Big K.R.I.T.s acronym, King Remembered In Time, shows that he gladly accepts potential as his strongest asset. But that doesnt diminish the superiority of these mixtape tracks right now.
Alright, Ill admit that you will hear a solid imitation of a Ludacris flow on The South, and then a Pimp C drawl on Just Touched Down and a channeling of Jeezy-like ad-libs on the Why Not snippet. And yes, his production style liberally borrows from the slowed-down Texas sound with the haunting Pull The Drop Out. But check out how handily Krizzle conjures up the dreamy tones on the Jump In remix providing a perfect player rap track. And hear how skillfully he uses the soulful vocal sample of Just Touched Down. Or listen to the creative chopping of the dramatic swirls and familiar vocal bits on Hey Love. These styles convey a pop-savvy that can make a mixtape stand out. On Swagger Back he boasts over the PSA beat that his rhyming AND production skills are simply a couple years late / just missed Kanye! He may even have the ego of Mr. West to throw into his arsenal.
The fact that he can rock ALL of these styles WELL is an indication of how far he can take the mic and mixing boards and its what sets him apart from so many mixtape up-and-comers. He's got the street abuzz round The A and The Sip but a pop strategy is clearly at work in the KRIT patchwork and is what gives him an edge not the cutting variety but still over most competition.
Behold the solid foundation for the house of KRIT.
REVIEW By Rio Rocket Valledor
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