Big K.R.I.T.’s “Pay Attention Tour” hits LMNT

By Vincent Rives
Reviews by Vince

Mississippi artist, Big K.R.I.T. has recently felt the need to prove his worth since his latest release “Cadillactica” dropped November of 2014.

Besides being labeled as one of the victims of Kendrick Lamar’s scathing “Control” verse, K.R.I.T even stated on “Mt. Olympus,” that the odds aren’t in his favor in regards to being considered the best lyricist in hip-hop because of his southern background.

With that being said, K.R.I.T.’s  “Pay Attention Tour” (named after his second single) hit LMNT in Wynwood this past Saturday (March 13, 2014) and much like its title, proved he’s not the one to sleep on, but rather to “Pay Attention” to.

The concert hit a bit of a rough start as Texas group Crit Life, who besides having a similar name as the headliner, actually had the crowd on the opposite side of the spectrum.

During their opening performance, the group was met with locals heckling throughout the crowd, which then led to an affiliate of the band throwing water at the hecklers.

Usually performers throw water into the crowd as their energy picks up but in this case, it was more of a taunt, which led to the individual playing concert vigilante–going into the crowd himself looking for the perpetrator, inciting a brawl at the front of the stage.

Security handled the scuffle swiftly, but the vibe of the crowd was pretty distraught. To little surprise, DJ Dibiase took to the stage to setup, instantly shifting the overall tone of the venue.

Krizzle ran up on the stage, exuding pure adrenaline and performed his high tempo mixtape cut “King Without A Crown”.  After the song, K.R.I.T. revealed to the crowd that he has not performed in Dade County since 2012. With that being said, he promised to give his fans a memorable performance and he would not let them down.

With much disdain, I felt as if K.R.I.T. was going to only perform songs off his latest release, “Cadillactica,” but to my surprise, he performed tracks off both studio albums as well as several of his mixtapes. This led me to the realization that 28-year-old K.R.I.T. has a stronger, more extensive discography than most of his peers.

While performing “Only One” off the mixtape “King Remembered In Time,” K.R.I.T. surprised the crowd by bringing out frequent collaborator Smoke DZA. Soon after while performing the title track of the tour, K.R.I.T. brought out Rico Love to serenade the crowd during “Pay Attention.”

Late in his set, K.R.I.T. ran off stage and out to an alley outside the venue briefly. He returned to the stage to announce to the crowd that LMNT management had received noise complaints and that his set was to be cut short. In order to soothe the crowd, K.R.I.T. performed an ode to his deceased grandmother with “The Vent,” a soulful cut off the “Return of 4Eva” mixtape, before ultimately finishing the show with the powerful track “Mt. Olympus,” where he solidifies his place as a top-tier artist in hip-hop.