5. Big K.R.I.T.
A$AP Rocky – “1 Train”
Long.Live.A$AP
(A$AP Worldwide/RCA)
Big K.R.I.T. could possibly be one of the best lyricists to come out of the south in quite some time. Whether or not you agree, his discography, despite Live From The Underground‘s sales troubles, are rivaled by very few, which doesn’t even begin to speak to his talent on the microphone. Closing out one of 2013’s more thorough posse cuts, K.R.I.T. took the opportunity to remind those that slacked on him that he’s one of the best doing it, and after impressive performances by Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Danny Brown, Action Bronson and Yelawolf, Krizzle prevails.