Showing All "Killer Mike" Posts
Jun 7th Comment
Run The Jewels, the badass new rap superduo of Killer Mike and El-P, will release their free album sometime this month, and I seriously cannot wait; it's tough to imagine that it won't be the mixtape… Read Story »
May 28th Comment
Primavera Sound Festival took place over multiple days in Barcelona last week, hosting acts including Blur, My Bloody Valentine, the Knife, Phoenix, the Postal Service, the Breeders, and many more.… Read Story »
May 27th 5 Comments
If Friday and Saturday felt a little lite in the hip-hop department, Sunday was like an all you can eat buffet. I indulged quite a bit, but before the hip-hop marathon started, Sunday may have had… Read Story »
May 14th 1 Comment
Portland venue Roseland played host to Atlanta rap kingpins Big Boi and Killer Mike. Big Boi performed a hits-filled set, replete with his own solo material and a significant part of his contribution… Read Story »
Apr 30th 4 Comments
After experimenting with three formats for the Monthly Mix -- MP3 zip, Spotify playlist, Soundcloud set, etc. -- in March we finally came upon a solution that pleased everyone: all of them. And so,… Read Story »
Apr 29th 3 Comments
El-P produced Killer Mike's excellent 2012 album R.A.P. Music, and Killer Mike showed up on El-P's excellent 2012 album Cancer For Cure. And now, that unlikely but excellent alliance marches on, as… Read Story »
Apr 9th Comment
We've already heard one thing from Killer Mike today: A snippet of "Banana Clipper," a track from Run The Jewels, his new team-up with El-P. Mike is in more conventional mode on "Villain," a new song… Read Story »
Apr 9th 7 Comments
El-P produced two of last year's best rap albums: His own Cancer For Cure and Killer Mike's R.A.P. Music. El and Mike are good friends and frequent collaborators, so the team-up didn't end there.… Read Story »
Mar 28th Comment
"Love And Respect," the eerie, minor-key new single from the Copenhagen electro-pop group When Saints Go Machine, has an out-of-nowhere conscious-rap guest verse from the all-conquering Atlanta rap… Read Story »
Mar 19th 3 Comments
Killer Mike has always been an absolute animal of a live rapper, and he's usually done it with a minimal mic-plus-DJ setup. Last night on the Late Show With David Letterman, though, a full live band,… Read Story »
