Powerful: Big K.R.I.T. and Kenneth Whalum Tackle Police Brutality With ‘Might Not Be OK’...
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Last week, Big K.R.I.T. cryptically dropped the cover image for “Might Not Be OK,” with acclaimed musician, Kenneth Whalum, and today Okayplayer shares the song with the world.
The song is stripped down to bare pianos, with mournful vocals, telling everyone that despite the age-old proclamation that “change is gonna come,” it actually “might not be ok” after all.
“I won’t tell you that it’s gonna be ok,” Whalum admits on the melancholy hook, that at times feels more like a haunting hymn.
K.R.I.T.’s furious verse, however, takes the track to another level.
“Mamas been cryin’ and they gon’ keep cryin’/black folks been dyin’ and they gon’ keep dyin/police been firin’ and they gon’ keep firin’/the government’s been lyin’ and they gon’ keep lyin’,” K.R.I.T. spits over a haunting piano backdrop. “Propaganda news channels, that ? is all for show, camera phones videos is like all we know/diluting what an eyewitness might really say/because the whole world saw them murdered yesterday.”
While his rhyme starts off as almost observational about the police terrorism that has rocked America, as the verse continues, K.R.I.T.’s urgency builds until he’s shouting feverishly, all but daring listeners to deny the veracity of his words. In his searing verse, he references Jordan Davis, Eric Garner, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, while not mentioning names, only the scenarios under which they were killed.
“Hands behind your back, face down, they still say you shootin’/Can’t breathe/Knee where your neck be like ‘why you moving?’/ kids in your car heading home, like ‘what you doin?'” he raps.
The song is both somber and beautiful, furious and mournful, a soundtrack to the times. Whalum, who has worked with D’Angelo, Maxwell and Robert Glasper among others, offers minimalist production that speaks volumes, making the song that much more powerful.
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Krizzle!!
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They need to mix this again. The piano is overpowering the ? outta his vocals >_>
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Great record that will be slept on because of who made it....need more of this from Krit though, especially in these times.
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So hard, My only problem is add some drums at the end n eq krit voice like Kenneth. Other than that, greatness
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? damn
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But krit cant spit though
But krit wack though
But krit only for country ? though
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Bu bu but nobody knows him!
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Can't wait to find a you tube of him performing this to a crowd of Ethernet wires
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Feelings feelings feelings feelings
Jesus christ
If you like the ? , like the ?
? y'all be so worried bout what the next man think of your unknown, fake ? c sounding ass rap savior
Lol I'm ? with y'all but for real, damn what a ? say -
Yeah like uve never replied to folks saying ridiculous ? on here lol
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That's the thing, nobody has said anything ridiculous in this thread
? came outta nowhere spewing feelings
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Yea cuz in EVERY other krit thread there is ridiculous ? being said b, just listen to the record b, see if u like it at least
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Save it for those threads
Y'all look crazy having a 1 sided cry party -
Honestly, Idgaf if krit never get bigger than where he is now. He has a niche fanbase with less pressure to conform or change.. good foundation for longevity.....this song is dope too
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KRIT will have his day trust. If his mixtapes and albums came out when the new rules were made in 2015, he'd have gold records.
This is going to be amazing, I just hope ? appreciate the music and don't bring hate.
We don't ? with them cheat codes my ? -
GOAT!
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Good song
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One thing I wanted to say, you can feel an hear the despair in KRIT's voice, that had to be a tense studio session when they did this song. Wonder if he did it in one take.....
Same thing i was wondering.
He was tense and passionate as hell on that verse.
Cant fake that funk.
All for a guest feature too. Shows how much he and Kenneth respect each other. They always give it they all on their collabs -
Oh look it's a big krit record
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K.R.I.T. verse had me walking around the crib like......
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HPEy-Vj_oKM
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Powerful.
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Need more of this from artists today.....
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fire
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It's a shame this song is going unnoticed with all the other rap shinanigans going on....although the other ? is funny this song is a bit more important considering what's going on in the world...
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