Overnight celebrities are in style these days. Tomorrow's most about buzzed about artist could literally show up tomorrow thanks to numerous blogs, countless aggregates, and dare I say, the speed of information. Artists such as Freddie Gibbs and Yelawolf seem to come out of nowhere to attract major attention and major deals. Certainly Big K.R.I.T. can be categorized as another future star who's rise was rapid and almost unexpected. But, as the title of his breakout project (K.R.I.T Wuz Here) suggests, the road to the public eye is often much longer than the public perceives. "For a lot of people in the industry such as A&Rs, street teams, DJ's, producers, a lot of them have seen me grinding since 2005 to get here," says K.R.I.T. "A lot of people treat me like, 'you've been trying to get on.'"
Indeed it's been a long road for the Meridian, Mississippi native as well as the aforementioned Gibbs and Yelawolf, who both had previous major label deals that didn't pan out prior to their resurgence. As K.R.I.T. told me via phone, even a year ago at this time he was unsure any kind of stardom was in the cards. "A year ago I was definitely grinding. I had a couple mixtapes out that I was pushing and I was just trying to figure out if I was going to continue rapping or not." Patience is a virtue, and after connecting with Curren$y, and the whole Creative Control movement, K.R.I.T. got the proper platform for his music, inked a deal with Def Jam, and his future's so bright he's gotta wear shades.
I caught up with Big K.R.I.T. for an in-depth interview in which he talks about his persistence, his humility, as well as his peers that represent a new class of Hip Hop artists. Click here for the full interview.
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