Maximum Strength

Maximum Strength is the tenth solo studio album by American rapper KRS-One. It was released on June 10, 2008 via Koch Records. Production was handled by Duane "DaRock" Ramos, James Desmond, Dirt, Oh No and Ser Kenoe, with Simone Parker serving as executive producer. The name Maximum Strength was originally the title for an album recorded by KRS-One in 1998-1999 for Jive Records that still remains unreleased. When promoting this album in 2008 it was said to finally be a release of the shelved LP and the label even posted track lists and cover very different from the final release.

Maximum Strength
Studio album by KRS-One
Released	June 10, 2008
Recorded	January–May 2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	33:07
Label	Koch Records
Producer	Simone Parker (exec.) Dirt Duane "DaRock" Ramos James "Desi" Desmond Oh No Ser Kenoe
KRS-One chronology
Adventures in Emceein (2008) Maximum Strength (2008) Survival Skills (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	6/10[2]
RapReviews	8/10[3]

The album peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the US.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beware"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos	3:46
2.	"Pick It Up"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos James Desmond	3:41
3.	"All My Men"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos Ser Kenoe	2:46
4.	"Straight Through"	Dirt	3:12
5.	"Rockin' Til the Morning"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos James Desmond	3:10
6.	"The Kool Herc"	Oh No	1:06
7.	"Busy Bee Shout Out"		0:15
8.	"New York"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos	3:26
9.	"Hip Hop"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos	3:29
10.	"Let Me Know"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos	2:31
11.	"Nah"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos	3:37
12.	"The Heat"	Duane "Da Rock" Ramos	2:08
Total length:			33:07

All lyrics are written by Lawrence Parker.

Personnel

• Lawrence "KRS-One" Parker – lyrics, vocals
• Duane Ramos – producer (tracks: 1–3, 5, 8–12)
• James Desmond – producer (tracks: 2, 5)
• Ser Kenoe – producer (track 3)
• Dirt – producer (track 4)
• Michael "Oh No" Jackson – producer (track 6)
• Arnold Mischkulnig – mixing, mastering
• Bob Perry – mixing, mastering
• Simone G. Parker – executive producer
• Andrew Kelley – art direction, design
• Scott "DJ Scott La Rock" Sterling – overseen by

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	78