The Mix Tape (KRS-One album)

The Mix Tape is a mixtape by American rapper and producer KRS-One. It was released on August 27, 2002 via Koch Records in promotion of the musician's 6th studio album Kristyles the following year. Recording sessions took place at Pride Rock Studios in Los Angeles with additional recording at Salaamin Studios also in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Inebriated Beats, Milann Miles, Rick Long, A-Sharp, BJ Wheeler, Da Beatminerz, Pleasure King and KRS-One himself. It features guest appearances from Kim-O, Kool DJ Red Alert, Priest and Steph Lova.

The Mix Tape
Mixtape by KRS-One
Released	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Recorded	2002
Studio	Pride Rock Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	24:53
Label	Koch
Producer	G. Simone (exec.) A-Sharp B.J. Wheeler Creative Minds Combined Da Beatminerz Inebriated Beats KRS-One Pleasure King
KRS-One chronology
Spiritual Minded (2002) The Mix Tape (2002) Kristyles (2003)
Alternative cover
European release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	8.5/10[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

It is quite short with four interludes making up the 13 tracks. It is known for the song "Ova Here" which disses Nelly, as KRS-One was under the impression Nelly dissed him on the track "#1" from his album Nellyville and the Training Day soundtrack.

A proper but very limited version of the street album was released in Europe under the title Prophets vs. Profits. That version features lesser skits and has a few additional tracks although a pair of tracks on The Mix Tape is missing from Prophets vs. Profits.

Track listing

The Mix Tape

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ova Here"	Da Beatminerz	2:56
2.	"Things Is About to Change"	Creative Minds Combined	2:34
3.	"Splash"	Pleasure King A-Sharp	2:24
4.	"Kim-O/Steph-Lover Shout-Outs" (featuring Kim-O and Steph Lova)		0:19
5.	"Down the Charts"	Creative Minds Combined	2:10
6.	"Priest Shout-Outs" (featuring Priest)		0:10
7.	"The Message 2002"	Inebriated Beats	3:53
8.	"Kreditz"		0:38
9.	"Stop It"	KRS-One	1:37
10.	"Problemz"	Inebriated Beats	3:14
11.	"Deejay Red Alert Shout-Outs" (featuring Kool DJ Red Alert)		0:29
12.	"Ova Here (Remix)"	Da Beatminerz	2:58
13.	"Preserve the Kulture"	BJ Wheeler	1:31
Total length:			24:53

All tracks are written by Lawrence Parker, except for track 9 written with Oswald Priest

The Mix Tape (Japanese edition bonus track)

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Get Yourself Up (Pleasure King & A-Sharp Remix)"

Prophets vs. Profits

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ova Here"	Da Beatminerz
2.	"Things Is About to Change"	Milann Miles Rick Long
3.	"Splash"	A-Sharp Pleasure King
4.	"My People"	Alumni
5.	"Kreditz"	Milann Miles Rick Long
6.	"I Remember"	J Rocc Mad Lion
7.	"Down the Chart"	Milann Miles Rick Long
8.	"So You Really Don't Want It"	Jim Bean
9.	"Womanology"	Soul Supreme
10.	"2nd Kreditz"
11.	"Stop It"	KRS-One Mad Lion
12.	"Problemz"	Vangaurd
13.	"Believe It!"	Soul Supreme

All tracks are written by Lawrence Parker, except for track 6 written with Aretha Franklin and Nadja Head

Personnel

• DJ Tiné Tim – engineering, mixing
• Harold English – engineering, mixing
• G. Simone – executive producer
• Jeff Chenault – artwork

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	32
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5]	17

References

1. Taylor, Jason D. "The Mix Tape - KRS-One | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 7, 2003). "KRS-One :: The Mix Tape :: Koch Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
4. "KRS-One Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
5. "KRS-One Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

External links

• KRS-One – The Mix Tape at Discogs (list of releases)
• KRS-One – Prophets vs. Profits at Discogs (list of releases)