Big KRIT

Best New Music This Week: Kid Cudi, NIGO, Yeat, Jack Harlow, and More

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  • NIGO & Kid Cudi, “Want It Bad” 


  • Jack Harlow, “Nail Tech”


  • Yeat f/ Young Thug, “Outside”


  • Vince Staples & Mustard, “Magic”


  • Gunna, “Banking on Me”


  • Big K.R.I.T., “Southside of the Moon” 


  • Baby Tate, “S.H.O (Sl*t Him Out)”

Big KRIT Dishes Out The Lush ‘So Cool’ Shortly After Announcing That His Fifth Album Is Complete

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The start of 2022 marks another year of independence for Big KRIT. The Mississippi-bred rapper returned to the indie route back in 2017 prior to the release of his third album 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time. He followed up that project with 2019’s KRIT Iz Here, and now KRIT is ready to grace the world with his fifth album. The rapper announced that the project, which remains untitled, is complete through posts on social media with a caption that read, “Album Officially Turned In” with the hashtag #DRDD, which could be the abbreviation for the album.

Just days after that announcement, KRIT makes a quick return to drop off his first release of the year with “So Cool.” The track is a lush and laid-back release from KRIT that shows off his soulful side. In the song, he shares how he remains cool at all times thanks to his confident aura and his determination to stay cool, calm, and collected no matter the occasion.

The new song and video come after KRIT spent most of 2021 reuploading his past mixtapes to streaming services. These project were 2010’s KRIT Wuz Here, 2011’s Return Of 4eva, 2012’s 4eva In A Day, 2013’s King Remembered In Time, and 2015’s It’s Better This Way — which can all be enjoyed to the fullest extent thanks to their presence on platforms like Apple Music and Spotify. He also continued his “Sub” series in 2019 with its fifth installment, “Ballad Of The Bass (My Suv V).”

You can press play on “So Cool” in the video above.

Robert Glasper’s ‘Tonight Show’ Performance Included Guests Rapsody And DJ Jazzy Jeff

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After announcing the release date for his upcoming album, Black Radio III, and sharing its latest single, “Black Superhero,” Robert Glasper brought the new music to a national television audience with a star-studded appearance on The Tonight Show. Playing a medley of “In Tune” and “Black Superhero” (minus Big KRIT and Killer Mike, two of the three featured guests on the latter), Glasper invited guests Amir Sulaiman, BJ the Chicago Kid, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Rapsody to perform with him.

After Sulaiman opens the set with a passionate spoken-word piece, BJ joins in to sing his verse and the chorus from “Black Superhero,” and Rapsody shows up to add her own verse to the song in place of the missing KRIT and Mike, all while DJ Jazzy Jeff adds his signature scratches and Glasper tickles the ivories. “All my superheroes Black,” Rapsody rhymes as she and BJ bop to the bluesy piano riff and old-school beatbox vibes. It’s a cool rendition of the new track, and should Black Radio III continue the trend that most of Glasper’s music has stuck to, it’ll be a shoo-in for another Progressive R&B Album nomination at the next Grammys.

Watch Robert Glasper’s Tonight Show performance of “In Tune/Black Superhero” above.

Robert Glasper Searches For A ‘Black Superhero’ In His New Video From ‘Black Radio III’

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Grammy-winning producer Robert Glasper returns with a new single to announce the release date for his upcoming album, Black Radio III, which drops February 25 via Concord Loma Vista. The timing couldn’t be better, as 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the original Black Radio album, which earned Glasper his first-ever Grammy for Best R&B Album. After sharing “Better Than I Imagined” featuring HER last year, Glasper follows up today with the video for “Black Superhero.”

Opening with a quote from culture critic Ta-Nehisi Coates and featuring verses from Killer Mike, BJ The Chicago Kid, and Big KRIT, “Black Superheroes” contemplates the everyday heroism of normal people creating a life in a nation where that’s not always the easiest thing to do. Despite the unwelcoming conditions of life in America for many Black Americans, whether they are barbers, politicians, teachers, or even just children, thriving is close enough to a superpower.

The video’s director, Charlie Buhler, offered this explanation in a press release: “‘Black Superhero’ is a visual love letter to the Black community. It’s an ode to our strength, vibrancy, and joy. We have struggled, and yet we are still here, and not only are we here, but we are so much more than the adversity heaped upon us. I am grateful to Robert and the team at Loma Vista for trusting me with such a powerful and important song, and everyone who came together to help bring the concept to life. It was a true labor of love.”

Watch Robert Glasper’s “Black Superhero” video above.

Black Radio III is due 2/25 via Concord Loma Vista. You can pre-order it here.