The man Jemele calls a “musical savant” and the artist behind K.R.I.T. IZ HERE discusses his latest album and how playing the cello in the 5th grade shaped his music career. The Meridian, MS lyricist also breaks down the difference between country and southern.

K.R.I.T. tells Jemele how losing a game of Madden to his father motivated him as a rapper. He also opens up about when he hit his lowest point in his battle with anxiety and how the death of Nipsey Hussle impacted him.

And in ‘This Or That’, Jemele gets K.R.I.T. to pick a side in the controversial “sugar vs salt” in grits debate.

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