4eva Is a Mighty Long Time
by Big K.R.I.T.
  • Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Oct 27, 2017
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Universal acclaim- based on 104 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 8 out of 104
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  1. RGKDR
    Oct 30, 2017
    10
    This is an incredibly complex album that takes multiple listen to truly appreciate the music here. The album starts out with a strong opening with tracks like BIG KRIT, Subenstein and Big Bank. Later the album switches gears into a more jazz, blues, and gospel vibe. Just be prepared the majority of this album is not bass heavy Big Krit, but instead what we get is a gem of an album withThis is an incredibly complex album that takes multiple listen to truly appreciate the music here. The album starts out with a strong opening with tracks like BIG KRIT, Subenstein and Big Bank. Later the album switches gears into a more jazz, blues, and gospel vibe. Just be prepared the majority of this album is not bass heavy Big Krit, but instead what we get is a gem of an album with great lyricism, passion as well as stellar silky smooth jazzy production. Krit does a great job of showing southern artistry at its finest in a time when it is needed most.… Expand
  2. MrMemeister
    Nov 18, 2017
    9
    DJ Khaled, this is how you do a double album. "4eva Is A Mighty Long Time"'s first half provides a number of southern-flavored bangers, such as "Big Bank", "Ride Wit Me" and the epic standout "Subenstein (My Sub IV)", and shows K.R.I.T. experiment with softer, more soulful sounds, exemplified on the R&B-like "Layup" or the soul-sampling "Get Away". On the other hand, disc two completelyDJ Khaled, this is how you do a double album. "4eva Is A Mighty Long Time"'s first half provides a number of southern-flavored bangers, such as "Big Bank", "Ride Wit Me" and the epic standout "Subenstein (My Sub IV)", and shows K.R.I.T. experiment with softer, more soulful sounds, exemplified on the R&B-like "Layup" or the soul-sampling "Get Away". On the other hand, disc two completely discards his usual sound, embracing a colorful, diverse body of influences as K.R.I.T. goes introspective on quite a few cuts. "Mixed Messages" and "Keep The devil Off" provide him with complex, gospel-infused beats to rap over, while "Miss Georgia Fornia" tastefully plays with country-rap melodies. The jazzy "The Light" is another highlight, as well as the glitzy, piano-wrapped "Price Of Fame". Even the skits spread across this album are entertaining. Over 22 tracks on 2 discs, with the help of experienced producers (DJ Khalil, Organized Noize, Mannie Fresh, etc.) and fellow artists (T.I., UGK, Bilal, etc.), Big K.R.I.T. has undeniably given us one of this years most beautiful listening experiences.
    Favorites: "Confetti", "Big Bank", "Subenstein (My Sub IV)", "Get Away", "Get Up 2 Come Down", "Mixed Messages", "Price Of Fame". "The Light", "Bury Me In Gold"
    Least Favorites: "1999", "Higher Calling"    … Expand
  3. ZiggeStardust
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    Big K.R.I.T has created a modern southern classic. After being away for 2 years while struggling with labels and alcohol he is finally back with a bold album. It is a double album that contains 22 tracks and it is so consistent I am amazed. After listening to the album probably 15-20 times I can say this is my favourite album of the year. There are no fillers and I think even if youBig K.R.I.T has created a modern southern classic. After being away for 2 years while struggling with labels and alcohol he is finally back with a bold album. It is a double album that contains 22 tracks and it is so consistent I am amazed. After listening to the album probably 15-20 times I can say this is my favourite album of the year. There are no fillers and I think even if you weren't a Big K.R.I.T fan before, this album might change your mind. His flow is amazing, he has great wordplay, powerful singing, great features and incredible instrumentals.

    Top 5 tracks: Justin Scott, Get Away, Drinking Sessions, Subenstein (My sub IV) and Price of Fame.
    But as I said all tracks are great. Do yourself a favour and listen to this album.    … Expand
  4. joey_magia
    Nov 14, 2017
    10
    From the album covers to the sequencing of each track in each album, Big K.R.I.T has fashioned an album for the ages. His growth and maturity in sound and expression shine throughout this album. This album stands worlds apart from Big K.R.I.T's previous work; building on his past achievements and missteps, while setting a clear runway for more amazing work to come. Just press play

    Top    From the album covers to the sequencing of each track in each album, Big K.R.I.T has fashioned an album for the ages. His growth and maturity in sound and expression shine throughout this album. This album stands worlds apart from Big K.R.I.T's previous work; building on his past achievements and missteps, while setting a clear runway for more amazing work to come. Just press play

    Top Picks: Get Up to Come Down; Layup; Aux Cord; Get Away | Mixed Messages; Everlasting; Higher Calling; Drinking Sessions    … Expand
  5. mado2times
    Jan 11, 2018
    10
    One of, if not the best albums of 2017. Period, through hip hop and other genres. K.R.I.T. comes back with a sure vengeance that is sure to catapult him to where he belongs, at the top of rap with his respected contemporaries.
  6. BigTyCoon
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    This album is a masterpiece and will go down as a double album classic. They're aren't many albums of this length and magnitude that are so consistent and actually get better as it goes along. This album is at it's strongest when it hits the second disc and we get more into the psyche of Justin Scott and the everyday things he goes through in his life. A must have, and probably K.R.I.T.'sThis album is a masterpiece and will go down as a double album classic. They're aren't many albums of this length and magnitude that are so consistent and actually get better as it goes along. This album is at it's strongest when it hits the second disc and we get more into the psyche of Justin Scott and the everyday things he goes through in his life. A must have, and probably K.R.I.T.'s best album, right up there with Cadillactica.… Expand
  7. kingq22
    Jul 14, 2019
    10
    To call this album anything short of a masterpiece would be an insult. From the concept to the production, to the lyrics, this album is a total package giving you both sides of Big KRIT, from his desires to his struggles. He also gives you every piece of his influence through the production and the skits as well. This album is nothing short of a modern day classic.
  8. fifi3
    Jul 29, 2019
    8
    4eva Is A Mighty Long Time is one of the best hip hip albums of 2017 - incredibly spiritual, jazzy and soulful sounds mixed with some bangers, too. KRIT's lyricism is as good as ever and arguably more effective with these styles of instrumentation backing him.
  9. TheKuz
    Jan 7, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 4eva is a Mighty Long Tim” was released Oct. 27 by Big K.R.I.T. as his third studio album. Upon listening, I was, and still am, extremely impressed with the album.

    4eva is a Mighty Long Time is physically and stylistically split into two discs, which K.R.I.T. refers to as the “Big K.R.I.T.” side and the “Justin Scott” (K.R.I.T.’s birth name) side, respectively, in an interview with NPR.

    Side one, the Big K.R.I.T. side, begins with the song “Big K.R.I.T.” which, after a calm-before-the-storm vibed verse, drops a Southern-styled beat and fierce lyrics.

    The Big K.R.I.T. side exemplifies K.R.I.T. as an artist, and as an emcee.

    “It's me expressing that I know where I stand in music,” K.R.I.T. said in his NPR interview for the album.
    This develops the introspective theme of life as a rapper. The skill and confidence required to protect his crown and name are reflected in his stage name, Big K.R.I.T., which stands for “King Remembered In Time.”
    K.R.I.T. is asserting—or further asserting—his dominance in rap.
    “What’s a crown if you don’t protect it?/What’s a name if they don’t respect it?” he rhetorically questions in the chorus to “Confetti.”
    K.R.I.T.’s competitive-minded raps lace the entire Big K.R.I.T. side of the album.

    Southern hip-hop is a part of K.R.I.T.’s artistry; from his Mississippi jargon and accent to his production, K.R.I.T. is the apex-product of Southern rap. The bass-pumping heart of the South beats hard in songs “Big Bank” and “Subenstein (My Sub IV).”

    “Get Away,” a song about escaping negative opinions and influences, appropriately concludes the Big K.R.I.T. side; suggesting that the artist’s life might not be as rewarding as he thought. His personal life is at odds with his successful-artist living.

    The jazzy “Justin Scott” begins and introduces side two. The second half of the album shifts its focus; less on Big K.R.I.T., the artist, and more on Justin Scott, the person. Conflicts of his personal life are prominent:

    “I got a whole lotta mixed messages/In my songs, am I wrong to feel this way?/Revolutionary, although I'm free/I got me a lover, but I still wanna cheat/I wanna be safe, but it's **** the police/Don't wanna be here, but I'm too scared to leave,” K.R.I.T. sings in “Mixed Messages,” pointing out the contradictions that come with human experience.

    “Keep the devil Off” speaks on this more directly, telling us to cast off the negativity of vanity and temptation.

    K.R.I.T.’s guilt at leaving his home of Meridian, Mississippi, to seek fame in Atlanta, Georgia, and then having the chance to move to Los Angeles, California, manifests itself into “Miss Georgia Fornia.”
    In the song, Mississippi is personified by singer Joi—whose voice is ragingly powerful—as what I interpret as a mother-figure questioning why K.R.I.T. has left her.

    The conflict is between his persona and person; on his quest for fame as an artist, he sacrificed proximity to his roots—roots that molded his person.

    The Big K.R.I.T. side’s confidence and offensive nature contrasts the Justin Scott side’s uncertainty and vulnerability. K.R.I.T. contemplates and even slips into depression in “Price of Fame” and “Drinking Sessions.”

    “Bottle by the nightstand, that ease the stresses/Dealin' with depression, pills on the dresser/Fiendin' for affection so I'm buying out the section/Now I see what fame will really get ya,” K.R.I.T. raps over the melancholy beat of “Price of Fame.”

    Looking at the 4eva is a Mighty Long Time as a whole, the album’s production and Big K.R.I.T.’s rapping are interlaced perfectly—both stand out without outshining each other. K.R.I.T.’s lyricism is delivered as a marriage with each beat. The brooding theme of person-versus-persona is executed intriguingly through the double disc format, and demonstrates K.R.I.T.’s artistic development as a writer.

    4eva is a Mighty Long Time solidifies Big K.R.I.T.’s reign as a top-tier emcee and is his best album yet—a true masterpiece.    … Expand
  10. Atum_
    Jun 10, 2020
    9
    This album is excellent; it's 22 3-5 minute long tracks and i don't get bored while listening through them all. The only song I don't really care for is Everlasting. Truly an amazing album, really upset with myself that I didn't give this album a listen before 2020, one of the best albums from 2017.
  11. TOOCOOLAL
    Sep 19, 2018
    10
    This is probably the best project we've seen from KRIT, it's also the most personal. Throughout the 2nd part of the album he truly talks more about how he feels about certain subjects, songs such as mixed messages and drinking sessions really give you a different feeling from the first part of the album. This album does exactly what a double album should do and gives 2 different subjectsThis is probably the best project we've seen from KRIT, it's also the most personal. Throughout the 2nd part of the album he truly talks more about how he feels about certain subjects, songs such as mixed messages and drinking sessions really give you a different feeling from the first part of the album. This album does exactly what a double album should do and gives 2 different subjects and 2 different tones that makes it actually feel like 2 different albums and not just a ton of songs that were thrown in to generate more sales (something we've seen from Life After Death and Scorpion). As high of a praise this is, this is probably the best and most complete double album we've recieved since Speakerboxx/The Love Below. This is truly the type of album we've been looking for from KRIT and the type of double album we've been looking for from Hip Hop in general. Most double albums such as All Eyez on Me, Life After Death, Wu-Tang Forever, Streets Disciples, etc. have tons of skippable tracks, even though some of the examples are classics it was mostly because of the impact it left on the public and the classic songs plugged in. On KRIT's album you see almost no skippables, every song makes sense and every song fits, which is exactly how an album in general should be. The fact KRIT does this on a double album (which debatably hasn't been done before) is extremely impressive. This is the best album of 2017 even over the likes of DAMN, 4:44, and All-Amerikkkan Bada$$, it deserves much more recognition than it has gotten.… Expand
  12. Venqo
    Feb 8, 2020
    10
    the album is easily 1 from 2017. He always got something to talk about, his flow is smooth, it’s just a crazy album overall
  13. wlsnwlsnwsl
    Aug 22, 2021
    9
    Increible doble album, buen uso de mezcla en generos como rap, trap, R&B, soul ademas de contener buenas letras y una produccion bestial.
    FAV : Big Bank, My Sub Pt 4, Layup, Get Away, Justin Scott, MM, KTDO, Price of Fame, The Light, Bury Me In Gold
    LEAST : 1999
  14. Aimaki
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    An absolute behemoth of a double album. Each disc plays a different character and could be their own entities. Big K.R.I.T. vs Justin Scott; an internal struggle and outwards battle is told, and it couldn't be done any better. Disc 1 has front to back BANGERS, alongside K.R.I.T. sticking with and embracing the southern style and influences of his southern contemporaries. Disc 2 is theAn absolute behemoth of a double album. Each disc plays a different character and could be their own entities. Big K.R.I.T. vs Justin Scott; an internal struggle and outwards battle is told, and it couldn't be done any better. Disc 1 has front to back BANGERS, alongside K.R.I.T. sticking with and embracing the southern style and influences of his southern contemporaries. Disc 2 is the other side of K.R.I.T; the side he wants to use in his music more. With many southern and gospel influences, as well as the amazing "Justin Scott", the entirety of the second disc plays opposite to our lavish, banger filled first disc. Track after track, there is only quality found here and the production KRIT brings is absolutely incredible. The tracks mellow out and get more introspective and deeply personal towards the end of the album, and it is amazing. At points Scott is so emotional, it almost sounds like he is going to cry (especially on Drinking Sessions). An album of Scott's highest points, K.R.I.T. had given us his magnum opus, but with Digital Roses Don't Die around the corner as of the time of writing this review, that may change.

    Favorite tracks: Big K.R.I.T., Confetti, Big Bank, Subenstein, Get Up 2 Come Down, Layup, Aux Cord, Get Away, Justin Scott, Mixed Messages, Miss Georgia Fornia, Higher Calling, Price of Fame, Drinking Sessions, The Light, and Bury Me in Gold
    Least favorite track: Everlasting (If the album is a 10, this track is an 8)
    Everything else not listed is still great to be completely honest.
    I'm feeling a strong 9 to a 10 overall.    … Expand
  15. thepartyison
    Jan 19, 2023
    8
    I don't got a problem with this album
    You guys: Then why give it an 8?!?!?!??! Why not an 10
    Me: Well guys, you need to know this is a mighty long album, and it feels like a long time. Plus we gotta talk about that chorus for 1999(feat. Lloyd) It first says, back it up like it's 1999 yea Like 50,000 times(overexaggerating) Then, it has the nerve to start repeating Back That Azz Up By    I don't got a problem with this album
    You guys: Then why give it an 8?!?!?!??! Why not an 10
    Me: Well guys, you need to know this is a mighty long album, and it feels like a long time. Plus we gotta talk about that chorus for 1999(feat. Lloyd)
    It first says, back it up like it's 1999 yea
    Like 50,000 times(overexaggerating)
    Then, it has the nerve to start repeating Back That Azz Up By Juvenile Feat. Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne
    Are you **** me right now? That's not smart nor corny nor anything that's just pure annoying
    Every single other little layer, it's ok    … Expand
  16. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.

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  1. XXL
    Nov 14, 2017
    80
    4eva Is a Mighty Long Time is arguably his most cohesive studio album to date. While mainstream superstardom may allude Big K.R.I.T., his legacy as one of the most lauded southern poets of his generation is very much alive and continues to grow with 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time, an admirable effort from one of rap's most resilient MCs.
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  2. RapReviews.com
    Nov 7, 2017
    90
    Big K.R.I.T. does a good job of separating the two personas at the end of the day. If the album was about 5 or 6 minutes shorter, it could have fit on a single disc but perhaps at the expense of the narrative. The double disc format really helps to drive home the point when the listener wants to switch from Big K.R.I.T.'s "Get Away" to Justin Scott's "Keep the Devil Off."
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Nov 3, 2017
    75
    The tough, chest-beating first disc gives way to a second disc that’s just a little too fond of syrupy interludes. But as with his other releases, K.R.I.T.’s signature sincerity reigns supreme.
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