Big K.R.I.T. has a hard-earned grassroots following, but he struggles to move up Southern Rap’s totem pole as others offering comparably less substance shoot to the top. Catapulted by the acclaim of K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, his Def Jam debut Live From The Underground represented the eclectic consciousness of OutKast and the brash chauvinism of Pimp C, a conflated effort that, ultimately, no one quite knew what to do with. He’s been playing around with his sound since, but K.R.I.T. has yet to cash in on his early potential as singles like “What U Mean” left his introspective sensitivity buried deep while the Ludacris assisted ode to mixed signals didn’t quite stick. See Me On Top Vol. 4 attempts to catalyze anticipation for his second scheduled retail album Cadillactica while proving Kendrick was right to see him as a rival.
See Me On Top Vol. 4 finds K.R.I.T. detouring from the “free album” formula of previous mixtapes such as Return of 4Eva and returning to the traditional mixtape fare of his pre-Def Jam See Me On Top series. A clear highlight is “Mt. Olympus,” where he addresses the quasi-controversy of Kendrick Lamar labeling him competition on the now infamous “Control” verse. K.R.I.T’s response to the Hip Hop world’s thirst for conflict is a level headed one, as he takes aim at both listeners and the fickle nature of the game, saying, “Thought they wanted trap, thought they wanted bass / Thought they wanted molly, thought they wanted drank…” Lashing out in his own defense, his verbal mayhem directly calls out anyone who underestimated his talent prior to a dominating peer ranking him within the elite. It’s this controlled rage that reminds just how potent the Mississippian can be when speaking from his heart, but things fall apart when the proceedings become formulaic.
The major distractions from Big K.R.I.T.’s greater vision are rehashed territory. K.R.I.T. is more than a lyrical and stylistic match alongside heavyweights on the remix to Rick Ross’ “Supreme,” and his freestyle over Drake & Lil Wayne’s “Believe Me” invokes his call to the wilds of man/woman relationships. As does his Rico Love assisted “Pay Attention,” which serves as an anthem appreciative of an exotic dancer’s beauty, indicative of how K.R.I.T.’s music has grown slightly more sensitive over the last few projects.
The tape ends with “Never Going Back,” an honest rationalization of the concessions his music makes in pursuit of profit, while the complementary “What’s Next” shows a connection to everyday human plights expressed by relatively few modern mainstream emcees. See Me On Top Vol. 4 finds K.R.I.T. both showing why he’s so rabidly beloved as well as why he hasn’t quite hit the mainstream jackpot. It’s a true mixtape in the sense that none of the beats are original. It doesn’t serve as an entrance for new K.R.I.T. fans nor does it give you an idea as to the direction of the new project. It seems to cater directly to his loyal fan-base, which has aesthetic value—just not as much as K.R.I.T.’s album-worthy mixtapes have provided.
Krit seems lost to me, its like he wants more fanfare and obviously is allowing the label in his ear, he needs to get back to loving his music and putting out what he loves and feels and wants to stand for…..I bet he dont even listen to no got damn rico love…..I love Krit over the slow to mid tempo soulful thought provoking poetical shhh….or the player soulful shhh….the twerk and trap beats man cut it out…..and stop letting corny nickas in your ear…Krit is destined to be one of the greats of alltime …when he refinds his self….he should of stayed indie man….he can be a tech9ne…people love the real krit def jam fucking his career
Thanks for that amateur crack at psychology but at the end of the day you don’t know this nigga or what his motivations are. He might have just decided to go this direction for artistic reasons because it’s what he truly wants to do at this point in his career. You don’t know one way or the other so stop assuming shit.
*See Me on Top 4* no volume
You should look up See Me On Top Vol.1 Vol.2 and Vol.3
since 05′
I’m a bit “disappointed” about this tape just because Krit was used to deliver very good quality tape. Also the sound quality of this one is not that good. But well, I have no doubt Cadillactica will be top notch.
I’m a Big Krit fan, who has listened to his previous work. I saw on IG that he was about to release this, so I was amped to download it to add it to the collection. My reaction wasn’t disappointment, but I wouldnt use this tape to attract a new listener. Needless to say Krit Wuz Here set a bar that hasn’t been reached….ok scratch that…King Recognized In Time was definitely a favorite. But this one doesn’t do him no justice. Seems rushed. Still dope but I’m a krit fan so my opinion is biased. It got some dope beats on here too as he will always be a top notch producer…but I don’t feel soul in this tape. And that’s what made me a fan. Still one of my favorite artist tho!!!
Clearly you don’t get it. As you can see this mixtape is different from others. Realize that majority of the songs are songs he release like Something Right, Mt. Olympus. Week of Krit was to ATTRACT new listeners. This was to hold off fans till November.
I like Mount Olympus and the Drinkers club joint with Juicy J and Rittz. Other then that, it ain’t really hit me like that the first time, but I’ll give it more spins. Krit is the truth one way or the other, he just gave out this free tape to hold folks over until the album drops, you can’t expect perfection without a price tag from this nigga anymore, he got a record deal, he saving the real heat for what he gonna sell you.
Pop ass garbage.
You dumb as hell.
This tape was dope, niggas love critiquing, but do they listen to the music nowadays? If this was Kendrick or Em wack pop ass niggas would bury they faces into this shit. Krit is on top of the rap game and has some of the best catalog in New Silver age Rap music, fuck I thought this was great. A true mixtape, that is also album worthy in itself too me.
KRIT is one of my favorite rappers but this was nothing special, 3 stars.
Yall dudes are some crap ass Nigs… This mixtape is hot nothing belong 4 stars. If u wanted another 4Eva N A Day… BOO HOO.. He got an album coming out in November. This mixtape is hot.
Fuh Cough
big shit is trash. None of these rappers on drakes level.
Stop suckin Drake’s dick fan boy and come up for air and to a place called reality.
hahah is this drake himself??? r u a 14 yr old girl??
you know nothing about hip-hop
cure for insomnia
he’s music put me to sleep……
Best Mixtape Out
I’m a huge Big KRIT fan and I can honestly say that I wouldn’t have missed this tape if it didn’t come out. It has some good tracks, but all those snippets and 2 minute songs just seemed crammed & forced together. Still hyped for Cadillactica though!
R.I.P. TO THIS MIXTAPE