I do, however, have the Danco James mixtape that Curtis Williams just dropped so I’m somewhat familiar with him. Now, I don’t claim to know a lot about them but from what I gather, they’re a hip-hop collective from Atlanta, GA that is essentially a dirty south Wu-Tang Clan. There were a number of local artists that opened – including The Koolest, Stranger Day, and Charlotte’s own Elevator Jay – with DJ Dexter Dynamite on the 1’s and 2’s. Once inside, I managed to get some primetime “seating” at the center of the stage a few rows back. He’s performed in the Queen City at least 3 times in the past two years or so and has yet to let anyone down. He might not be a household name yet, but Charlotteans were no stranger to Big K.R.I.T. Upon arriving to Amos Southend I wasn’t surprised to see the lines extending around the corner and down the road a few hundred yards. and Curren$y, to Wiz Khalifia, with whom he toured with as the opening act on his US “Wake & Bake Tour.” K.R.I.T has collaborated with a variety of rappers in the industry, from T.I. Since then the MC has gone on to release further mixtapes and albums. Wuz Here” and “Returnof4eva.” For both tapes, many lauded K.R.I.T, for his now recognisable laid back flow, lyrical variety, and his southern-rap production style, which would all become staples of his music in future projects.įollowing on from the rave reviews, and his inclusion on the much coveted XXL MAgazine “Freshman of 2011” Cover, K.R.I.T was quickly snapped up by hip-hop heavyweight record label, Def Jam Recordings. and Pimp C, in 2010 he gained breakthrough recognition with his back-to-back mixtapes, “K.R.I.T. He quickly turned his attentions to poetry, and then rap, and by the age of 14 he was recording his bars over other artists songs and before long he began producing his own beats too, under the moniker “Kritikal”.Īfter graduating high school, and changing his name to Big K.R.I.T, which stands for “King Remembered In Time”, he began to make his mark as a well-known rapper through various mixtape releases online and guest featured tracks from around 2005, around this time he was approached by Young Jeezy’s record label, CTE Entertainment, but a deal could not be agreed.Īfter gathering buzz on the blogosphere and drawing comparisons to legendary rappers from the south of the US, such as T.I. Before hitting the big time, Big K.R.I.T, grew up with his family in the Deep South, where he had his first taste as a musical performer, in the local church choir.

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