Cadillactica

Cadillactica is the second studio album by American rapper Big K.R.I.T.. The album was released on November 10, 2014, by Def Jam Recordings and Cinematic Music Group. The album features guest appearances from Raphael Saadiq, E-40, Wiz Khalifa, Kenneth Whalum III, Mara Hruby, Rico Love, Bun B, Devin the Dude, Big Sant, Jamie N Commons, Lupe Fiasco and ASAP Ferg. The album was supported by the singles "Pay Attention" featuring Rico Love, "Cadillactica" and "Soul Food" featuring Raphael Saadiq. On June 13, 2013, in an interview with Dead End Hip Hop, Big K.R.I.T. hinted towards the title of the album, stating that the title is featured in the opening seconds of the Intro from his debut album Live from the Underground (2012). He stated: "Every album, I told you what the name of the next album was going to be. The name of my next album, on Def Jam , is in the first song on Live From The Underground. It's in the intro. Literally, in the first 30 seconds of , I say what the name of the next project is." In August 2013, in an interview with HipHopDX, he spoke about what to expect from the album, saying: "I’m keeping it soulful, and I’m also really working with a lot of producers as well. So it’s exciting, that I finally get to sit back and be a rapper. I’m used to being in front of the boards. I’m so used to mixing and so used to producing a record that sometimes it takes away from the creativity, or it takes me longer to create. Now I’m getting the opportunity to be in the studio with some dope producers. You know, Terrace Martin, DJ Dahi, Chad Hugo and people like this. It’s just different, because they work differently. The production they do is different, and the sounds they use and what they all sought from me was the kind of music I make. So we just instantly vibe with what we come up with." In September 2013, he announced the title of the album Cadillactica.
In October 2013, in an interview with XXL, he spoke about how he came up with the album title, saying: "It’s just one of those things that I was thinking about, ’cause in my first  cover Live From The Underground, it’s a Cadillac that has crash landed on planet earth. Just the whole storyline of being able to take you in reverse of where the Cadillac comes from. It’s creating this planet called Cadillactica where the soul and the funk comes from and being able to transcend my music with that idea. Diving deeper into what else can I do, how far can I take this record. How I can change these instruments and manipulate my voice; and make my voice an instrument. All these things to me are extremely important to really draw you in, to creatively try to do something totally different with this album. And I think it starts with the base of Cadillactica, you know, the planet of all this. I’m working on it now, I’m brainstorming hardcore, I’m working with other producers as well. You know DJ Dahi, Jim Johnson, Rico Love, DJ Toomp, Terrace Martin; there’s a lot of other people, too, that I’m gonna get in the studio with. But those are the people for starters that I’ve been working with, that I’m really excited about the content I’ve been able to create." On September 23, 2014, he announced that the album will be released on November 11, 2014.