And they were giving me production that I wouldn’t have made for myself. I only produced one record on this album - “Blue Flame Ballet” - everything else is produced by amazing producers like the homie DJ Camper the OGs Danja, Wallis Lane, Musik Major X Wolfe De Mchls produced three records on this album Don Corleon Tariq Beats Khalil produced on the record, as well. Him and my manager Dutch executive produced this album together and I was just getting it in with other producers, man. I had the opportunity to work with Rico Love. It was one of those things where with this one, it was definitely a collective effort. Shout out to my manager Dutch, shout out to marketing, the homie Steve-O from GFC. It’s on some LeBron small-forward, but I’m coming up with the ball kind of thing, on my Magic shit. But I have a team around me. I’m definitely a point-forward with this, man. How does it feel to be running point for your own squad? Iz Here, you rap: “I play for the team I own.” This album is your second independent release since leaving Def Jam in 2016. Iz Here, being open to collaborations, his relationship with Nipsey Hussle, why Rico Love is an underrated producer and his mental health. is now in a place of comfort, relishing his status as one of hip-hop’s most appreciated bar-spitters.īillboard caught up with Big K.R.I.T. performs lyrical gymnastics on the sample-laden “Make It Easy,” rapping: “Let’s be honest, I’m better/ I did it without the vouchers and feathers they tethered to keep you together.” He also speaks on black excellence on “Believe,” stating the importance of having a “Wakanda in Mississippi.” For someone who used to crave admiration from his fellow MCs, K.R.I.T. The decision proves to be golden, as K.R.I.T. makes the bold decision to step away from the production side on this album, in order to focus solely on the writing process.
Keeping in the spirit of collaboration, K.R.I.T. “Like working with artists that people didn’t expect me to work with, changing the cadences, creating a different kind of soundboard so that people can see me in that same arena because I’ve always been there.
“It was important that I do something that people didn’t expect from me,” K.R.I.T. Cole and Lil Wayne to buzzing new acts such as Yella Beezy and Saweetie, K.R.I.T. It’s the art of collaboration that stimulates his spirit and fuels his new album K.R.I.T. He’s always had a chip on his shoulder, vowing to prove everyone wrong. K.R.I.T.’s competitive enthusiasm is what gives the Mississippi-bred MC his edge.