★★★★★
Rittz, the Slumerican-affiliated DJBooth favorite who delivered White Jesus, and later his Revival, has released his Strange Music debut, The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant.
The album comes locked and loaded with 16 tracks in total, including lead single "For Real" and Booth-approved selections "Switch Lanes" and "Like I Am." Joining the Atlanta emcee on his latest musical journey are Big K.R.I.T...
- www.djbooth.net
2013-05-02
★★★★★
One of the few uplifting moments on Rittz's new album occurs when he's shouting out his homies in Toronto -- Droppin' Knowledge booked Rittz for a spot date in late 2011, which contributed to the Atlanta, GA rapper's early buzz. The rest of the album is morose, a diatribe against commercial rap bloated with personal confessions. Rittz raps well, channelling Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and mentor Yelawolf, but he beats his content to death...
- exclaim.ca
2013-06-25
★★★★★
There are one-hundred reasons why Rittz won't become a successful rapper - let's go ahead and name a few. For starters, he's white, which always invites suspicion. And to make matters worse, he's Southern and white (ooh, tough combo). And he's not just Southern and white, he's Southern and white and has a name that's synonymous with "cracker" and has enormous red hair (really Rittz, you had to grow the hair out too?)...
- www.djbooth.net
2012-03-15