Big K.R.I.T. plays The Buku Project Sunday at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World. He is the subject of a very friendly interview this week for The Village Voice. This might be the highlight:

Why do you think people love “Country Shit” so much, even up top in NYC?

“Country Shit” is… well, it’s like if you ain’t in the city, you in the country. It may be the suburbs, but if it ain’t the city it’s pretty much country. Most of America is country, so I think that’s why people like that song nationwide. Plus, even without the lyrics the beat is just strong.

See the rest for yourself and find out what his grandmother means to him.