While the release of his major label debut Live From The Underground may have been a career benchmark for the Meridian, Mississippi-native, Big K.R.I.T.’s reputation at this point has largely been built on his ability to deliver mixtapes that rival full-length albums. With as many mixtapes as years since dropping K.R.I.T. Wuz Here in 2010, Justin Scott shows little signs of a debut hangover on King Remembered In Time.
K.R.I.T. has unmistakably progressed as a lyricist, and his latest project illustrates this thoroughly with the memorizing licks of “R.E.M.” and “Meditate,” as well as the haunting visuals on “Banana Clip Theory.” Detailing the devastation brought on by gun violence, Big K.R.I.T. twists rhymes as he attests, “I heard a gun the other day, it spoke to me and told me power / Was the only thing that we could lose, so don’t be afraid to let it shower.”
Taking a more metaphorical approach, “Life Is A Gamble” plays on the theme of survival; “This tracks my gurney, my verse can be the ventilator / So I breathe, ‘cause loathing in Las Vegas wasn’t meant for me / Too scared I’ll stay too long and forget where I’m really meant to be / Heaven maybe, heaven lately, but all these lights are captivating / I had to play it, for the sake of me and mine / Lord, I pray I hit it big this time.” The immaculate 9th Wonder backdrop here serves as the first record on a Big K.R.I.T. project not produced by the man himself. He has recently stated that his sophomore album will feature other producers, and if this is any indication of its direction, fans have little to worry about with the transition.
Accustomed to keeping a relatively short guest list on hand, Krizzle taps frequent collaborators for results that do not disappoint. The mellow vibe and scent of fresh trees in the air courtesy of Wiz Khalifa and the self-proclaimed “Kush God” Smoke DZA make “Only One” a smoker’s anthem, While Bun B’s appearance on “Shine On” justifiably warrants a petition for a duo project between the two southern emcees. Matched up with his Def Jam brethren Trinidad James, “My Trunk” is a charismatically brash record that will have even the most introverted listener doing a shoulder lean.
If there’s an inadequacy to point out on King Remembered In Time, it would be a slight dip in execution from its predecessors. Whereas Return Of 4Eva and 4Eva N A Day flowed smoothly between tracks, an unsettling snippet like the Future-assisted “Just Last Week” or his staggered cadence on “WTF” stymies an otherwise outstanding track list. Similarly, his hook game hasn’t developed much. In the past he’s gotten away with terse lines on “Yeah Dat’s Me” and “Sookie Now” off the strength of his zeal, but shouting, “What the fuck we gonna do now?” and “How you love that?” incessantly isn’t the most creative way to keep someone engaged.
Big K.R.I.T. takes on the title of his bold namesake with a performance that will not only strengthen his core following, but also leave little doubt that failure is not in his repertoire. With a valiant demeanor, he asks, “What’s a king without a crown?” It’s a fair question, because frankly it’s been a while since his dome has been vacant.
DX Consensus: “Free Album” (the highest possible praise for a mixtape)
Pretty nice mixtape but KRIT lyrically and production wise just didn’t put in as much effort as usual. Still sounds great and very consistent though. 4 stars
so damn good.
I find myself once again impressed by his overall emotion, lyrics, and production on the mixtape/album. I’m giving it 5 stars.
Dope.
very nice i’m impressed again
it’s weird
I would buy this
i would have bought the first two
they are great but
when i did buy Live from the underground i feel like it should have been free anf not as good as the free ones
oh well i guess it evens out
Krit is the best to come out of the South in the last few years imo. And his producing is probably even better than his rapping. He deserves more shine.
Instrumentals are insane
5/5 Tape.
KRIT is the king of the mixtape.
good
great album. 5 of 5
very good! 5/5
its so good its under album reviews and its a mixtape.
Krit done did it again. Keepin hip hop alive and well. Dude is gonna be a legend one day
fie street album!!1 expected nun less…
Full stream of big krit new mixtpe here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chjIZFpl7Zk
I agree that “Just Last Week” as a snippet doesn’t fit the within the flow of the album but “WTF” is a dope ass track. His off kilter flow isn’t meant to be perfect. It’s a poem. It’s told dramatically as the stories proceed. That track surprised the hell out of me when it came on.
FREE ALBUM what else is there to say 5/5
At the bottom it says “Listen to King Remembered In Time by Big K.R.I.T.”
Best advice you’re gonna get this year.
History remembers kings … Krit is on his way .
This man gives out too much damn free music. I would pay for this, hope his next album is great too.
word,this album more than deserves a price tag
K.R.I.T. is easily one of the most consistent artists alive today.
WTF?! THIS ALBUM IS A BOMB!!!
Stellar album. My nigga krit is easily above most cats in the rap game.
best hh material since gkmc
no less than 5 stars,REM stays on repeat
Another Classi!!!! REM is my shit… Man reading some of these whack ass comment..2/5, he overrated,etc….Yall MF go sit on a bottle and jump off a bridge!
MULTI TIL THE SUN DIE!
The production is insane 5/5
dope
Can’t wait for the K.R.I.T and yelawolf Collab . Both of them have dropped great mixtapes which sets up the country cuzins tape wonderfully . Shit’s gonna be an instant classic when it drops
Best ever
Big krit is the most realist raper in the game ever and is underrated my nigga deserve to b on top
I loved this mixtape. It’s evident that he put so much work into it.
Flawless. He done it again. He is still the same but brings progression to his style. I am really looking forward to his new album. 2014??
i expect nothing less 5/5
when is the yelawolf krit collab project coming out ?
Just ok, still releasing the same shit all the time
Meh
Disappointed, there is clearly no originality at all in this tape
Is he playing the safe card or will he release something different one day ?
2/5
he don’t need to be different, i love his music the way it is.
amazing krits best work yet
Lupe
Kendrick
Cole
K.R.I.T.
Blu
all I need right now..
Lupe is great MC could’ve easily went down as a top 10 MC of all time, but his decision making is wack at times and his beat choices and choices of producers of not good at all, a lot worse than Nas.
Blu, had/has great potential but I guess he tries to be avant-garde, I would highly recommend Below the Heavens and Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them was kinda dope but other than that its just noise.
5 stars
meh at best
YOU DEAF, NIGGAH?
Greatness as usual KRIT 4.5/5
sh!t is fire
pure trash tbh
trash? I think you mean TRASHING ON AL OTHER RAPPERS.Y’all deaf, man. If you can’t feel this album, then either you aren’t listening or don’t have a soul.
he should step his game up, it’s still ok though
dope shit 5/5
HARD!!!!
This guy is sooooo underrated…it’s despicable!!
5/5
nice, my favorite cut is multi till the sun die and the only two weak songs were WTF and the song wit Future
I played this in the car the other day all the way through and i never do that.
Great tape. I don’t know any other tape that’s hitting on this, as well asany other discography rivaling with this project as of late. 5/5 #yallniggasainttalkingboutnothing
Real shit
he can’t spit at all
Flawless southern hip hop
3.5/5
KRIT is a talented dude, who can definitely spit and produce, but this dude needs to start putting more than one banger on his shit. As far as bangers go, nothing else on this tape comes close to My Trunk, just like nothing else on Return of 4eva came close to the Country Shit remix. Good tape tho.
Talkin about nothing isn’t a banger? Just last week isn’t? Fuck outta here you picky, elitist fuck. This shit is a 4.5 maybe a damn 5/5
K.R.I.T. never disappoints….5/5
Not As Smooth As 4Eva N A Day But It Feels Like A Album IMHO..Diverse While Not Compromising His Integrity..Like A Southern Wal..Just A Lil Less Lyrical 5/5
I agree with you. There is something lacking but its still great
Personally think this guy waaaayyyyyyyyyyyy overrated, kid can spit but beats r terrible, i am listening to the same shit????? mixtape is gash like all other bodies of work hes done, maybe its the “southern” sound idk????
English, Motherfucker!, do you speak it?
any1 agree????
I think this one was a bit of a letdown, honestly. Future snippets, really? I still think if its an album, possibly the best this year, in terms of shit you can actually listen to. 4/5.
best mixtape this year so far, K.R.I.T. is a legend in the making…true underground music that everyone needs to hear
#mixtapeoftheyear
Can’t expect everybody to like this type of music. It’s so far from what’s being pumped in they ears via radio and clubs. He clearly make the most relevant music to me. Another one I can add to the rotation. Some more riding music for the spring and summer.
These haters still hating. SO I ask, WTF we gone do now….Pop My TRUNK and SHINE ON…KRIT NEVER DISAPPOINTS.
Amazing mixtape, shit, just gonna call it an album instead. King Remembered In Time has been the only thing playing in the house since it’s release. Nobody has free albums as great like Krizzle. My favorite tape/album of the year so far, and in my opinion K.R.I.T’s best!
KRIT again shows why i believe is the best rapper in the game right now.
What the fuck we gonna do now? and How you love that? incessantly isnt the most creative way to keep someone engaged.” ~fuck you mean!!! no other artist is lyrically representing a concept within their bars….the hook has become the catch phrase instead of the theme in which it should be!!! MULTI tothe MF Sun die!!!
Perfectly put
Wtf is probably the dopest song off this mix tape.
tight
Another dope album from K.R.I.T. He is definitely one of the best rappers around.
10/10. Sick mixtape. Better than most albums I hear.
Just now realizing this guy is definitely in my top 5.
2.5/5
I feel thats a little bit harsh. On the strength of the content and the delivery. It merits more. Plus he produced many of the tracks on the mixtape himself I think.
Dopest mixtape I ever heard in my life ever. This shit go harder than two rocks hittin’ each other.
Classic
LUV IT! 10/10
Such a good mixtape. Flow, production, lyrics, orgignality, eveything is just sooo fucking good. 5/5
not that good tbh, 3/5
Not as good as his last three tapes, cause it all sounds the same to me. Krit needs to step his game up, there’s no evolution in his music at all. Feels like i heard some of the hooks on his other tapes. It has a few nice cuts though, that will make my Mp3 player nonetheless. Still solid tape, but nothing memorable.
I was kinda disappointed with his studio album, i mean it’s okay, but i expected something big. Krit is a young cat, i guess we can still expect classic material from him in the future.
KRIT is the present and the future. One.
5/5
6/5
KRIT been dropping dope shit since KWH. Consecutive dope ass mixtapes better than most other artists albums. And the cover is dope af!!! Look like a RED cover.
Whoever wrote this is not very smart… Staggered candence on “WTF”. Its a poem.. He even says that. The punchline is “What the what we gon do now” and that ish is dope. Dumb editors.. I should be an editor fck
trash
Krit always speaks on real shit, always respect when he puts out music. i think his best work so far
The ting about Big Krit is that he is doing everything himself. He makes the beats, he is a true poet and they way he can switch his flow is amazing. Wtf is an example of his skills. He is telling a story, and the story is amazing!
This is an amazing album from top top bottom. I think this is his best release!
full of fire
Dope mixtape
Best Mixtape Out!!!
thug
Best mixtape this year. You guys are off, the boy can spit and produce. Loved this shyt from begining to end.
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Bangin!
LOVIN this whole mixtape!!
Its gotta be in the conversation of BEST MIX TAPE of ALL-TIME.
yup
Sticking true to his roots, BIG K.R.I.T. proving once again that he is the KING.
VERY DOPE!!!
Content: 5/5
Guest Spots: 3/5
Lyrics: 4.5/5
MC: 4.5/5
Production: 4.5/5
all 5 stars
Only “Indigoism” by The Underchievers was better tape this year. 5/5!
sick
I cant believe people still sleep on him! Its impossible to mention Kendrick, Cole, and Lupe without him unless you are retarded