Beefs (1)
VS
KRS-One dissed Jay-Z for commercializing hip-hop. Hip-hop purist vs entrepreneur.
"Jay-Z is entertainment not hip-hop" · Interview, 2007
Discography
Studio Albums
Return of the Boom Bap
1993
KRS‐ONE
1995
I Got Next
1997
Strickly for da Breakdancers & Emceez
2001
The Sneak Attack
2001
Spiritual Minded
2002
Kristyles
2003
The Kristyle
2003
Keep Right
2004
Life
2006
Hip Hop Lives
2007
Maximum Strength Two Thousand Eight
2008
Adventures in Emceein
2008
The Power of Future
2009
Survival Skills
2009
Meta‐Historical
2010
Godsville
2011
Royalty Check
2011
The BDP Album
2012
Never Forget
2013
Now Hear This
2015
The Real HipHop
2016
King of the Ol’ Skool
2016
The World Is MIND
2017
Street Light |FIRST EDITION|
2019
Between da Protests
2020
I M A M C R U 1 2
2022
Temple of Hip Hop: Global Awareness
2025
Mixtapes
The Mix Tape
2002
EPs
Rise ’n’ Shine
1991
Return Of The Boom Bap / Mortal Thought (I Must Rock The Mic)
1994
Break the Chain (Psychosonic Comic!)
1994
Bulworth (They Talk About It When We Live It)
1998
The Just‐Ice and KRS‐One EP, Volume 1
2010
Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating)
2010
Mentored
The Notorious B.I.G.
Mentored
KRS-One is one of Biggie's biggest influences. The Bronx to Brooklyn lineage.