With his most recent mixtape, King Remembered In Time, Mississippi spitter Big K.R.I.T. revealed that he was hoping to make a return to the essence of his music with the release of the free project. K.R.I.T. recently chopped it up with Ambrosia For Heads and addressed the mixtape after being questioned about his purpose in life.
“Just to help people,” the rapper revealed. “I think at some point I think you get caught up with the business. You get caught up with the hustle of it all and grinding and you forget that the whole reason is just so people can hear your music. That’s all I wanted. So, this was me remembering that and aside from clearing the samples, aside from the paperwork, let’s get back to me just rapping. I just want to hear people play it in they car. I got back to that mind frame and that’s why it took a long time working on this project.”
K.R.I.T. also provided a breakdown of the name of the mixtape, which references the acronym in his stagename. According to the Meridian, Mississippi rapper, the title was chosen before the release of King Remembered In Time and ultimately was a branding decision made on his part.
“One, it brands the name. Two, K.R.I.T. Wuz Here was—my introduction for a lot of people,” said K.R.I.T. “I think that name itself, before people even knew what K.R.I.T. stood for, was just so big. And so it’s almost like coming back around in my mind with K.R.I.T. Wuz Here Part 2. Instead of the Wuz Here, you know what this name means so let me really brand it King Remembered In Time. I’mma be a king and you can’t denounce my bloodline. I’m here. And so that’s what that was really about. Me standing up and proving that and showing that and believing in myself.”
King Remembered In Time was released last month and serves as the follow-up to Big K.R.I.T.’s 4Eva N’ A Day.
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HE GONNA BRING THAT HIP HOP WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE YOU CAN TELL HE A GOOD GUY
big shit will never be on drakes level
Good joke, bitch. KRIT is already above Drake, who isn’t the best rapper alive.
“lets get back to me just rapping”
And for this I say thanks
Most consistant emcee in the buisness today hands down.
no he didnt
Journalist 103 – Dreamer
O.C. & Apollo Brown – Anotha one
Purpose & Confidence – Harsh Realities
Beneficence – Straight Out The Gate
Rashad & Confidence – Understand
pure rap esssence
eLZhi – Blue window
big krit dont no hip hop
eLZhi – That’s That One
krit a fake mc
THE REAL ESSENCE IS UNDERGROUND
MAINSTREAM IS ALL THE SAME
HELP SAVE HIP HOP AND SUPPORT UNDERGROUND ARTISTS
Quit using the word “essence”, you yatch. You sound like KRIT explaining his album title (i.e. like an idiot).
krs one tot me about the essence
nelly or krs one
tell me who got more essence
FUCK A COMMERCIAL RAPPER
You’re dumb as hell. It doesn’t matter whether a rapper is mainstream or not. Big K.R.I.T aint like the other mainstream cats. J. Cole. Kendrick, KRIT, bring essence back to the mainstream. You’ve obviously closed your ears to it. And closed your mind.
@anon
I don’t think he was directing that comment towards KRIT…
@anon:
No, I was wrong; he was talking about KRIT. Don’t worry. He’s the same guy that said KRIT Wuz Here has more “essence”, whatever the fuck that even means…
did u see the tracklist
he was using waka flows
stfu
his mixtape K.R.I.T was here had more essence
Did I really just read that? “…had more ESSENCE”??? Please, do tell us what the fuck that’s even supposed to mean.
I’ll wait.
hometown hero had the essence
the essence is what makes it good without it u get albums like recovery and rappers like lil wayne
This is a really good mixtape and you can hear and feel the love put into this. I play this everyday.
I really don’t understand some of the hate you niggaz got for this dude. I MEAN can you honestly say Big krit is BAD FOR THE GAME? There alot of garbage ass rappers out here….and you can honestly say BIG KRIT SUCKS?…dude makes QUALITY MUSIC CONSISTENTLY. And he humble….and he real… Let me find out you fuck niggaz that hate on KRIT are Future fans! lmao!!!
was a fan of krit till he went mainstream
he lost his essence
Look, I’m a fan of KRIT as much as the next man, but dude should take more time answering these questions. He’s saying he wanted to just rap and make music people could play in their cars. So, what the fuck was he doing the last few projects? And don’t even get me started on the part with him talking about why he named the tape King Remembered in Time. He’s sounding like one of those 3rd graders on the ATT commercials where they’re sitting around the table with the white guy in a suit…
your comment makes about as much sense as a fish wearing a life jacket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zox6rw5pwc
dis aint no hip hop records!!!!..these county rap tunes!!!!!..
so u can separate us from the rest like i told ya last time!!!
-Pimp C
lil wayne invented bling
once the the ice melts (big chains and diamonds)
we can bring the real back
gensu dean and planet asia – abrasions has essence
dilated peoples has essence
Busta Rhymes Twerk It not so much
krit fans dont know hip hop
essence is when its done for hip hop
rap is when its done for money
slacker radio . com
underground rap radio
where the essence lives
HIPHOP LIVES UNDERGROUND
the perfect rhyme scheme
with a sample and dope drums
its a certain type of beat trap music killed it
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elzhi does it tho
j.cole never does it
skyzoo does it
i guess real rap is over your head
come back when u understand
outkast – ain’t no thang’
METHOD MAN AND REDMAN
9TH WONDER
torae does it
Sean Price – Hearing Aid
THATS ESSENCE
Rapper Big Pooh – Zone Out
Matlock – Brand New Nikes’
Even Lil Wayne said he was returning to the essence of rap on Tha Carter III.
hopsin better than the carter 3