Dropping at noon. 1 hour to go. Looks like this will be the official host of the mixtape: http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/16042/big_krit_4eva_n_a_day.html

I'd expect a long download if you try and get it from noon til late afternoon. Don't be shy to share private links if that's the case!

Anyways, who else has been looking forward to this one for a months? KRIT Wuz Here and Return of 4Eva are both 4.5 out of 5 to me, I expect nothing but quality from this guy.

Tracklist:
1. 8:04 AM
2. Wake Up
3. Yesterday
4. Boobie Miles
5. 4EvaNaDay (Theme)
6. Me And My Old School
7. 1986
8. Country Rap Tunes
9. Sky Club
10. Red Eye
11. Down & Out
12. Package Store
13. Temptation
14. Handwriting
15. Insomnia
16. 5:04 AM
17. The Alarm

On a road trip now, and this will make my drive today.

i listened to returnof4eva last night, still great.

On my first listen this is going to be special

of course it's going to take forever for the first 1-3 hours of release.

I got mine in <1 minute but I grabbed it about 12 minutes before the link was available to the masses via their Get It Live tweet app.

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Should drop later this year. Hopefully the summer.

i guess some folks will like it cause it's not bad.
but i can just keep listening to the first two mixtapes.

i'm under the impression its to be saved for the album

Nm

FOH nigga from day 1 i been one of KRITs biggest supporters on this site.

Because that isn't what I was saying at all.

do you wish, in their prime, had done more work like the stuff you love the most? I don't usually regret when someone I really like does "more of the same." If he pumps out ten more albums/mixtapes that don't progress any, I'll lose interest, but since he's still a young guy in the beginning stages... I'm all about more of this particular same.

they come out so frequently that by the time the artist finally gets to releasing his debut lp, he's either changed his style so much that you wish he'd go back with what he originally sounded like OR his style has been done over and over taht you're sick of it.

I'm not saying KRIT needs to evolve his sound quite yet, in fact Im glad he hasnt switched his style up cuz i love his sound so much,but I think LFTUG might need to have something different.

But for now this is amazing. KRIT is the most exciting artist I've seen since probably Kanye.

i don't expect my favorite artists to make the same thing over and over again. that shit bores me.

there was growth from Krit Wuz Here to R4Eva. this here is nothing new.
if he intended it like that, then fine. but im entitled to my disappointment.

really good friendzone record, Package Store just keeping it real and loose like Get Right, and Handwriting with all the little jabs at his label about letting him do these free albums


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Dudes everywhere needed that one.

wow. how is he going to top this?

This could've been a great EP on itunes.

I feel so guilty downloading this. I need to buy a shirt or shot glass or something. Does he sell any merchandise?

you're just going to have to get that merchandise you wanted too.

http://bigkritstore123.gostorego.com/4evanaday-black-t-shirt-x-autographed-cd-bundle-pre-order.html

he's done something like this for all his tapes, btw.


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Are these legit quality cd's? If so I might purchase.

so I don't feel too bad. I've actually been looking to buy the autographed CDs of all three mixtapes as a show of support, but as of right now only the new one is listed, and then only as a bundle with a t-shirt that I don't want; and for months before now, you could only buy one or the other of the first two, as they were never stocked at the same time.

I think this record will benefit GREATLY from the changing of the seasons. As soon as the temperature rises and the windows on the car don't exist on those drives to and from work, this album will reach it's full potential.

This is nice.

i'm about to get into this right now...this should be great.

make sure your life-vests are under your seat.

so i have no problem with this kinda sounding like a sequel to that with no "growth".

but with this as a sequel, yup, no problem. if it aint broke, dont fix it. its a free mixtape not even his official album. wait for that if you wanna be picky about similarities with his existing catalog.

like i said in the gd he's for everyone who wasn't up on ball & g, ugk, dungeon fam. updated and dressed in humble pie
he's like a hybrid of big rube/pimpc
i like his beats.
he could be the new n.o. joe and help make some banging devin records instead of rapping imo
2chainz embarrassed him on "money on the table"

UGK, OutKast, Ball & MJG have been consistently some of my most favorite artists since I came across all of them around 2001 (and since that was 7th grade, I think that's a fair timeframe)

And even having spent more than a decade with them I STILL think KRIT's records are not only in their ballparks but in most cases legitimately better than all but OutKast's first trio of albums. To my ears KRIT is a beast at everything he does and his lyrics are more open/relatable (for me) than any of those other groups.

But even outside of KRIT, I just understand why it's a bad thing for an artist to put their own spin on classic sounds if they can do it. If I heard a guy come out that made an album as solid and addictive as The Blueprint, Extinction Agenda or Chronic right today you're goddamn right I'd burn the hell out of him and consider it just as good as those classics. I wouldn't hold it against that person at all for feeling familiar; to me, there's a reason there haven't been many albums as dope as Super Tight or ATLiens since they were released. So all praise due to a man like KRIT who can create that special sort of feeling with new music.


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>I STILL think KRIT's records are not only in their ballparks but in >most cases legitimately better than all but OutKast's first trio of >
>albums.
you obvioulsy weren't really a huge fan of 8ball & mjg if you think its touching "coming out hard" "on top of the world"...lol
its laughable.
i'm not even getting into ugk.
you guys obviously weren't fans of that shit...stop fronting

>>I STILL think KRIT's records are not only in their ballparks
>but in >most cases legitimately better than all but OutKast's
>first trio of >
>>albums.
>you obvioulsy weren't really a huge fan of 8ball & mjg if you
>think its touching "coming out hard" "on top of the
>world"...lol
>its laughable.
>i'm not even getting into ugk.
>you guys obviously weren't fans of that shit...stop fronting

I was around. I'm 34. I lived in Tennessee my whole life until last year. I listened to to 8Ball & MJG, UGK, Outkast etc. when they made their initial impact before 1995.

I'm also KRIT's friend and DJ.

It was KRIT's ability to manifest the same type of feeling I got from listening to that early Southern rap without it sounding like a cheap imitation that I sought him out to work with him when he was an 18 year old kid.

I've sat in on conversations with KRIT and the artists most people are critical of him "biting" or emulating where said artists are giving KRIT glowing commendation for doing what he is doing and making his own sound based on the influence their work had on him.

That's why I always get kick out of the opinion shared by those that say "if you listened to UGK, 8Ball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia etc you'd understand why I don't rock with KRIT like that".

Especially when all of the Southern rap royalty and I do mean all of them have put their arm around him and embraced him. Or, they've reached out wanting to work. I've seen them all say job well done to his face.

>Especially when all of the Southern rap royalty and I do mean
>all of them have put their arm around him and embraced him.
>Or, they've reached out wanting to work. I've seen them all
>say job well done to his face.

Scarface x KRIT collabo? (Please)

>Especially when all of the Southern rap royalty and I do mean
>all of them have put their arm around him and embraced him.
>Or, they've reached out wanting to work. I've seen them all
>say job well done to his face.


TO HIS FACE MAFUCKA!!! Schutt it SCHMOOVE the fuck DOWN!!!! What ayn
NIGGA got to say now??? Hm? Huh? What? LOL!

legends extended their hands out to lil flip at one time for relevance.
the one postser said he surpassed ball&g/ugk & every outkast album past aqueimini. i disagree
im glad the lesson can soley agree on dude and maybe purchase it.
devin the dude, webbie, killa (as someone mentioned) is still out here.
i bet the person that posted those comments never heard "on top of our world" or "riding dirty" in its entirety.
you're his dj, you're suppose to respond like that.
thats why this a forum of discussion

he ain't a clone who not up to par he is apart of the lineage and killing shit on the mic and the boards.

who you think that came out in the last 5 years is fucking with krit that's in his lane.

HIs rapping is top notch he has been killing guest apperances all this year and last too.

i'll even take yelawolf rapping wise over krit

PImps with BUn B is one of the 2chainz best shit.

but he is not fucking with krit........none of his mixtapes seeing krits 3.

this tape aint seeing tru religion

you are truly delusional.

why did he get the last verse on the track if it wasn't the showcase verse?

bun b sells cosigns...lol

fucking with krits 3.

and Krit killed 2chainz on his own shit.

2chainz had a nice verse on money on the floor more people shock he could hold his own but he is not fucking wit krit overall.

I mean I"m glad 2chainz has found his lane and improved but he is not fucking with Krit stop it.

check out some killa kylenon, B.James., L.E.S., or some doughbeezy

you guys like this 'so-called' contrived stuff
defjam obviuously has faith in him too

Lol at u bigging up ross an 2chainz calling krit contrived and boring.

Listen to red eye or lions for lambs or kings blues or something.

Stop it

i streamed the whole project via livemixtapes
didn't see the big deal
tru religion & rich forever >>>> 4neva in a day

but I've seen all that needs to be seen here

guy is just making blind assumptions I haven't heard Memphis Under World and In Our Lifetime because I tell him I've liked their music for over a decade and then claiming TRU Realigion (which isn't fucking with Codeine Cowboy or Trapavelli 2) and Rich Forever (Ross' first 60+ minute release in 4 years and easily his most boring) shit on KRIT's tapes in the same thread

next this guy's going to tell us OJ da Juiceman is nicer than Freddie Gibbs or something

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gtfoh with your 'my opinion is better than yours' talk

so why would I do any different? at least i'm not tearing a guy down for bringing back and amazing sound that very few artists are making anymore. 8Ball & MJG's new albums are ass, Bun B is a jack of all trades and makes mediocre music. OutKast doesn't exist.


but somehow Big KRIT sucks for filling that void.


and I've been a defender of OJ for three years now but you're going to call Freddie overposturing in comparison to OJ da Juiceman writer of Bricks OZ Dueces and I Be Trappin?

K. you surreal.


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i mean, it's really poor.

often minority opinions are so because they're just

wrong.

i prefer for the first trapaveli over cc and trapaveli 2
tru religion is just as good
y'all got emo when someone challenges the opinion of the minority
like your little 10 pt scale of assessment is the truth

we get it nigga, you don't like KRIT, you've been telling us ad nauseam for awhile. what are you so pressed about, ignore dude's music and listen to what you like, its not like his music is being shoved down your throat. I've never understood actively going out of your way to listen to the music of an artist you don't like just to shit on it, but that's the okayplayer/internet messageboard way of life i guess.

>I've never understood
>actively going out of your way to listen to the music of an
>artist you don't like just to shit on it, but that's the
>okayplayer/internet messageboard way of life i guess.

http://www.livemixtapes.com/download/16366/8ightball_premro.html

drumma boy produced most of it and it sounds like a real album.

shit banging 8ball is focused.

ain't no point in arguing with you no mo.

dude Doughbeezy, rittz, and Marcus manchild drop mixtapes tommorrow too.

>like i said in the gd he's for everyone who wasn't up on ball
>& g, ugk, dungeon fam. updated and dressed in humble pie
>he's like a hybrid of big rube/pimpc
>i like his beats.
>he could be the new n.o. joe and help make some banging devin
>records instead of rapping imo
>2chainz embarrassed him on "money on the table"

_______________________________

Prodigy - HNIC 3
Pep Love – Rigmarole
Jake One - White Van Music

I'm let down by this release for some reason on 1st listen. A lil too laid back maybe. Need to burn it and ride tho, let it all sink in. Plus I'm in a really bad mood.

Played it on my 30 min drive to work. Got it that time.

you can just put this on and just zone on.

this more somber, laid back and introspective than any other he has released.

The damn girl song Insomina is just COT DAMN! the guitar kick in is amazing.

this album sounds the most "rushed" and its still contender for album of the year.. this nigga is in a zone right now.

he is def 3 for 3. I can't wait what he holding for the album.

"wuz here" and "r4e" were definitely two of my favorite free albums to ever drop, and k.r.i.t went in on pretty much all the mixtapes/freestyles released before those two...but THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE!?!?! right now, to me anyway, krit is, to quote meth', "...the sharpest muhfucka with the beats, with the rhymes..."

i'm not from the south or anything, but there's a certain pride when krit can not only channel legends like pimp c and 8ball/mjg, but has enough style to make that space age music his own. especially because in the northeast where i grew up, when i was a 90's baby, that southern music wasn't getting THAT much burn. i mean, there were kids like me and my people who'd jam anything as long as it sounded cool, but then you know, just like there still are, there's the dudes that can't rock with anything that's not a dusty jazz sample over crisp drums. now i love that as much as the next fan, but there's more to this music and its legacy. and i think that's why k.r.i.t is such an important artist...he tells his story, relates it to our respective stories, and weaves it all into this hip-hop. so now that krit is able to bring that real southern sound, contemporized and updated, to the whole world...that's fucking dope to me.

"4eva and a day" man...this is some great goddamn music. dope album, well-mixed and arranged...k.r.i.t outshined himself, i'd say.

there's a lush, smoothness in his beats that actually remind me of main ingredient era pete rock. i know musically it's more in the way of dungeon fam an ugk, but i dunno...there's a few beats here that remind me of pete.

more spins to digest it

http://bigkrit.com/2012/03/mauricegarland-com-4eva-n-a-day-listening-session-in-an-old-school-car/

We're really blessed having young artists like him, Kendrick, Q and J Cole putting out consistently dope and cohesive products. I love the amount of music that's out, Ross with his mixtapes and all the songs rappers are releasing online but if these guys (Krit and Kendrick especially) continue this type of output for a couple more years, hip hop wins big

but very few are making music as consistently good as KRIT. Dude just has a great ear for samples and knows hooks. He's also able to connect with a listener emotionally which is a pretty rare skill. I hope he is able to switch it up a little on the actual album but, in the meanwhile, Im enjoying the shit out of this.

I played it on the drive home, with the sun going down and the weather warming up ... it was beautiful


Boobie Miles is my early fav.

Almost feels illogical that this is free.
__
I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

It really feels like a sequel to R4. I dont like it when he really hams it up on tracks like "Country Rap Tunes". I like it when he keeps his flow fluid and sophisticated, to match the amazing, amazing bed of music he puts down.

I'd love to see dude produce for someone, anyone. KRIT is a straight auteur. Not only is he a great beatmaker, but he knows how to executive produce an album, write compelling hooks, the whole works. Dude is beyond talented.

to dude.

But right now:

Krit Wuz Here > 4eva N a Day > Return of 4eva

But It's still great. Yesterday and 1986 are my new clasics.

the highs are higher or R4... but theres more songs on this I like.

cant wait for the album release concert tomorrow night.

is my favorite cut on the album right now!

i love the first verse. 2nd one too. 3rd not as much

Down N Out and Package Store back to back is killer.

this some "damn the club was weak tonight so lemme save it on this drive home and a stop at waffle house" music

Sounds like he's slowing down compared to R4 but it's just the vibe of this tape to me, chill, maybe i'll end up cruising this weekend and test my theory

I liked this joint INSTANTLY.

that's a dope rendition to me.

side-note: "the alarm" is a great way to bring the piece full circle.

Next Phonte album should be 14 tracks of raps....9 by KRIT, 4 by KNO, 1 by Krhysis....

KRIT is crazy talented, especially on the boards.

His flow/delivery doesn't always do it for me...but dude is dope.

KWH is still overall his best album

ROF has his best songs/highs (Vent, etc)

This may be his most consistent though. . .

if this were the mid-00 point in Phonte's career, they would have hooked up after Krit Wuz Here

They've already collaborated lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GylCd_Zbfmo

KRIT on the beats, tay on the rhymes

(can't check the youtube link right now...I assume its the track off Charity Starts at Home with Ev too?)

_______________________________

Prodigy - HNIC 3
Pep Love – Rigmarole
Jake One - White Van Music

I am gonna rank this 3rd behind KWH/R4 for now


It's still a dope project and has some definite great tracks, I just think some of the hooks on this album aren't nearly as crisp/infectious as the ones he laced us with on the past 2 projects.



He could have struck a better balance between bangers/laid back songs as well. Not enough bangers.



Highights for me so far are:

4evaNaDay theme
Me & My Old School
Red Eye
Down & Out
Temptation
Handwriting

Boobie Miles' beat is dope (love the horn) but the verses and chorus sounds like a retread of Krit Wuz Here material, which would be fine but I don't think its executed well.

Also couldn't get into Country Rap Tunes because of the chorus (like dude said above, he kind of hamms it up)


The production on almost every song is still incredible. It's the hooks and some of the verses that feel a little off from his previous standard to me. But my expectations were insanely high for this project so I realize thats part of it.


Regardless on if this grows on me or not, it's still a quality project and I'm going to continue repping KRIT's music and anticipating every project he puts out. This dude is putting out projects for free that are better than 99% of albums coming out in today's market.

And it grew on me much hearing it from front to back in proper speakers. I like it a lot actually. Still not as much as Return of 4eva, but not too far off. Just wish it had a lil more bite, but it is a great release. Old School joint is still my favorite, I liked that song right away.

When I first checked it out I was listening for all the technical shit, how was KRIT rhyming skill, how was the composition of the beats..ect

But then I took a Friday Night ride out to this joint..and actually listened to the concepts and what he was saying?..

Man..KRIT is touching on alot of real nigga life topics on this. This is the best 'grown but still young man' hip-hop album in a looong time. Front to back. Alot shit about reflecting on rights and wrongs, relationships, ambitions and shit, KRIT nailed it...

It is a little more..I don't know..'darker' or 'slower' than his previous work.

But the best way I can put this is, this album feels like sitting out on the porch, a drink with your best homie, just talking about life.

Thats what 4EvaNADay feels like.

One must ride to it to get it fully lol.

>When I first checked it out I was listening for all the
>technical shit, how was KRIT rhyming skill, how was the
>composition of the beats..ect
>
>But then I took a Friday Night ride out to this joint..and
>actually listened to the concepts and what he was saying?..
>
>Man..KRIT is touching on alot of real nigga life topics on
>this. This is the best 'grown but still young man' hip-hop
>album in a looong time. Front to back. Alot shit about
>reflecting on rights and wrongs, relationships, ambitions and
>shit, KRIT nailed it...
>
>It is a little more..I don't know..'darker' or 'slower' than
>his previous work.
>
>But the best way I can put this is, this album feels like
>sitting out on the porch, a drink with your best homie, just
>talking about life.
>
>Thats what 4EvaNADay feels like.
>

That is all.

I know he has a lot of material outside of the 3 albums, where should I start?

"before krit wuz here" vol. 1 and 2

?!>?!?!?!?!>?!?!>!?

from Friday Night Lights