Killer Mike Michael review
Music, Sounds

Killer Mike, Michael: REVIEW

by Darcy MacDonald

“A damn-near perfect project and a golden anniversary gift to hip hop.”

Killer Mike, Michael (VLNS/Loma Vista)

Calling Killer Mike one of most prolific figures in modern hip hop is a short sell. The Atlanta rapper’s slow-burn pop culture ascent first caught fire when he shared a 2003 Grammy with Outkast. For a fulltime activist, businessman and one half of music megaforce Run The Jewels, that Michael arrives only 11 years after its predecessor, R.A.P. Music, is a small miracle, and divinely inspired at that. The MC stretches his autobiography over gorgeous blues and gospel-steeped arrangements guided by the prestigious production talent of No I.D., which places Michael among the chosen. Marquee guests like André 3000 and CeeLo help create space for Killer Mike to find real identification with listeners. A damn-near perfect project and a golden anniversary gift to hip hop. 9/10 Trial Track: “Two Days” ft. Ty Dolla $ign

“Two Days” by Killer Mike

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This review was originally published in the July issue of Cult MTL.

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by Darcy MacDonald

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Darcy MacDonald has been with Cult MTL since day one, a decade ago. Which means today, he’s a middle-aged white guy (albeit one more interested in other people’s ideas than in his own). He was previously a columnist and reporter for Montreal Mirror, and has also created content (FKA “written”) for RBMA, Noisey, Montreal Gazette, The National Post and probably some other great places he’s forgotten about. Music, culture, community and miscellaneous questions in search of answers all come across his desk, sooner or later.