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Like David Banner before him, Meridian, Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. was baptized in deep Southern slop and then cut through the competition with a bit of an indie spin, but Cadillactica is on another level, and if the album cover makes it looks like one of Kid Cudi's space jams, there's good reason. This sprawling, ambitious effort is the promise of Cudi's early soul-searching fulfilled, beginning with two interesting intros, best of the pair being "Life" where K.R.I.T. testifies "I found life on this planet/Dammit, I've been damaged/But I won't take this for granted" and then proceeds to shove and prove as if this were his debut. Check the frantic, techno-Outkast title track for unique and new proof, while "Soul Food," featuring Raphael Saadiq, does just what it does on the tin, reminiscing about tradition in a mournful, "you don't know what you got till it's gone" style. "Do You Love Me" carries the same weight when it comes to young love, and when it comes to church and prayer, "Saturdays = Celebration" offers that there are no saints without sinners, and does so with the stately production of Alex da Kid, who sounds primed to take on the heaviness of Kanye's Yeezus. All of these grand moves are anchored by the K.R.I.T. sound the streets already love, including the low-riding "Mo Better Cool" with Wiz Khalifa and Bun B, plus the anthemic "King of the South," which spills out the speakers with slurred samples and banging Jeep beats. Cap it off with Lupe Fiasco and the poignant "Lost Generation" and Cadillactica is an album where an artist launches a superior second act while losing none of the essential elements that made the first so powerful.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Marlon Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Terrace Martin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Rey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Cacciurri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, MainArtist - Emily Voegtlin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Caleb Trice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Jaber, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Rosen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Khalil Abdul-Rahman, ComposerLyricist - DJ Khalil, Producer - Tony Rey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Tannenbaum, ComposerLyricist - Nathaniel Alford, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., MainArtist - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Dave Foreman, ComposerLyricist - Brian Boland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyann Vaughn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Dawson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Raphael Saadiq, Producer, Mixer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Cacciurri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., MainArtist - Myariah "Jane Handcock" Summers, ComposerLyricist - Steve Rusch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Brundgardt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Butler, ComposerLyricist - Jim Jonsin, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Scheffer, ComposerLyricist - Rico Love, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Niko Marzouca, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., MainArtist - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Mule, ComposerLyricist - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Isaac De Boni, ComposerLyricist - Michael Burman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Finatik n Zac, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Rey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Cacciurri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, MainArtist - Caleb Trice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Rosen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Earl Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Joi Gilliam, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - E-40, FeaturedArtist - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Wiz Khalifa, FeaturedArtist - Cameron Thomaz, ComposerLyricist - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marlon Sharod Allen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andre "MoDRE" Brown, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Monroe Jr, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ralph Cacciurri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, MainArtist - Kenneth Whalum, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Caleb Trice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Rosen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
EDDIE HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mara Hruby, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., MainArtist - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Brian Boland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bun B, FeaturedArtist - Barry White, ComposerLyricist - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Devin Copeland, ComposerLyricist - Devin The Dude, FeaturedArtist - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Big Sant, FeaturedArtist - Santiaugo Gathright, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bernard James Freeman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marlon Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Terrace Martin, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Josef Leimberg, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lawrence Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., MainArtist - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Boland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyann Vaughn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marlon Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Da Kid, Producer - Ralph Cacciurri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alexander Grant, ComposerLyricist - Jamie N Commons, FeaturedArtist - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, MainArtist - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Caleb Trice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Hemby, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Rosen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Hardin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Hartnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lupe Fiasco, FeaturedArtist - Wasalu Jaco, ComposerLyricist - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Burgess, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mara Hruby, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Like David Banner before him, Meridian, Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. was baptized in deep Southern slop and then cut through the competition with a bit of an indie spin, but Cadillactica is on another level, and if the album cover makes it looks like one of Kid Cudi's space jams, there's good reason. This sprawling, ambitious effort is the promise of Cudi's early soul-searching fulfilled, beginning with two interesting intros, best of the pair being "Life" where K.R.I.T. testifies "I found life on this planet/Dammit, I've been damaged/But I won't take this for granted" and then proceeds to shove and prove as if this were his debut. Check the frantic, techno-Outkast title track for unique and new proof, while "Soul Food," featuring Raphael Saadiq, does just what it does on the tin, reminiscing about tradition in a mournful, "you don't know what you got till it's gone" style. "Do You Love Me" carries the same weight when it comes to young love, and when it comes to church and prayer, "Saturdays = Celebration" offers that there are no saints without sinners, and does so with the stately production of Alex da Kid, who sounds primed to take on the heaviness of Kanye's Yeezus. All of these grand moves are anchored by the K.R.I.T. sound the streets already love, including the low-riding "Mo Better Cool" with Wiz Khalifa and Bun B, plus the anthemic "King of the South," which spills out the speakers with slurred samples and banging Jeep beats. Cap it off with Lupe Fiasco and the poignant "Lost Generation" and Cadillactica is an album where an artist launches a superior second act while losing none of the essential elements that made the first so powerful.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:09
- Main artists: Big K.R.I.T.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Good Talk LLC
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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