Killer Mike
Following his thought-provoking op-ed on Ferguson and his appearance on CNN, Killer Mike joined Lisa Kennedy Montgomery on Fox News to further discuss the aftermath of the police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Run The Jewels, the would be the combination of Killer Mike and El P, drop the full version of “Blockbuster Night Pt. 1,” while also revealing that their new album, RTJ2, will be out October 28.
T.I. isn’t the only Grand Hustle general to express his disdain for the chaos in Ferguson.
It’s a wonder that T.I.’s street single, “About The Money” doesn’t get more radio play. In any case, the Hustle Gang frontman thought today would be the perfect time to drop a remix of the London on da Track-produced song.
Earlier this month, up and comer Scotty ATL delivered his On the Road 2 Spaghetti Junction mixtape in collaboration with Scion AV. From the project, he delivers a visual for his standout track, “Pray Alone,” featuring Killer Mike and Trouble.
Does the phrase, “So nice that we had to do it twice?,” strike a chord. Well, it does if you’re Killer Mike and El-P, who announced their plan to embark on another leg of their Run The Jewels tour.
In advance of The Boondocks returning to television sets nationwide on April 21, Adult Swim unveils the first track from an accompanying mixtape releasing next week. Titled “The Boonies,” the cut features veteran MC Killer Mike and production by The Alchemist.
It’s all about the green in Run The Jewels’ visual for their self-titled cut, “Run The Jewels.” But unlike most rap videos, the aforementioned color foreshadows the hue of the psychedelic treatment rather than scenes featuring a wad of Benjamins.
Killer Mike is known for his sanctified religious raps as one-half of Run The Jewels and his own solo endeavors, but now you can officially call him “reverend.”
Better late than never, Killer Mike takes fans back to his 2012 LP, R.A.P. Music, to drop a visual for “Ghetto Gospel.” Here, the always thoughtful wordsmith exposes the layers of a character that’s trying to live right in the eyes of The Lord.
Digital media is not only big business in 2013, it’s the only business as far as success is concerned. If Beyoncé’s most recent earthquake of an album taught us anything, it’s that the Internet and all its capabilities are to be fully taken advantage of if you want to go far within your musical career.
Killer Mike and El-P’s official formalization of a conglomerate, Run The Jewels solidified their independent American hustle and is sure to make plenty of year-end lists around the way. One last 2013 splash from their heist operation has been sculpted by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio fame.