Cadillactica [Violet 2 LP]

by Big K.R.I.T.

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	11/08/2024
Label:	Def Jam
UPC:	0602465817140

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Big K.R.I.T.   Primary Artist
Raphael Saadiq   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Wiz Khalifa   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
E-40   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Devin the Dude   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
A$AP Ferg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mara Hruby   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Jamie N Commons   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Big Sant   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Bun B   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Rico Love   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Lupe Fiasco   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Joi   Vocals (Background)
Ralph Cacciurri   Vocals
Marlon Williams   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Josef Leimberg   Horn
Michael Berman   Guitar
Jamie ?   Featured Artist
Andre Brown   Guitar (Bass)
Frank Romano   Guitar
Terrace Martin   Keyboards
Jordan Hemby   Piano
Ledarryl Gaston   Vocals
Marlon Sharod Allen   Guitar
Jerome Monroe Jr.   Trumpet
Zac   Keyboards
Wyann Vaughn   Vocals (Background)
Trevor Lawrence Jr.   Drums
Justin Scott   Vocals
Finatik   Keyboards
Santiaugo Gathright   Vocals
Atlanta Praise Group   Choir/Chorus
Bill Jaber   Guitar
Common   Featured Artist
Jim Jonsin   Keyboards
Mike Hartnett   Guitar (Bass)
Ethan Farmer   Guitar (Bass)
Kenneth Whalum   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Eddie Harris   Composer,Composer
Leesa D. Brunson   A&R
Rico Love   Composer,Producer
Ralph Cacciurri   Mixing,Engineer
Michael Berman   Composer
Devin Copeland   Composer
Emily Voegtlin   Mixing Assistant
Cameron Thomaz   Composer
Wasalu Jaco   Composer
Terrace Martin   Composer,Producer
Nathan Burgess   Assistant,Pro-Tools,Mixing Assistant
Sheldon "Dutch" John   Executive Producer
Alexander Grant   Composer
Jonny Shipes   Executive Producer
DJ Dahi   Producer
Andy Proctor   Package Production
Andrew Rosen   Assistant,Recording Assistant
Charles Brundgardt   Mixing
Zac   Producer,Programming
David Foreman   Composer
Dave Foreman   Composer
Khalil Abdul-Rahman   Composer
Joe Perez   Art Direction
Earl Stevens   Composer
Niko Marzouca   Mixing,Engineer
Nathaniel Alford   Recording Assistant
David Kutch   Mastering
Brad Jordan   Composer
Tony Rey   Mixing
Ricky P.   Vocal Engineer
Kevin Williams   Mixing Assistant
Big K.R.I.T.   A&R,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Brian Boland   Engineer
Eric Bailey   Design,Art Direction,Illustrations
Justin Scott   Composer,Executive Producer
Michael Mule   Composer
Steve Rusch   Engineer
Brandon Wood   Assistant
Jason Pounds   Composer
Finatik   Producer,Programming
Dana Richard   Mixing Assistant,Assistant
Isaac de Boni   Composer
John Okuribido   Composer
Santiaugo Gathright   Composer
Richard Butler   Composer
Keith Dawson   Mixing Assistant
A$AP Ferg   Composer
Darold Ferguson   Composer
Dacoury Natche   Composer
Corey Riley   A&R
Myariah "Jane Handcock" Summers   Composer
Michael Burman   Composer
Andrew Litten   Cover Photo
Caleb Trice   Assistant,Recording Assistant
Bernard Freeman   Composer
Barry White   Composer
Jim Jonsin   Producer,Programming
Daniel Tannenbaum   Composer
Raphael Saadiq   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Robert Marks   Mixing
Josh Mosser   Vocal Engineer
DJ Khalil   Producer
Alex da Kid   Producer
James Scheffer   Composer