A Retrospective [PA]

Performer: KRS-One
Artist: DJ Scott La Rock
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Producers include: KRS-One, Showbiz, Jesse West, Scott LaRock, DJ Premier. Compilation producer: Scott LaRock. Includes liner notes by Harry Allen & KRS-One. Digitally remastered by Chaz Harper (Battery Mastering, New York, New York). Audio Remasterer: Chaz Harper. Before Biggie and 2Pac ruled the hip-hop nation, KRS-One had the game locked up. His philosophically flavored lyrics incorporated both entertainment and education into rap music. He was at the center of some of the genre's most memorable DJ battles, such as Bronx vs. Queens, and could be found burning up stages from East to West Coasts. On A RETROSPECTIVE, Jive Records compiles Kris Parker's biggest hits onto one CD for an all-out lesson in hip-hop, featuring such classic songs as "I'm Still #1," "The Bridge Is Over," and "South Bronx". All these hits and more are proof positive, if it were needed, that KRS-One is one of the greatest rap lyricists ever to hold a microphone.

Spin (12/00, p.229) - 8 out of 10 - "...The world's purist, most urgent hip-hop....This is BDP 101..." Entertainment Weekly (9/24/00, p.79) - "...This career spanner includes his most inspired musings on crime, race and mortality..." - Rating: B+ Q (10/00, p.144) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Proponent of some of the sanest and loopiest...ideas in hip hop...was that of the condescending pedagogue, enunciating slowly and clearly for the benefit of the hard-of-thinking....we may not see his like again." Uncut (10/00, p.84) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Parker's raps are fearsome and articulate, heavy on social comment and distinguished by a strong Jamaican toaster element..." Mixmag (10/00, p.181) - 4 out of 5 - "...Whether you're old skool or new skool, RETROSPECTIVE is essential listening." Muzik (10/00, p.79) - 5 out of 5 - "...A phenomenal body of work..."

Kris "KRS-One" Parker was the driving force behind the group Boogie Down Productions, purveyors of a politically conscious rap style dubbed Edutainment. KRS-One, which stands for Knowledge Reigns Supreme, began his solo career with 1993's RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP, and devoted himself to defining, promoting, and preserving the true spirit of hip-hop. (The Blastmaster even went so far as to start the Zulu Nation-esque Temple of Hip-Hop Kulture in the late 1990s.) Though controversial, and occasionally inconsistent in his politics, KRS-One remains one of the most respected and sought-after MCs ever.

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