Big K.R.I.T. was one of few in 2010 that emerged with a game changing street album. Released May 4, Krit Wuz Here, presented by DJ Booth, began its rounds around the internet and eventually leading him to sign with Def Jam the following month. The street album created southern fueled records like “Hometown Hero” and “Country Shit” among successful collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Smoke Dza and Devin The Dude.

Not even a year later and the Mississippi native is putting in the touches for his next free project, The Return Of 4Eva, which is entirely produced by him once again. As he puts it, it’s serving as a appetizer for when he produces his entire debut album later this year.

For now, we step into the mind state of K.R.I.T. has he speaks on perfecting this upcoming project, the decision to drop it for free, his feelings on Yelawolf’s recent Shady signing and more.

SD - What’s going on world? We’re setting off February right here on The Sermon’s Domain and chopping it up with one of the South’s biggest up and comers, Cinematic’s own, Big K.R.I.T. How’s everything going for you, sir?

Big K.R.I.T. - Man, grinding a lot. 2011 just jumped off, I’m excited. You know we got The Return Of 4Eva dropping March 22. It’s finna go down.

SD - Do you feel any pressure with dropping The Return Of 4Eva seeing how much of an impact Kriz Wuz Here made last year?

Big K.R.I.T. - I’m my worst critic at the end of the day, so I’m a make sure the music is perfect. It’s quality over quantity for me so I have to make sure it’s right, content and subject matter. I want it to sound like an album even though I’m giving it away for free. It’s going to be all original, 20 songs. It’s not coming out until it’s ready but for the most part, negative or positive comments, I still feel blessed to be in a position where people can relate to my music.

SD - You have such a strong following from Twitter to all these blogs supporting you. So, why go the free route with this project?

Big K.R.I.T. - It’s more important to me for someone to hear the music. I’d rather give away five or six thousand copies than sell 100, you know? Eventually the money will come but for the most part I just want to get the music out there so people can hear it. I think that’s what it’s all about now as far as just for the art form of Hip-Hop to like, “Yo just check this out.” You’re not alone in the world, I’m a human being at the end of the day and I just love music. So, why wouldn’t I feel free to just give it out? I’m producing it all, I’m mixing it all, so I’m not really trippin’.

SD - What are some of the things you’re talking about this time around that you haven’t rapped about on Krit Wuz Here?

Big K.R.I.T. - I mean for the most part about how people may not have believed in this movement or believed that I could’ve got signed. I got a song called “Dreaming” for people who feel like I have changed since the deal. I got a song called “Made A Lot,” you know what I’m saying? And it’s really about taking people through my journey, showing ‘em how it doesn’t stop. It’s like when I experience something I might write about it and record a song about it. It’s about that and being able to hear my growth.

SD - Being that you’re on Cinematic, I wanted to play on that and ask what you’re five favorite movies are and why?

Big K.R.I.T. - *laughs* my five favorite movies? Number one would be There Will Be Blood. Number two would be No Country For Old Men. Number three would definitely be Friday Night Lights. Number four, damn cuz, probably Lethal Weapon *laughs*. I was young and shit and my folks let me stay up late at night to watch that shit. And, uh, number five would probably be Boyz N The Hood.

SD - Yelawolf recently inked a deal with Shady Records. How do you feel about that?

Big K.R.I.T. - I’m excited. Yelawolf is definitely my big brother and I’ve known about Yela for years and what he been doing and for the world and people to recognize what he got going on is exciting for me. People don’t even understand and like he’s from Alabama and people don’t understand there’s a Hip-Hop culture there and we have lyricism, subject matter and content. For people to see him come from Alabama and me from Mississippi and see that we spitters at the end of the day, that’s exciting. And then he signed with Shady, I know he gon’ be straight man because he’ll be able to rap himself out of any situation, he’s a dope song writer and he’s a real person at the end of the day, so it’s going down.

SD - So, The Return Of 4Eva drops March 22. You said with The Source you’re hoping to drop your debut album around third quarter of this year and wanted to entirely produce it. Do you feel like that’ll be an advantage over enlisting different producers?

Big K.R.I.T. - Nah, it’s a mile stone for me. I mean me personally, like being able to see Kanye West producing his first album or David Banner producing his first album and all the other artists who’ve produced they own major albums, I just want to be the type of artist that can produce his own album and it be successful. It’s just important for me to do that. That’s why I’m getting people into the groove of it producing Krit Wuz Here and producing all of The Return Of 4Eva and I want to produce my entire major album.

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