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90
With transcendent execution, Live From The Underground fittingly builds upon this mission, and likewise never loses sight of what got Justin Scott to this point.
13y
85
It’s rare when an artist can actually have his “underground” sound translate so well to his debut project, but Big K.R.I.T. has somehow done just that.
13y
80
Call me crazy, but I don’t think this G will be anywhere near the bottom for a time to come.
1y
73
Live from the Underground isn’t the year-end listicle fodder that its acclaimed predecessors have been, but the jump from internet sensation to Def Jam soldier left K.R.I.T.’s style and character largely uncompromised.
13y
71
Live From the Underground shows that not much has changed with Big K.R.I.T. over the past two years.
13y
70
What’s most important to know about Live from the Underground is that it’s not the classic it could have been.
13y
70
On his first major label effort, Big K.R.I.T. tricks out his trademark Southern hip hop sound with an abundance of horns, strings, piano, and guest singers.
8y
67
Like his mixtapes, Underground is most moving when K.R.I.T. works without guests.
14y
50
It breaks very little new ground – which does have the upside of the songs sounding catchy because you feel like you’ve heard it all before
13y
Can't do the whole "fuck labels" schtick forever, I suppose. Both rapping AND producing your own music has to garner you some money eventually. The strange thing about this album being the drop-off in quality that it is, is that it really doesn't do much differently from his prior releases. The production still rocks that Dirty South sound, K.R.I.T.'s subject matter is similar to prior releases, and there's once again a wide-spread mixture of both accessible radio ... read more
#0474: Live From the Underground
LISTENED: 3 Jun 2023
RELEASED: 5 Jun 2012
ARTIST: Big K.R.I.T.
DURATION: 58 min
GENRE: Dirty South, Conscious Hip Hop, Houston Sound
THOUGHTS:
Big K.R.I.T.’s debut studio album following his early mixtape success.
I remember I didn't like this thing much when I first heard it, and I think I gave it like a 5/10 or something. But i'm kind of glad I got to revisit it, because this is decent. It's not the best, and there is a pretty big ... read more
It's an amalgamation of all of KRIT's growth up until this point and it sounds more lively than almost everything prior. I've liked all of the KRIT I heard prior to this but only Return of 4eva wowed me like this did front to back. The strongest songs on here are amazing and even the "lesser" songs like say.... Hydroplaning still had me bobbing my head.
When this came out it was not much loved, coming fresh off the heels of K.R.I.T Wuz Here and Return of 4eva, both of which have been solidified as full-on southern hip-hop classics. While this is no where near as focused or powerful of an album, it is more about being simply a fun experience, and K.R.I.T. nails it out of the park here in that respect. Tracks like Money on the Floor- still rings through my head on occasion 14 years later- and the title track make this a thoroughly enjoyable ... read more
I love Big K.R.I.T., but man this record feels hollow. Like its poppy and by the books. It doesn't really pick up until Porchilight imo, but there aren't any songs that are spectacular here. Watered down KRIT, unfortunate
#0474: Live From the Underground
LISTENED: 3 Jun 2023
RELEASED: 5 Jun 2012
ARTIST: Big K.R.I.T.
DURATION: 58 min
GENRE: Dirty South, Conscious Hip Hop, Houston Sound
THOUGHTS:
Big K.R.I.T.’s debut studio album following his early mixtape success.
I remember I didn't like this thing much when I first heard it, and I think I gave it like a 5/10 or something. But i'm kind of glad I got to revisit it, because this is decent. It's not the best, and there is a pretty big ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | LFU300MA (Intro) 2:13 | 79 |
| 2 | Live from the Underground 3:40 | 81 |
| 3 | Cool 2 Be Southern 3:22 | 85 |
| 4 | I Got This 3:22 | 82 |
| 5 | Money on the Floor 4:07 | 87 |
| 6 | What U Mean 3:56 feat. Ludacris | 68 |
| 7 | My Sub (Pt. 2: The Jackin') 4:11 | 76 |
| 8 | Don't Let Me Down 2:57 | 77 |
| 9 | Porchlight 3:48 feat. Anthony Hamilton | 80 |
| 10 | Pull Up 4:01 | 72 |
| 11 | Yeah Dat's Me 3:25 | 72 |
| 12 | Hydroplaning 4:01 feat. Devin the Dude | 82 |
| 13 | If I Fall 2:56 feat. Melanie Fiona | 83 |
| 14 | Rich Dad, Poor Dad 3:06 | 81 |
| 15 | Praying Man 4:21 feat. B.B. King | 82 |
| 16 | Live from the Underground (Reprise) 4:53 feat. Ms. Linnie | 77 |
Total Length: 58 minutes
