KRS-One

Songs Written by KRS-OneTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Lawrence Parker (born August 20, 1965), known professionally as KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper and singer from the Bronx. He rose to prominence as part of the hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s. KRS-One is known for his songs "Sound of da Police", "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)", and "My Philosophy". Boogie Down Productions received numerous awards and... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, KRS-One first charted in 1988 with Stop the Violence.The artist placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 9 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Jenny from the Block - #2: Whatchulookinat - #3: If It's Lovin' That You Want - #4: Digital - #5: Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)
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  Boogie Down Productions
1.
09/1988

Stop the Violence
Boogie Down Productions

from By All Means Necessary   By All Means Necessary
1 pts




76
R&B


[Jive 1120]
written by Lawrence Parker greentick
2.
07/1989

Why Is That?
Boogie Down Productions

from Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop   Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
2 pts




48
R&B


[Jive 1231]
written by Lawrence Krisna Parker greentick
3.
09/1990

Love's Gonna Get'Cha (Material Love)
Boogie Down Productions

from Edutainment   Edutainment
2 pts




46
R&B


[Jive 1367]
written by KRS-One greentick, Dwayne Sumal & Kenny Parker
  Shabba Ranks
4.
03/1992

The Jam
Shabba Ranks

2 pts




52
R&B


featuring KRS-1
[Epic 74069]
written by Clifton Dillon, Lawrence Krisna Parker greentick, Joseph Longo & Stephanie Mills
  Tim Dog
5.
03/1993

I Get Wrecked
Tim Dog

from Do or Die   
1 pts




116
R&B


written by Trevor Randolph, Maurice Smith, Timothy Blair & Lawrence Krisna Parker greentick
  KRS-One
Outta Here
6.
09/1993

Outta Here
KRS-One greentick

from Return of the Boom Bap   Return of the Boom Bap
5 pts
106
US


61
R&B


[Jive 42147]
written by Lawrence Parker greentick, Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin], James Brown, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee & Ricky Walters
Sound of da Police
7.
12/1993

Sound of da Police
KRS-One greentick

from Return of the Boom Bap   Return of the Boom Bap
8 pts
89
US


79
R&B


[Jive 42192]
written by Rodney LeMay, Lawrence Parker greentick, T. Washington, John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler & S. Stewart
  Sam the Beast
8.
08/1994

Gucci Dance
Sam the Beast

4 pts


39
dance
88
R&B


live
[Siren 109]
written by Lawrence Parker greentick, Rodney LeMay, William Maragh, Chuck Rio, Clarence Reid, Kool Moe Dee, Sam Clark & Willie Clarke
  Channel Live
9.
01/1995

Mad Izm
Channel Live

from Station Identification   
21 pts
54
US


27
R&B


[Capitol 58313]
written by Hakim Green, Vincent Morgan & KRS-One greentick
  The D&D All-Stars
10.
08/1995

1,2 Pass It
The D&D All-Stars

from The D&D Project   
5 pts
108
US


66
R&B


[Arista Street 12846]
written by DJ Premier, Darrell Yates, Joseph Cartagena, Kendrick Jeru Davis, Lawrence Krisna Parker greentick, Oswald Preece & Tekomin Williams
  KRS-One
MC's Act Like They Don't Know
11.
09/1995

MC's Act Like They Don't Know
KRS-One greentick

from KRS-One   KRS-One
24 pts
57
US


35
R&B
94
UK
[Jive 42319]
written by Lawrence Parker greentick
  Lord Finesse
12.
12/1995

No Gimmicks
Lord Finesse

from The Awakening   
1 pts




119
R&B


written by Lord Finesse & KRS-One greentick
  KRS-One
Rappaz R N Dainja
13.
05/1996

Rappaz R N Dainja
KRS-One greentick

from KRS-One   KRS-One
16 pts






47
UK
written by Lawrence Parker greentick
  Group Therapy
14.
11/1996

East Coast/West Coast Killaz
Group Therapy

14 pts






51
UK
written by RBX, B-Real, KRS-1 greentick & Nas
  KRS-One
15.
02/1997

The MC
KRS-One greentick

from I Got Next   I Got Next
5 pts
118
US


67
R&B


[Jive 42425]
written by Lawrence Parker greentick & Domingo Padilla
16.
02/1997

Word Perfect
KRS-One greentick

9 pts






70
UK
written by Lawrence Parker greentick & G. Williams
17.
03/1997

#5  Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)
KRS-One greentick

from I Got Next   I Got Next
57 pts
70
US


22
R&B
24
UK
[Jive 42442]
written by Lawrence Parker greentick, Jesse West, Chris Stein, Deborah Harry & Harry Palmer
  Mad Lion
18.
06/1997

Carpenter
Mad Lion

from Ghetto Gold & Platinum Respect   
1 pts




108
R&B


written by Oswald Preece & Lawrence Krisna Parker greentick
  KRS-One
19.
08/1997

A Friend
KRS-One greentick

from I Got Next   I Got Next
5 pts
114
US


70
R&B


[Jive 42474]
written by Lawrence Parker greentick & Rodney LeMay
20.
08/1997

My Philosophy
KRS-One greentick

from By All Means Necessary   
1 pts




112
R&B


written by KRS-One greentick & Master Wel
  B-Real, Shaquille O'Neal, Ice Cube, Peter Gunz & KRS-One
21.
09/1997

Men of Steel
B-Real, Shaquille O'Neal, Ice Cube, Peter Gunz & KRS-One

from Steel: Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture   
10 pts
82
US


53
R&B


[Qwest 17305]
written by Shaquille O'Neal, Jean-Claude Olivier, Samuel J. Barnes, Louis Freese, O'Shea Jackson, Lawrence Parker greentick & Peter Gunz
  KRS-One
22.
09/1997

Heartbeat / A Friend / Step into a World
KRS-One greentick

from I Got Next   I Got Next
10 pts






66
UK
written by KRS-One greentick, Redman, Lamar Hill, Kevin Keaton, B. Robinson, Mohandas Dewese, Rodney LeMay, Jesse West, Chris Stein, Deborah Harry & Harry Palmer
  Goldie [English electronic music artist]
23.
11/1997

#4  Digital
Goldie [English electronic music artist]

from Saturnzreturn   Saturnzreturn
67 pts






13
UK
featuring KRS One
written by Goldie [English electronic music artist], Lawrence Krisna Parker greentick & Rob Playford
  KRS-One
24.
11/1997

Jack of Spades
KRS-One greentick

1 pts




124
R&B


written by KRS-One greentick
  Method Man, KRS-1, Prodigy & Kam
25.
06/1998

Bulworth (They Talk About It When We Live It)
Method Man, KRS-1, Prodigy & Kam

1 pts




104
R&B


written by Muggs, Albert Johnson, Lawrence Krisna Parker greentick & Clifford Smith
  KRS-One
26.
11/1998

My Philosophy
KRS-One greentick

from By All Means Necessary   
1 pts




119
R&B


R
written by KRS-One greentick & Master Wel
  Lyricist Lounge All-Stars
27.
12/1998

C.I.A. (Criminals in Action) / Talkin' to You
Lyricist Lounge All-Stars

3 pts




103
R&B
193
UK
written by Zacharias de la Rocha, Lawrence Parker greentick, Jamal Gray & Keith Horne
  KRS-One
28.
02/1999

5 Boroughs
KRS-One greentick

1 pts




79
R&B


[Jive 42565]
written by Albert Johnson, Cameron Giles, Jeremy A. Graham, Joseph Simmons, Keith Murray, Kenyatta Blake, KRS-One greentick, Redman, Roy Corwin, Walter Reed & William Broady
  Sway & King Tech
The Anthem
29.
06/1999

The Anthem
Sway & King Tech

from This or That   
1 pts




91
R&B


featuring DJ Revolution
[Interscope 97054]
written by King Tech, Chino XL, Eminem, Jayo Felony, KRS-One greentick, Kool G Rap, Pharoahe Monch, RZA, Tek N9ne & Xzibit
  Whitney Houston
Whatchulookinat
30.
08/2002

#2  Whatchulookinat
Whitney Houston

from Just Whitney   Just Whitney
106 pts
96
US
1
dance
75
R&B
13
UK
[Arista 15170]
written by Tammie Harris, Whitney Houston, Andre Lewis, Muhammad, Harry Palmer, Christopher Stain, Deborah Harry, Lawrence Parker greentick & Jesse West
  Jennifer Lopez
Jenny from the Block
31.
10/2002

#1  Jenny from the Block
Jennifer Lopez

from This Is Me... Then   This Is Me... Then
318 pts
3
US


22
R&B
3
UK
featuring Jadakiss and Styles P
[Epic 79825]
written by Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, mrDEYO, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Fernando Arbex, Lawrence Parker greentick, Scott Sterling & Michael Oliver
  KRS-One
Sound of da Police
32.
04/2004

Sound of da Police
KRS-One greentick

3 pts






136
UK
R
written by Rodney LeMay, Lawrence Parker greentick, T. Washington, John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler & S. Stewart
  Ja Rule
New York
33.
10/2004

New York
Ja Rule

from R.U.L.E.   R.U.L.E.
48 pts
27
US


14
R&B


featuring Fat Joe & Jadakiss
[The Incorporation LP Cut]
written by Jeffrey Atkins, Joseph Cartagena, Irving Lorenzo, Andre Lyon, Lawrence Parker greentick, Jason Phillips & Marcello Valenzano
  Rihanna
If It's Lovin' That You Want
34.
10/2005

#3  If It's Lovin' That You Want
Rihanna

from Music of the Sun   Music of the Sun
101 pts
36
US


99
R&B
11
UK
[Def Jam 005342]
written by Samuel Barnes, KRS-One greentick, Scott La Rock, Alexander Mosely, Jean-Claude Olivier & Makeba Riddick
  Jay-Z
Kingdom Come
35.
11/2006

Kingdom Come
Jay-Z

from Kingdom Come   Kingdom Come
7 pts
98
US


52
R&B


[Roc-A-Fella LP Cut]
written by Shawn Corey Carter, J. Smith, Rick James, Alonzo Miller & Lawrence Parker greentick
  Baby Bash
36.
01/2008

What Is It?
Baby Bash

from Cyclone   Cyclone
14 pts
57
US


116
R&B


featuring Sean Kingston
[Arista 20103]
written by Ronald Bryant, J. R. Rotem, Marty James, Scott La Rock & KRS-One greentick
  Monica
Until It's Gone
37.
10/2011

Until It's Gone
Monica

from New Life   
6 pts




22
R&B


[J Records LP Cut]
written by Missy Elliott, Cainon Lamb, Jazmine Sullivan, Thomas Bell, Linda Epstein, Lawrence Parker greentick, Anthony Randolph & Scott Sterling
  Drake
38.
10/2013

Tuscan Leather
Drake

from Nothing Was the Same   Nothing Was the Same
13 pts
81
US


33
R&B
183
UK
[Young Money LP Cut]
written by Aubrey Graham, Anthony Palman, Noah Shebib, Warren McGlone, Lawrence Parker greentick, David Foster & Linda Thompson
  Logic
39.
07/2016

The Jam
Logic

from Bobby Tarantino   
1 pts




107
R&B


written by Logic, 6ix & KRS-One greentick
  Kanye West
40.
09/2021

Keep My Spirit Alive
Kanye West

from Donda   
13 pts
59
US






[G.O.O.D.]
written by Kanye West, Isaac De Boni, Jahmal Gwin, Dwayne Abernathy, Lawrence Parker greentick, Mark Mbogo, Mark Williams, Michael Mule, Raul Cubina, Darius Woodley & Rico Nichols


See also...

Boogie Down ProductionsB-Real, Shaquille O'Neal, Ice Cube, Peter Gunz & KRS-One • Method Man, KRS-1, Prodigy & Kam • The D&D All-Stars


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