AllRespect.com // T.I.'s 'I'm Flexin' ' Is 'A Blessing' For Big K.R.I.T.

Posted on 2011-10-05 03:00:04
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'I just wanted to make something super jammin',' K.R.I.T. tells MTV News of producing T.I.'s first post-prison single.By Rob Markman

T.I.Photo: Chris McKay/ Getty Images

Since breaking through with 2010's K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, Big K.R.I.T. has been on rap's fast track. As an MC, he has worked alongside Bun B, Ludacris and David Banner, and last week, he landed his biggest production credit yet with T.I.

On "I'm Flexin'," Tip's first single since being released from Prison last week, the Meridian, Mississippi, producer gave the Grand Hustle CEO a rocked-tinged, Southern-fried banger.

"Tip got out and he reached out to my folks to see what we're trying to do, as far as Southern hip-hop is concerned," K.R.I.T. told MTV News on the black carpet for the taping of the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. "It's just a blessing. He reached out and wanted to work. I sent the record, he liked the record, he jumped on it, and it is what it is. I'm glad it came out in a timely fashion."

Though T.I. had been in a halfway house since September 15 and allowed to work in the studio, he officially satisfied his sentence on Thursday; "I'm Flexin' " was released the next day. "I just wanted to make something super jammin', something organic and vintage-sounding, as far as Southern hip-hop is concerned," Krizzle explained. "I felt like when he heard it, he knew exactly where I was trying to go with it. And he killed that sh--, so it worked out."

"The record is hot," DJ Drama, T.I.'s longtime collaborator, told MTV News about "I'm Flexin' " days before it was released. "Big K.R.I.T. deserves it. He's been working for a long time. So they're both fans of each other, so sh-- is definitely gonna be a nice sound for the ear."

K.R.I.T. also appears on a small portion of the song's chorus, but when asked if he would appear on the remix with a full verse, the MC/producer let out a mischievous laugh. "I got the beat," he said with a wide, boy-like grin. "So we'll see."

What do you think of T.I.'s "I'm Flexin' "? Share your reviews in the comments!

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