Quotes from Big K.R.I.T.

On 'Krit Wuz Here,' I had a record called 'Return Of 4eva' on it. And then that launched me into doing the actual 'Return Of 4eva' project, and 'Return Of 4eva' had a song called '4eva And A Day.' So it's like, all of my music has somehow tied into the entire story.

Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

They love the fact you made it, but hate the fact you got it. The stairway to heaven is packed...I'm in the lobby. Too scared to go to sleep, cause most times I often doubt my dreams.

If I abuse myself daily, who can I love?

Adele was introduced to me by a guitarist named Mike Hartnett that plays for a band called Rehab. We was just riding around, and he was like, 'Man have you heard this soul singer Adele?' and I was like 'Nah!' and we just rode to the whole CD, and it got to 'Hometown Glory,' and I was like, 'Man I have to sample that!'

Where I'm from is humble, and people are mad appreciative of what they have.

To be able to work with Bun B and be able to have a conversation, and the insights the OG has, and really be able to get just advice from him, is amazing.

I'm thankful for all the support I've received over the years.

People don't necessarily expect singles from me. They expect full bodies of work.

It's so hard to make noise coming from a small town that by the time you start branding yourself, you've grown in a certain way.

My music is definitely considered the kind of music you play in your car, that gets you from Point A to Point B. So, I understand how important it is to press up my music and give it out, hand-to-hand, just as much as it is to give it out on the Internet.

The things that I leave creatively are going to stay here long past me. That's the reason why the album is called '4Eva Is a Mighty Long Time.'

Twenty-fourteen is all about growth musically and new agendas.

I learned a lot while working on 'Live From the Underground.'

Success happened for me when I dropped my first major label album for Def Jam, 'Live From The Underground.'

There's no real network, and every city in Mississippi is so spread out, so it isn't easy to drive around and pass out CDs. So when an artist from Natchez or Gold Coast or Meridian breaks out, they already know exactly what kind of artist they want to be. The grind and the hustle is just so adamant.

People know, lyrically, I go in, and you should never take me lightly on any record.

If I could have stayed independent from the jump, then, maybe, things would have been different. 'Return of 4Eva' would have been an album instead of a mixtape.

People will reach out because they know I'm trying to put my best forward when it comes to subject matter and creation of song.

When you say, 'Man, what kind of music does Outkast make?' You be like, 'They make Outkast music.' What kind of music does N.E.R.D. make? They make N.E.R.D. music. I want to be one of those people, because there's so many layers to the music I create that I don't want people to expect me to do one thing.

You've got to keep being 100 percent, keep doing what's best for you and your legacy, and then build and help other people around you, too.

I'll say one of my all time favorite albums would have to be Willie Hutch, 'The Mack.'