Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Live from the Underground

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
June 5, 2012

Length
  
58:28

Release date
  
5 June 2012

Recorded
  
2010–12

Artist
  
Big K.R.I.T.

Label
  
Def Jam Recordings

Live from the Underground httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenff0KRI

Producer
  
Big K.R.I.T. (also exec.), Sha Money XL (exec.)

Live from the Underground (2012)
  
King Remembered In Time (2013)

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Southern hip hop

Similar
  
King Remembered in Time, Return of 4Eva, Cadillactica, KRIT Wuz Here, See Me on Top

Live from the Underground is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist and a record producer Big K.R.I.T.. It was released on June 5, 2012, by his record label Cinematic Music Group, distributed by Def Jam Recordings. As one of the executive producers on the album, Big K.R.I.T. did the production work for the entirety of this project. The album was supported by four singles: "Money on the Floor" featuring 8Ball & MJG and 2 Chainz, "I Got This", "Yeah Dat's Me", and "What U Mean" featuring Ludacris.

Contents

Lfu300ma intro live from the underground big k r i t


Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 41,000 copies in the United States. As of August 2012, the album sold 83,000 copies in the United States.

Critical reception

The album received critical acclaim, earning a score of 78 out of 100, based on 24 reviews on Metacritic. Spin Magazine named the album the eleventh best Hip Hop album of 2012.

Track listing

Sample credits
  • "I Got This" contain samples of "Theme of Foxy Brown" performed by Willie Hutch.
  • "My Sub (Pt. 2: The Jackin')" contain samples of "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" performed by Indeep.
  • "Porchlight" contain samples of "Say Yeah" performed by Commodores.
  • "Yeah Dat's Me" contain samples of "Across 110th Street" performed by Bobby Womack and Peace.
  • Personnel

    Credits for Live from the Underground adapted from Allmusic.

    Songs

    1LFU300MA (intro)2:13
    2Live From the Underground3:40
    3Cool 2 Be Southern3:22

    References

    Live from the Underground Wikipedia