While in Austin, Texas for SXSW, Big K.R.I.T. chopped it up with Hard Knock TV, revealing several guest features on his upcoming Def Jam debut Live from the Underground, due June 5th. During the interview, the Meridian, Mississippi native said that he has Big Sean, 2 Chainz, 8Ball & MJG, Anthony Hamilton and B.B. King on the album, explaining how the latter connection was formed for the track “Praying Man.”
“When I wrote the song, I was like, yo, this would be so dope, you know what would be crazy? To put B.B. King on it. And we laughed and shit, and then we just forgot about it,” he said. “And then I reached out to my lawyer and was like, I really want to make this happen. Thank God, somebody that really works side-by-side with B.B. King, a younger cat named Jason, he was [familiar with] my music. So he was actually able to let B.B. hear the sing, talk to B.B. like, ‘Yo, he’s from Mississippi, let’s try to do something different. Listen to this.’ And he was down to do it. I actually had the opportunity to fly out to Vegas and be in the studio with B.B. I’m excited for people to see the footage.”
He also touched on how sample clearances and features are what kept his debut from landing in stores on its original release date, September 27th.
“I was working on my album back in September 27, we was pretty much done with it. But getting all these features and the samples cleared definitely made it the way I wouldn’t be [assuring] the people. Because I could easily replay the samples or try to do something different, but I felt like, the first one has gotta be like this.”
Watch the full interview below.
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he didn’t say Big Sean…he said Big Sant…bitch. Check your facts…
LOL
yeah he said Big Sant, not Big Sean, thank god he ain’t working with that sellout
Always good to see an Anthony Hamilton collab
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Anyhow, you guys (on hhdx) already reported on krit’s collab and release date, why re-report it is if its new news? just saying.
Regardless, looking forward to this shit.
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what about his country cousin yelawolf? i bet he will be on the album. would be nice to see curren$y, david banner, and fiend on this album.
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I AM GLAD THERE IS NOT TO MANY FEATURES ON HIS FIRST ALBUM ………I KEEP TELLING MY DAD BB KING IS ON A RAP SONG BUT HE DON’T BELIEVE ME
cant wait. krit is a beast
starting to think 2 chainz is paying people so he can be on their song
2Chainz? Fuck, KRIT. Why? WHYYYYYY?!
he’s on that money on the floor song with 8ball and MJG, its not a bad feature this time aroun
2 chainz is trash enough to throw a album off
His feature works on Money on the floor imo.
^^^Agreed. Eightball and MJG were enough to drown out Chainz.
What? 13 comments and nobody is talking about how awesome a Big Krit, B.B. King track is? I’m disappointed in the hip hop heads. The man is the greatest blues guitarist to ever walk the earth. I can’t wait to hear this one, it could be a classic.
Got a feelin this shit will be legendary… Praying for a krit and 3 stacks collaboration
Outkast/KRIT would be the perfect collab.
Big Krit is gonna kill the game, good to hear a rapper who still true
LISTEN UNLESS HE GET DRAKE ON A HOK AND BOI ONDA OR TMINUS THIS SHIT WONT EVEN DO TYGA NUMBERS. BUT LETS SEE IF YALL CALL IT A FLOP. I FUCK WITH BIG KRIT TOO. WE KNOW BIG KRIT IS A FAN OF YMCMB. THAT HOMETOWN SHIT IS MY JOINT. BUT HE NEED TO GO ON AND HAVE THAT JEW JOHNNY SHIPES CALL DRAKE SO WE CAN GET HIM POPPIN JUST CUT THE CHECK.
13 LETTERS YMCMB OVOXO MMG
Fuck you drake and ymcmb
KRIT doesn’t have YMCMB behind him. For some reason people will inexplicably love Young Money music and buy it…that’s their motto: sell out to sell records. Tyga flopped for a YMCMB release. Little bitch
Wow, that’s wassup. KRIT got a Blues/guitar LEGEND on his album. Amazing.
Fuuuck Big Sean though..had to be said.
No Krit, why are you putting that wack ass mumbling faggot Titty Boi on your album, could damage it from classic status.
The only rap feature that needs to be on this album is 3 stacks or Big Boi or better yet both. titty bitch can suck it.
Good call regarding the Outkast features. Bun B and Luda would be sick too. “Country Shit” was a banger.
you never know how the track will sound. big boi himself had gucci mane on shinke blockas and that was one of the best songs off the album
big krit is like the southern kendrick lamar lol…….imo
NIGGAS BE HAVING HIGH HOPES FOR THEIR FAVORITE RAPPERS & THEN WHEN THEY DROP THE ALBUM, THE FANS TURN THEIR BACKS ON THEM. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS.