Big K.R.I.T.

Big Sean gave listeners an apparent warning upon releasing "Control" featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. Little did anyone know that this track, which didn't make the cut for Sean's album, would change the rap game henceforth. The 7-minute gritty collab entails straight raw rap from all three MCs, but most notably of the trio comes Kendrick whom is unhesitant by shouting out a

Big K.R.I.T. shares his inspiring journey from his humble beginnings to now on the video for “Multi Til the Sun Die,” the closing track off his most recent project, King Remembered in Time.This soulful, black-and-white video protrays the Mississippi emcee, during and inbetween performance with footage from his tour, photo shoots, and meeting fans. Gotta love...

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have had themselves quite the year so far, with a No. 1 album, chart-topping singles and an exploding fan base, and today they've announced a 29-city, 30-date U.S. headlining arena tour. The tour will kick off October 22nd, with a pre-sale beginning Tuesday, June 25th, and the rest of tickets going on sale this Friday, June 28th...

Photos by Lauren Gesswein Last night, XXL road tripped down to Philadelphia's Trocodero Theater for another installment of the Freshmen Live 2013 Tour. This leg of the tour featured performances from Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$ and Big K.R.I.T. Lu...

Enter for the chance to win a pair of tickets to see tonight’s XXL Freshman Live 2013 show in Philadelphia! XXL is now offering two fans the chance to win two tickets to our Philadelphia performance of the XXL Freshman Live 2013 tour with Big K.R.I.T., Joey Bada$$ and Action Bronson a...

After going three rounds in the Big Mix challenge, producers Foreign Allegiance was named the winner. As a result they had the opprutuntiy to team up with Big K.R.I.T. for the new song "What You Know About It." K.R.I.T.'s delivery and cadence is perfect for this very aggressive record that puts the rapper on a beat you won't typically hear him on...

Tickets are now available for the Philadelphia leg of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 concert series. On Thursday June 27, one member of the XXL Freshman Class of 2013 and one former XXL Freshman will rock Boston's The Middle East as a part of XXL's Freshman Live 2013 tour. The concert will feature perf...

Tickets are now available for the Philadelphia leg of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 concert series. On Thursday June 20, two members of the XXL Freshman Class of 2013 and one former XXL Freshman will rock Philly's Trocodero Theatre as a part of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 tour. The concert will feature perfo...

Jackie Chain drops "Yea Thats Me (Remix)" featuring Yelawolf and Big K.R.I.T., which is a cut from his newest mixtape, Bruce Lean Chronicles Vol. 2, due out now. This blood pumping record puts together three down south MCs for some southern cookin' as the trio flex on the mic about their prowess for getting money. The...

It's been a busy week at the XXL offices. As we close out our upcoming issue and continue to gear up for more dates of the XXL Freshmen Live Tour—which recently stopped in New York City and saw performances from the entire Freshmen class alongside special guests like Fat Trel, Troy Ave and Riff Raff—we've also been working hard to stay up on all the new music and news that dropped this week. On t

Former Three 6 Mafia associate Gangsta Boo has released a new mixtape. The Tennessee rapper has released her first full length project in two years, titled It's Game Involved. The mixtape features verses from Big K.R.I.T., Young Buck, 8Ball, Don Trip and Maino, as well as production from SpaceGhostPurrp, Drumma Boy and more. ...

Big K.R.I.T. released his latest mixtape, King Remembered In Time, back on April 10. The Def Jam Records artist just announced that he is touring the tape domestically at a couple of venues. Beginning on May 24, the Meridian, Mississippi MC/producer will be hitting the road...