Rising: Big K.R.I.T.

Things are moving fast for the Mississippi rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. About a month ago, he released the free online album K.R.I.T. Wuz Here (download it here). Just yesterday, he announced his signing with Def Jam. It's easy to hear what the label heard in K.R.I.T., who produced all of K.R.I.T. Wuz Here himself. There's an expansive warmth to his music, which runs classic soul-sampling Southern rap production through a stoned haze that has at least a few things in common with J Dilla. Wh...

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