# Big Kuntry King

Sean Merrett (born November 1, 1978), better known by his stage name Big Kuntry King, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is perhaps best known as a member of Southern hip hop group Pimp $quad Click, along with longtime friend and fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I. After signing to T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint, Big Kuntry King secured a recording contract with Atlantic Records. His debut studio album, My Turn to Eat, was released September 30, 2008.
Big Kuntry King is also the founder of his own record label imprint, Bread Box Muzic.

## Life and career
### 1978–2007: Early life and career beginnings

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Big Kuntry King was raised in a house that held his mother, sister, and close to ten members of his extended family. When he reached the fifth grade, Kuntry moved to Atlanta with his mother, who sought a better life for her kids. While his mom worked two jobs and pursued a community college degree, Kuntry gravitated to street life, where his family had a notorious history. "I was born in the game," says Kuntry. "My Grand Momma was in it before she died. My Auntie was in it; everybody was in it."
A couple of years after his father was released from a seven-year stint in federal prison, Kuntry started rapping as a way to earn extra money. In 1996, Kuntry befriended local up-and-coming rapper T.I., who was already known around Atlanta as a skilled lyricist, and together they sold mixtapes out the trunk of their car. "The raps, that was our dope," Kuntry says. "We was rapping because we knew we could make us enough money to buy something and get out. And it made us look good in our neighborhood and every other neighborhood in the A."
Big Kuntry King's first major feature spot came on T.I.'s debut studio album, I'm Serious (2001), on the song "Heavy Chevys." In between appearing on subsequent T.I. albums like Trap Muzik (2003) and Urban Legend (2004), Big Kuntry recorded and released several songs on his own, including "Still Country" and "Throwback." As a member of P$C, the Grand Hustle-signed five-man group released their debut album, 25 to Life, in 2005, which spawned the lead single, "I'm a King" featuring Lil' Scrappy. With the release of the P$C album, Big Kuntry was suddenly introduced to a nationwide audience but unfortunately for him, it wasn't his star that T.I. and Grand Hustle focused on making the brightest: "They had just signed Young Dro, and Tip made this song 'Shoulder Lean' for him, he threw some verses on it and it was a smash song. We was like damn, we've been here since day one killing it and you're going to come out with Young Dro? That's when I said man, I have to step this up."
In 2006, he was featured on the remix to T.I.'s "Top Back", also featuring Young Jeezy, Young Dro and B.G. The remix was included on the Grand Hustle compilation album Grand Hustle Presents: In da Streetz Volume 4 (2006).

### 2008–present: My Turn to Eat

While T.I. and the rest of the camp were overseas playing shows in Japan, Kuntry was in the studio by himself recording solo material. It didn't take long for Kuntry to craft the catchy tracks, "Yeah I'm On It" and "That's Right," which both featured Kuntry's drawn out signature adlib, You know who this is man, Big Kuntry King!. "I took all of my money and pressed up the 'Yeah I'm On It' record," he says. "And by the time they came back from Japan, I had two records on the radio and playing in the clubs." Determined to succeed, Kuntry was signed as a solo artist to Atlantic Records, where he released his solo debut studio album, My Turn to Eat: "I always thought it was my turn to eat cause I'm hungry. All these people are eating more around me, so either I have to take some food off their plate."
After recording for close to a year, Kuntry's debut was a solid collection of songs produced by some of Atlanta's trend-setting track masters, including Shawty Redd and Marvelous J. On the song "Pots and Pans," Kuntry breaks down the difference between the music he was raised on Down South as opposed to what people up North were accustomed to hearing. On the Nard & B produced cut "Soul of a Man," Kuntry talks about the heavy expectations that are placed on men everyday, and the common struggle to always do the right thing. Kuntry's track "Posse" is all about repping where he's from and the company that he keeps: "If you listen to my album you're going to be rockin' the whole time," he says. "I hand-picked all of my beats and I'm very picky. A lot of people tell me I got an ear and I appreciate it 'cause this ear is going to get me paid." Cha-ching!". "I think my music is like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," he says. "It's like, he's funny, he's cracking jokes but he's serious ain't he? It's a psychological thing; I don't think a lot of rappers are like that." The album, released September 30, 2008, debuted at #98 on the Billboard 200.
On February 27, 2012, Big Kuntry King released a mixtape titled 100% (KANE), including production from Zaytoven, Nard & B and Two Band Geeks and features a guest appearance from T.I. On December 12, 2012 Big Kuntry King released another mixtape, Dope & Champagne.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | US Rap |
| My Turn to Eat | Release date: September 30, 2008 Label: Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records Format: CD, digital download | 98 | 13 | 7 |
| TBA | Release date: TBA Label: Bread Box Cartel, Grand Hustle Records, Entertainment One Music Format: CD, digital download | TBR | TBR | TBR |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US R&B | US Rap |
| Grand Hustle Presents: In da Streetz Volume 4 (with Grand Hustle) | Released: December 19, 2006 Label: Grand Hustle, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download | — | — |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with year released :
| Title | Album details |
| Cocaine | Released: February 10, 2006 Label: Grand Hustle Format: Digital download |
| The Corporate Hustle (with Slick Pulla) | Released: February 9, 2007 Hosted by DJ Burn One Label: Grand Hustle Format: Digital download |
| Cocaine Kuntry: The Underboss (with DJ Scream) | Released: June 17, 2008 Label: Marki Entertainment Format: Digital download |
| Everything Big | Released: July 5, 2011 Hosted by DJ MLK & DJ Scream Label: Grand Hustle Format: Digital download |
| 100% Kane | Released: February 27, 2012 Label: Bread Box Cartel Format: Digital download |
| Still Kuntry | Released: September 26, 2012 Hosted by DJ MLK Label: Bread Box Cartel Format: Digital download |
| Dope & Champagne | Released: December 12, 2012 Hosted by DJ Holiday Label: Bread Box Muzik Format: Digital download |
| G.D.O.D. (Get Dough Or Die) (with Grand Hustle) | Released: May 7, 2013 Label: Grand Hustle Format: Digital download |
| Blu Cheeze | Released: August 7, 2014 Label: Bread Box Cartel Format: Digital download |
| G.D.O.D. II (with Hustle Gang) | Released: September 19, 2014 Label: Grand Hustle Format: Digital download |
| Lil Dope Boy Kane | Released: 2016 Label: Bread Box Cartel Format: Digital download |
| Perignon Don | Released: August 11, 2017 Label: Bread Box Cartel Format: Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | Album |
| "That's Right" (featuring T.I.) | 2008 | — | 105 | — | My Turn to Eat |
| "Da Baddest" (featuring Trey Songz) | 2008 | — | 101 | — | My Turn to Eat |
| "Kickin' Flav" (featuring T.I.) | 2013 | — | — | — | Dope & Champagne |
| "Trap Mode" (featuring Young Dolph) | 2015 | — | — | — | Lil Dope Boy Kane |
| "Bobby Womack" (featuring T.I. and Young Thug) | 2016 | — | — | — | Lil Dope Boy Kane |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. ||||||

#### As featured artist

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | Album |
| "Imma Fool Wit It" (Killer Mike featuring Big Kuntry King | 2009 | — | — | — | Underground Atlanta |
| "'Bout Dat Life" (Daddy O featuring Big Kuntry King) | 2014 | — | — | — | 100% Cartel Money |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Throwback" | 2004 | Freddie Gibbs, T.I. | Full Metal Jackit: The Mixtape Volume II |
| "Limelight" | 2004 | T.I. | Urban Legend |
| "Dip, Slide, Rideout" | 2006 | DJ Khaled, T.I., Young Dro | Listennn... the Album |
| "Aye" | 2007 | DJ Drama, Young Dro | Gangsta Grillz: The Album |
| "Big Shit Poppin' (Grand Hustle Remix)" | 2007 | T.I., Mac Boney, Alfamega, JR Get Money | — |
| "Haters"|rowspan="2"|2008 | B.o.B, Rick Ross, Juvenile | Hi! My Name Is B.o.B. |
| "5000 Ones"|Young Dro, T.I. | I Am Legend |
| "One"|rowspan="2"|2009 | B.o.B, Mac Boney | B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray |
| "Got To Know"|Young Dro | Lo Life |
| "Regardless"|2013 | Shad da God | Gas Life |
| "Love to Hate Me" | 2014 | Doe B, T.I., Mitchelle'l | DOAT 3 (Definition of a Trapper) |