Mar
28

Big K.R.I.T. Maybe Actually Finally Has This

Tosten Burks is getting money he can fold very easily. Live From The Underground is officially in sight. The first single, “I Got This,” is exactly what K.R.I.T. needs to get the album released already, an anthemic banger. It comes just in time too, when hope was slowly draining that he had a song like… Continue reading »

Mar
26

David Banner and Big K.R.I.T. are Believers

Evan Nabavian sampled Three Dog Night in his last job application. Awkwardly co-opted cheeseball hooks hit their crescendo when J.R. Writer sampled “Oh Ho Ho It’s Magic” and Juelz Santana had the neighbhorhood kids flip the Hess Truck theme into a crack jingle. Both hallmarks of the Dips’ legacy, for sure. The hook on David… Continue reading »

Mar
13

Big K.R.I.T.’s Trill-OG(Y): 4evaNaDay

Jonah Bromwich is a pause and thinker. Big K.R.I.T. has established a consistent, if predictable, template on his mixtapes. On each of his three projects to date, his particular blend of earnest quasi-conscious rap and ignorant, high-energy paeans to Southern culture has yielded a great mix of bangers, head-nodders, and pause-and-thinkers. 4Eva N A Day,… Continue reading »

Feb
29

FAT TAPE- FEB 2012

Herein lies Abe Beame’s take on the Oscars. DOWNLOAD: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qv3199 Kendrick Lamar- Cartoons and Cereal: Apparently, Section 80 was his Southernplayalistic. Flatbush Zombiez- Thug Waffles: I’m not late on this it just took a minute to track down a working link. These guys grew up a few blocks away from my crib, but one does… Continue reading »

Nov
03

Ludacris: The Ace Ventura of Rap

Evan Nabavian murdered Roger Pedacter. Ludacris doesn’t get his due, probably because he’s an undisguised pop star and as much an actor as he is a rapper. Also, he has few albums good albums to his name despite many big singles. But Luda is a genuine talent. He puts a face on every syllable, usually… Continue reading »

Aug
08

Kritics Choice: Big K.R.I.T. Gets Prolific

Evan Nabavian is old school when he rides. July 31, 2011. Children and maladroit college grads like me were blindsided by the arrival of summer’s halfway point. Working men and women trudged home through the unbearable heat while I sat in my room, where I had been sitting all day, all month, all summer, and… Continue reading »

Jun
16

Video: Big K.R.I.T. ft. Bun B & Ludacris – “Country Shit Remix”

Evan Nabavian may or may not have that zan with that lean. Ludacris and Bun B are outstanding rappers whose output is polluted with filler and trash. In the case of Bun, the cause is his compulsion to give a verse to anyone who asks nicely. His ubiquity seems to come from a place of… Continue reading »

Apr
27

Beards, Blunts & Brooklyn: Freddie Gibbs & Big K.R.I.T. @ Southpaw

Photo via Austin Surreal Abe Beame is always cooking up something marvelous. What a difference a year and two critically acclaimed mixtapes make. Last June, Big K.R.I.T. had some buzz going — but not enough to save him from famously being booed off stage for attempting to perform “Country Shit” at a Jay Electronica/Joell Ortiz… Continue reading »

Mar
28

Big KRIT – Return of 4Eva

Posted off the strength of the previous leaks, plus a rare endorsement from committed skeptic, Disco Vietnam. See also: the making of Return of 4Eva, courtesy of Wally Sparks and the Smoking Section. Download: ZIP: Big K.R.I.T-Return of 4Eva

Mar
15

Mr. Fusion

Time is scarce. There are planes to Austin to catch. But since KRIT is focused on all things temporal, it’s an appropriate subject matter. Last year, I wrote a post comparing Justin Scott to Black Milk and my point still stands. Both are working well within circumscribed traditions — less interested in innovation than expansion.… Continue reading »

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