Kristyles
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{{Infobox album
| name = Kristyles
| type = Studio
| artist = KRS-One
| cover = KRS-One - Kristyles.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2003|6|24}}
| recorded = late 2002–early 2003
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=55|s=31}}
| label = Koch
| producer = {{hlist|Simone Parker (exec.)|Choco|Da Beatminerz|DJ Revolution|DJ Tiné Tim|Gato|Ghetto Professionals|Inebriated Beats|Kenny Parker|KRS-One}}
| prev_title = The Mix Tape
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = D.I.G.I.T.A.L.
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Kristyles
| type = studio
| single1 = Underground
| single1date = May 20, 2003
| single2 = How Bad Do You Want It
| single2date = July 2003}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = laut.de
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Johannesberg |first=Stefan |title=Makin' Fuckin' Music Is A Must! |url=http://www.laut.de/KRS-One/Alben/Kristyles-5007 |access-date=April 17, 2022 |website=laut.de |language=de}}
| rev2 = No Ripcord
| rev3 = RapReviews
| rev4 = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite book|last=Brackett|first=Nathan|author-link=Nathan Brackett|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|author-link2=Christian Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=KRS-One+Koch+2003&pg=PA94|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8|page=94|language=en}}
}}
Kristyles is the sixth solo studio album by American rapper and record producer KRS-One. It was released on June 24, 2003 through Koch Records. Production was handled by DJ Tiné Tim, Da Beatminerz, Choco, DJ Revolution, Gato, Inebriated Beats, Kenny Parker, the Ghetto Professionals, and KRS-One himself. It features guest appearances from Peedo and Tekitha. The album peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200, number 30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 10 on the Independent Albums in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Underground" and "How Bad Do You Want It". The latter appeared on 2004 album KRS-ONE Presents Peedo & The Luna Empire.
According to KRS-One,{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |title=Angry At 'Devious' Record Label, KRS-One Halts Sales Of New LP - MTV |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1473243/angry-at-devious-record-label-krs-one-halts-sales-of-new-lp/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906175456/http://www.mtv.com/news/1473243/angry-at-devious-record-label-krs-one-halts-sales-of-new-lp/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2018 |website=MTV News |publisher=MTV |access-date=7 May 2022}} the record was released without his consent by Koch. The title that KRS-One wanted for the record was The Kristyle, an acronym for the phrase "To have everything, keep radiating in spirit through your love everyday."
{{Blockquote
| quote = "They don't have the full album," KRS explained. "They have stuff that I wasn't even putting on the album. I have no idea what's on the album [Koch put together]. I don't know what the artwork looks like, I don't know what the album credits look like, I don't know nothing. What they did was go behind my back and release the album. I got word just in the nick of time last week. I got my legal team together and we slapped them with a court order to cease the distribution and the pressing and manufacturing of this album."{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |title=Angry At 'Devious' Record Label, KRS-One Halts Sales Of New LP - MTV |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1473243/angry-at-devious-record-label-krs-one-halts-sales-of-new-lp/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906175456/http://www.mtv.com/news/1473243/angry-at-devious-record-label-krs-one-halts-sales-of-new-lp/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2018 |website=MTV News |publisher=MTV |access-date=7 May 2022}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Warning: Intro
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 0:13
| title2 = Do You Got It
| writer2 = Tine E Tim
| extra2 = DJ Tiné Tim
| length2 = 1:42
| title3 = Ya Feel Dat
| writer3 = Tine E Tim
| extra3 = DJ Tiné Tim
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = Underground
| writer4 = {{hlist|Lawrence Parker|Walter Dewgarde|Ewart Dewgarde}}
| extra4 = Da Beatminerz
| length4 = 4:12
| title5 = How Bad Do You Want It
| note5 = featuring Peedo
| writer5 = {{hlist|Parker|Jose Luna|Gato Luna}}
| extra5 = Gato
| length5 = 3:46
| title6 = Ain't the Same
| writer6 = {{hlist|Parker|Mike Heron|Victor Padilla|J. Ortiz}}
| extra6 = Ghetto Pros
| length6 = 3:14
| title7 = It's All a Struggle
| writer7 = {{hlist|Parker|Heron|Padilla|Ortiz}}
| extra7 = Ghetto Pros
| length7 = 2:28
| title8 = What Else Happened
| writer8 = Tine E Tim
| extra8 = DJ Tiné Tim
| length8 = 1:31
| title9 = Somebody
| writer9 = {{hlist|Parker|W. Dewgarde}}
| extra9 = Da Beatminerz
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = Survivin'
| note10 = featuring Tekitha
| writer10 = {{hlist|Parker|Tekitha Washington}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|KRS-One|Choco}}
| length10 = 4:13
| title11 = Things Will Change
| writer11 = {{hlist|Parker|Kurt Hoffman}}
| extra11 = DJ Revolution
| length11 = 4:22
| title12 = The Movement
| writer12 = {{hlist|Parker|W. Dewgarde}}
| extra12 = Da Beatminerz
| length12 = 3:16
| title13 = Gunnen' Em Down
| writer13 = Parker
| extra13 = {{hlist|KRS-One|Choco}}
| length13 = 3:36
| title14 = Philosophical
| writer14 = Tine E Tim
| extra14 = DJ Tiné Tim
| length14 = 3:14
| title15 = 9 Elements
| writer15 = {{hlist|Parker|Hoffman}}
| extra15 = DJ Revolution
| length15 = 3:38
| title16 = Alright With Me
| writer16 = Parker
| extra16 = Kenny Parker
| length16 = 3:35
| title17 = The Only One
| writer17 = Parker
| extra17 = Inebriated Beats
| length17 = 4:52
| total_length = 55:31
}}
;Note
- The song "Ya Feel Dat" did not appear on some versions of the album.
Personnel
- Lawrence "KRS-One" Parker – main artist, producer (tracks: 10, 13)
- Peedo – featured artist (track 5)
- Tekitha Washington – featured artist (track 10)
- DJ Tiné Tim – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 14)
- Walter "Mr. Walt" Dewgarde – producer (tracks: 4, 9, 12)
- Ewart "DJ Evil Dee" Dewgarde – producer (track 4)
- Gato Luna – producer (track 5)
- Mike "Heron" Herald – producer (tracks: 6, 7)
- Victor "V.I.C." Padilla – producer (tracks: 6, 7)
- Choco – producer (tracks: 10, 13), mixing (tracks: 1–11, 13–15, 17)
- Kurt "DJ Revolution" Hoffman – producer (tracks: 11, 15), mixing (tracks: 12, 16)
- DJ Kenny Parker – producer (track 16)
- Inebriated Beats – producer (track 17)
- Cliff Cultreri – mastering
- Simone Parker – executive producer
- Jeff Gilligan – design
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|186|artist=KRS-One|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|30|artist=KRS-One|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|10|artist=KRS-One|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2022}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|229573|Kristyles}}
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