4eva N a Day
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{{Infobox album
| name = 4eva N a Day
| type = Mixtape
| artist = Big K.R.I.T.
| cover = Artworks-000017670262-470byn-original.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 5, 2012
| recorded = 2011–2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|Southern hip hop}}
| length = 50:05
| label = Cinematic Music Group
| producer = {{hlist|Big K.R.I.T.|Jonny Shipes (exec.)|Sha Money XL (also exec.)}}
| prev_title = Return of 4Eva
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Live from the Underground
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 4eva N a Day
| type = Mixtape
| single1 = Boobie Miles
| single1date = February 1, 2012
}}
}}
4eva N a Day (pronounced as Forever and a Day) is a mixtape by Mississippi rapper and producer Big K.R.I.T. It was released for free digital download on March 5, 2012 under independent record label Cinematic Music Group. The mixtape was released in anticipation of K.R.I.T.'s debut studio album Live from the Underground (2012). It was entirely produced, arranged and mixed by Big K.R.I.T., with assistance from Ralph Cacciurri, and contains 17 tracks with no vocal guest appearances. An extended play containing three songs from the mixtape ("Boobie Miles", "Red Eye" & "Insomnia"), including two new songs, was released on iTunes on April 10, 2012. Upon its release, 4EvaNaDay received critical acclaim from music critics. The mixtape has been downloaded over 236,000 times on professional mixtape site Datpiff.{{cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/Big-KRIT-4eva-N-A-Day-mixtape.313128.html |title=Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva N A Day Hosted by Cinematic Music Group // Free Mixtape @ |website=Datpiff.com |access-date=2013-04-21}}
The first single "Boobie Miles", track 4 on the mixtape, was released on February 1, 2012, over a month before the release of the mixtape. The music video was uploaded to VEVO on March 8, 2012.{{cite web|title=Big K.R.I.T.: 'Boobie Miles' {{!}} Prefix|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/media/big-krit/boobie-miles/61305/|website=Prefixmag|access-date=2 February 2012}}
Background
The mixtape was first announced in early December 2011, saying: "Based off the experience of touring in the past year I'm creating this free album from scratch as we speak. I have locked myself back in the studio - 4Eva & a Day coming soon on bigkrit.com".{{cite web|last=J. Horowitz|first=Steven|website=HipHopDX|title=Big K.R.I.T. Working On New Mixtape "4Eva & A Day"|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17813/title.big-krit-working-on-new-mixtape-4eva-a-day|access-date=December 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203040159/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17813/title.big-krit-working-on-new-mixtape-4eva-a-day|archive-date=December 3, 2011|url-status=dead}} The instrumental tape was released on August 13, 2013.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = DJBooth
| rev2 = MSN Music (Expert Witness)
| rev2Score = A−{{cite web|website=MSN Music|title=Review: 4EvaNaDay|url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=96afc90e-7c0e-4447-9ec6-9b29a11df77b|access-date=April 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423225307/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=96afc90e-7c0e-4447-9ec6-9b29a11df77b|archive-date=April 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}
| rev3 = Paste Magazine
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev4Score = 6.8/10{{cite web|last=Greene|first=Jayson|website=Pitchfork Media|title=Big K.R.I.T.: 4Eva N a Day {{!}} Album Reviews | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16375-big-krit-4eva-n-a-day/|access-date=March 15, 2012}}
| rev5 = PopMatters
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Amidon|first=David|website=PopMatters|title=Big K.R.I.T.: 4EvaNaDay - review|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/155588-big-k.r.i.t.-4evanaday/|access-date=May 4, 2012}}
| rev6 = Q Magazine
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Herrera|first=Monica|work=Rolling Stone|title=Big K.R.I.T.: 4EvaNaDay - review|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/4evanaday-20120308|access-date=March 8, 2012}}
| rev8 = Spin
| rev8Score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Mlynar|first=Phillip|website=Spin|title=Big K.R.I.T., '4evaNaDay'|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/big-krit-4evanaday-self-released|access-date=March 8, 2012}}
| rev9 = XXL
| rev9Score = 4/5{{cite web|last=Fleischer|first=Adam|work=XXL|title=Big K.R.I.T.: Big K.R.I.T., 4Eva N A Day | url=http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/03/big-k-r-i-t-4eva-n-a-day/|access-date=March 22, 2012}}
}}
Upon its release, 4EvaNaDay received critical acclaim from music critics, assuming an aggregate score of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic based on seventeen reviews.
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Big K.R.I.T
| title1 = 8:04 AM
| length1 = 0:31
| title2 = Wake Up
| note2 = Saxophone by Willie B
| length2 = 2:46
| title3 = Yesterday
| length3 = 2:33
| title4 = Boobie Miles
| length4 = 3:25
| title5 = 4evaNaDay
| note5 = Theme
| length5 = 3:06
| title6 = Me and My Old School
| note6 = Guitar by Mike Hartnett
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = 1986
| note7 =
| length7 = 3:14
| title8 = Country Rap Tunes
| length8 = 3:12
| title9 = Sky Club
| length9 = 3:19
| title10 = Red Eye
| note10 =
| length10 = 2:45
| title11 = Down & Out
| note11 =
| length11 = 3:29
| title12 = Package Store
| length12 = 3:41
| title13 = Temptation
| length13 = 3:19
| title14 = Handwriting
| note14 =
| length14 = 3:33
| title15 = Insomnia
| note15 = Guitar by Mike Hartnett
| length15 = 4:04
| title16 = 5:04 AM
| length16 = 0:27
| title17 = The Alarm
| note17 =
| length17 = 2:43
| total_length = 50:05
}}
= 4evaNaDay: Road Less Traveled Edition =
The mixtape was released on iTunes as an EP on April 10, 2012. It featured three songs from the mixtape, plus two new songs.
{{track listing
| title1 = Boobie Miles
| length1 = 3:27
| title2 = Man On Fire
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Sideline
| length3 = 2:39
| title4 = Insomnia
| length4 = 4:02
| title5 = Red Eye
| length5 = 2:49
}}
Sample credits
- "Yesterday" contains a sample from "Seeing You" by George Duke
- "Boobie Miles" contains a sample from "Morning Tears" by MFSB
- "4EvaNaDay (Theme)" contains a sample from "Ain't Understanding Mellow" by Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager
- "Me And My Old School" contains a sample from "Mother's Theme (Mama)" by Willie Hutch
- "1986" contains a sample from "Woman's Gotta Have It" by Bobby Womack
- "Sky Club" contains a sample from "Like A Tattoo" by Sade
- "Red Eye" contains a sample from "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons
- "Down & Out" contains a sample from "Bridge Through Time" by Lonnie Liston Smith
- "Temptation" contains a sample from "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
- "Handwriting" contains a sample from "The Handwriting Is On The Wall" by Ann Peebles
- "The Alarm" contains a sample from "Do What You Wanna Do" by The Dramatics
Personnel
Credits adapted from mixtape back cover.
- Big K.R.I.T. — primary artist, producer, mixer, arrangement
- Jonny Shipes — executive producer, management, A&R
- Sha Money — executive producer, A&R
- Steve-D — marketing
- Jen McDaniels — management
- Mike Hartnett — guitar
- Willie Brinson — saxophone
- Ralph Cacciurri — mixer
References
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