'People can see the growth from when I first did my first project until now,' he tells Mixtape Daily.By Jayson Rodriguez Big K.R.I.T. Photo: Def Jam Fire Starter: Big K.R.I.T. He's Def Jam's latest recruit, hailing from below the Mason-Dixon Line, via Meridian, Mississippi. The new homie's name is Big K.R.I.T., a rapper and producer, who was personally inked to the legendary label by none other than Sha Money XL, the former G-Unit president who recently joined the House that Russell Built.