Big K.R.I.T. – King Remembered In Time
Released: April 10, 2013
Big K.R.I.T. is one of the most consistently good rappers putting work in. Since 2010 he has released three outstanding mixtapes that have each been legitimate candidates for mixtape of the year. When you also consider his underrated album and this most recent project, you would be hard pressed to find another rapper with a comparable catalogue over the past four years. One of the criticisms I’ve read about K.R.I.T. is that while he’s an outstanding producer, he’s average as a rapper. Hopefully, King Remembered In Time can dispel that sentiment. On “Talking Bout Nothing”, he targets rappers who spit ignorance by making one of the most brilliantly ignorant bangers I’ve ever heard. It’s like he’s saying, “You think you’re good at rapping about women, cars, and money? I’ll show you how to rap about women, cars, and money?”.
On “Banana Clip Theory” he raps about violence and what it means to be a man with a pair of vivid stories. At least critics usually get one thing right: Big K.R.I.T. is an amazing producer. Whether he’s flipping a James Blake sample, crafting Organized Noize reminiscent country-fried masterpieces, or putting together confessional beats that are low on percussion and heavy on lush strings and horns, K.R.I.T. is able to conjure up his own sonic universe on every project he releases. – Chris Russ (Excerpt from A Zip & A Double-Click: Top Mixtapes Of April 2013)