| Kristyles | ||||
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| Released | June 24, 2003 (2003-06-24) | |||
| Recorded | late 2002–early 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 55:31 | |||
| Label | Koch | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| laut.de |   [1] |
| No Ripcord | 7/10[2] |
| RapReviews | 9/10[3] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
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,[5] 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."
"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."[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Warning: Intro" | 0:13 | ||
| 2. | "Do You Got It" | Tine E Tim | DJ Tiné Tim | 1:42 |
| 3. | "Ya Feel Dat" | Tine E Tim | DJ Tiné Tim | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Underground" |
| Da Beatminerz | 4:12 |
| 5. | "How Bad Do You Want It" (featuring Peedo) |
| Gato | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Ain't the Same" |
| Ghetto Pros | 3:14 |
| 7. | "It's All a Struggle" |
| Ghetto Pros | 2:28 |
| 8. | "What Else Happened" | Tine E Tim | DJ Tiné Tim | 1:31 |
| 9. | "Somebody" |
| Da Beatminerz | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Survivin'" (featuring Tekitha) |
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| 4:13 |
| 11. | "Things Will Change" |
| DJ Revolution | 4:22 |
| 12. | "The Movement" |
| Da Beatminerz | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Gunnen' Em Down" | Parker |
| 3:36 |
| 14. | "Philosophical" | Tine E Tim | DJ Tiné Tim | 3:14 |
| 15. | "9 Elements" |
| DJ Revolution | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Alright With Me" | Parker | Kenny Parker | 3:35 |
| 17. | "The Only One" | Parker | Inebriated Beats | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 55:31 | |||
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[7] | 186 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 30 |
| USIndependent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 10 |
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