Kristyles
Studio album by KRS-One
Released	June 24, 2003 (2003-6-24)
Recorded	late 2002–early 2003
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:31
Label	Koch
Producer	Simone Parker(exec.) Choco Da Beatminerz DJ Revolution DJ Tiné Tim Gato Ghetto Professionals Inebriated Beats Kenny Parker KRS-One
KRS-One chronology
The Mix Tape (2002) Kristyles (2003) D.I.G.I.T.A.L. (2003)
Singles from Kristyles
"Underground" Released: May 20, 2003 "How Bad Do You Want It" Released: July 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
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 producerKRS-One. It was released on June 24, 2003 throughKoch 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 featuresguest appearances from Peedo andTekitha. The album peaked at number 186 on theBillboard 200, number 30 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 10 on theIndependent Albums in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Underground" and "How Bad Do You Want It". The latter appeared on 2004 albumKRS-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 wasThe 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]

Note

• The song "Ya Feel Dat" did not appear on some versions of the album.

• 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

• Kristyles atDiscogs (list of releases)

• 2003 albums
• KRS-One albums
• E1 Music albums
• Albums produced by KRS-One
• Albums produced by Da Beatminerz

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