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Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Label: KRTNYC Ent.
Management: Montana
Website: www.audiomack.com
Sounds Like: Drake, Ludacris, Wiz Khalifa, J.Cole
Genre: Hip Hop
Kritikal, a/k/a the First Classhole, is the epitome of hard work and dedication. The 3 time HMMA nominated recording artist is set to take the music business by storm! Since the licensing his single “Fade Away” in 2012, as the theme music to Top Selling iPhone game CSR Racing, Kritikal’s career has been in high gear!.
With all of Kritikal’s hard work, focus and determination, the question isn’t if he will achieve mainstream success, it’s just a matter of when! Having received a substantial amount of airplay on the Tri-State area’s top 2 commercial hip hop radio stations, as well as on SiriusXM’s national network with singles of his own, Kritikal received breakthrough exposure with the success of his bar raising verses on the remix of Alessia Cara’s #1 single “Here”, in early December 2015.
Kritikal has performed all across the United States. From the bright lights of his hometown of New York City, to the middle of the Pacific Ocean in Honolulu. Kritikal has also had busy performance schedules at numerous SXSW’s in Austin, TX. Music licensing has been able to set Kritikal apart from the pack of independent artists & some major label artists as well, with placements on major network TV shows such as Comedy Central’s Workaholics, TNT’s Franklin and Bash, MTV’s Pimp My Ride and several others.
With his new project scheduled for release sometime in 2016, Kritikal has worked one on one exclusively with Grammy Award nominated producer L!ghtWrk, for his upcoming project “First Classhole”. Working back and forth between Kritikal’s home base of NYC & L!ghtwrk’s secluded studio in the mountains of Woodstock, NY, they are readying to release game changing music to say the least!
“The New Drug, a fairly up beat 14 track project released by Staten Island artist, Kritikal. - Overall the project is well put together.”
Mike Real - http://skewln.com
“New music by Kritikal from the forthcoming mixtape “The New Drug” called “Champagne”, featuring Jesus Mi Amor, with production from Grammy nominated producers The Buchanans.”
K&KNYC - Kush and Kicks
“Some straight up New York ish here.
Check out this dope track from Kritkal featuring Jesus Mi Amor.”
Jason - Runnin With It
“After addressing the fans, New York rapper Kritikal releases his second single off his up coming project The New Drug”
Mike Real - Skewln.com
“The refreshing sound of production is courtesy of Grammy nominated producers, The Buchanans, who have produced for artists such as Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, T.I. & Lupe Fiasco. The chemistry of Krikal and Jesus Mi Amor along with head-rocking production, make this one of the hottest tracks of 2012 to drop so far!”
Skeez - New Swag City
“Brand new music from Kritikal called “Champagne”, featuring Jesus Mi Amor, from Kritikal’s upcoming mixtape “The New Drug”.”
Global Vito - thatsenuff.com
“Kritikal aka KRT is not your stereotypical modern rapper; he’s a much talented songwriter too. Hailing from Staten Island, NY, which is the birthplace of the Wu-Tang Clan, the 26 year old Italian/Irish emcee has been earmarked for global success and has already obtained an international fanbase.”
Ayara Pommells - yoraps
“TEAM MASH’N/Universal signee Kritikal had me rocking with his last single In the Air. The track gets plenty on spins on my pod headed to and from the office.”
Mike Real - Skewln.com
“Kritikal has a banger on his hands with "Its About Time" featuring Saigon. I didn't know what to expect when i clicked this record but its dope. I'm about to look for some more Kritikal records... I'm definitely ready to hear more. You should too.”
Audii Doe's - Hip Hop Unplugged
“Kritikal, a 25 year old Italian/Irish, New Yorker from Staten Island, has been making some noise on the east coast with his latest single "Miss NYC." Kritikal's style is a mix of the Black Eyed Peas with an urban appeal similar to Rick Ross and Jeezy. Read More...”
Lara Deez - ChicagoNow
“Social networking sites evened up the odds. Unfortunately, it also caused these websites to clutter up with lukewarm self made "stars". Kritikal is nowhere near the latter. This 24 year old New Yorker has been on the grind, wrecking stages & vandalizing the net with that real hip hop sh*t.”
VandalizMode.com
"People would want to listen to my music because it has a new refreshing sound. I’m not just getting on a track and talking about things that you can’t match my face with."
Kritikal - WWS Magazine
