| A Retrospective | |
| Type: | Compilation album |
| Artist: | KRS-One |
| Cover: | Krsone-a-retrospective.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1986–97 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 1:14:30 |
| Label: | Jive Records |
| Prev Title: | I Got Next |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | The Sneak Attack |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
A Retrospective is a compilation album by American rapper and record producer KRS-One. It was released on August 22, 2000 via Jive Records, and composed of previously released songs from the rapper's previous studio albums as part of Boogie Down Productions (3 songs from Criminal Minded, 3 tracks from By All Means Necessary, 3 tracks from , 1 song from Edutainment, and 1 song from the b-side of single "Duck Down" from Sex and Violence), as well as his solo studio albums (3 songs from Return of the Boom Bap, 1 song from KRS-One and 1 song from I Got Next). The track "Essays on BDP-Ism" was the last track ever featured DJ Scott La Rock.
The album peaked at number 200 on the Billboard 200 and number 62 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.