A Retrospective (KRS-One album)

A Retrospective is a compilation album by American rapper and record producer KRS-One. It was released on August 22, 2000 via Jive Records, and composed of previously released songs from the rapper's previous studio albums as part of Boogie Down Productions (3 songs from Criminal Minded, 3 tracks from By All Means Necessary, 3 tracks from Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop, 1 song from Edutainment, 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, 1 song from KRS-One and 1 song from I Got Next). The track "Essays on BDP-Ism" was the last track ever featured DJ Scott La Rock.

A Retrospective
Compilation album by
KRS-One
ReleasedAugust 22, 2000 (2000-08-22)
Recorded1986–97
GenreHip hop
Length1:14:30
LabelJive Records
Producer
KRS-One chronology
I Got Next
(1997)		 A Retrospective
(2000)		 The Sneak Attack
(2001)
Singles from A Retrospective
  1. "South Bronx"
    Released: 1986
  2. "The Bridge Is Over"
    Released: March 3, 1987
  3. "My Philosophy"
    Released: 1988
  4. "Jack of Spades"
    Released: 1989
  5. "Why Is That?"
    Released: 1989
  6. "You Must Learn"
    Released: 1989
  7. "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)"
    Released: July 5, 1990
  8. "Duck Down/Essays on BDP-Ism"
    Released: 1992
  9. "Outta Here"
    Released: September 3, 1993
  10. "Sound of da Police"
    Released: December 6, 1993
  11. "MC's Act Like They Don't Know"
    Released: August 28, 1995
  12. "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)"
    Released: March 18, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyB+
Spin8/10
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Village VoiceA−
Tom HullA

The album peaked at number 200 on the Billboard 200 and number 62 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

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