Big K.R.I.T.: Yo, yo! What’s good WordofSouth?!?

WordofSouth.com: How are you bro?

Big K.R.I.T.: Man, I’m doing good! I’m grinding every day. I’m excited to be here. I’m blessed to be doing what I love to do. It’s going down 2000 and beyond!

WordofSouth.com: Ok no doubt. Tell us about some of the rappers you looked up to growing up.

Big K.R.I.T.: Definitely UGK. I was very influenced by Outkast, Goodie Mob and the Dungeon Family. Also 8Ball & MJG, Scarface; the list goes on and on. I even loved soul music like The Dramatics. As far as music is concerned, it was about stuff that meant something to me. If I could take something from it and apply it to my every day life, that’s was what I was listening to. It had to put me in a good space. It was one of those times when music was crazy. Every time I put in “Ridin Dirty” [UGK CD] it takes me to a certain place. That’s the music I came up on man.

WordofSouth.com: Is that the type of feel you’re trying to bring back? Music with some substance, music that means something. Where if someone listens to your music, it actually takes them somewhere emotionally or mentally?

Big K.R.I.T.: Yeah no doubt man. That’s what the whole purpose of “Return of 4Eva” is. It’s like bringing back the same feel. In the same instance, I want it to be timeless music. Something like Outkast’s “Aquemini” [album], you know? From when it was recorded and years from now, people listen to it and love it. I’m talking generations from now. The music is timeless. It’s the same thing I want to do with my music. When people hear it, I want it to take them to certain places in there life. I want them to remember the first time they ever heard it. It’s about saying something meaningful in my content. It’s about the quality not the quantity.

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