I was young and I didn't have no job. It wasn't like I could really afford to pay for beats. At the same time, there was this program that came out for PlayStation, MTV Music Generator, where you could make your own beats. So I started making my own beats right around that time because I just couldn't afford to pay for the other ones." K.R.I.T. has cited UGK, Outkast, 8Ball & MJG, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., David Banner and CeeLo Green as his influences. Big K.R.I.T. is known in Birmingham, Alabama as being one of the favorite artists of the current Birmingham Mayor, Randall L. Woodfin. "Mt. Olympus (Reprise)" and "Energy" were featured on Mayor Woodfin's Mayoral Mixtape, which was released on Spotify in the summer of 2021. Discography Live from the Underground (2012) Cadillactica (2014) 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time (2017) K.R.I.T. Iz Here (2019) Digital Roses Don't Die (2022) Awards and nominations References External links 1986 births African-American male rappers African-American record producers American hip hop record producers Def Jam Recordings artists Living people Musicians from Meridian, Mississippi Rappers from Mississippi Southern hip hop musicians 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people