Down Productions Criminal Minded
12 "Black Cop" L. Parker KRS-One KRS-One Return of the Boom Bap
13 "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" L. Parker, C. Martin DJ Premier KRS-One KRS-One
14 "Why Is That?" L. Parker KRS-One Boogie Down Productions Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
15 "Outta Here" L. Parker DJ Premier KRS-One Return of the Boom Bap
16 "Essays on BDP-Ism" L. Parker KRS-One Boogie Down Productions Duck Down (B-side)

Extra Track Information
  • "You Must Learn", "Jack of Spades" and "Why Is That?" are all co-produced by D-Nice, D-Square, Rebekah Foster, Sidney Mills and Spaceman

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
scope="row"US Billboard 200[7] 200
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 62
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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Album reviews at CD Universe
  4. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 94. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone krs-one album guide.
  6. https://www.amazon.com/Retrospective-Krs-One/dp/B00004WFMW
  7. "KRS-One Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. "KRS-One Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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