Tagged: Killer Mike
Stream El-P’s Album Cancer4Cure
This week, Killer Mike released his album, R.A.P. Music, a collaborative effort between Mike and New York underground rap guard, El-P. But El’s work this year hasn’t been limited to making beats for Mike. His … read more »
Killer Mike: Pain and Champagne
Returning to the roots of Southern rap, Killer Mike found his own extraordinary future. Despite it’s mythology, Stankonia is actually just a big studio in a plain office building on a particularly non-descript stretch of … read more »
Beat Construction: El-P
The producer is one of the most crucial yet anonymous figures in all of music. Every other week, with Beat Construction, an extension of our column in the magazine, we aim to illuminate the role … read more »
Download Trackstar the DJ’s Best of Organized Noize
It’s impossible to imagine hip-hop without the music of Organized Noize, the production team that has helped define the sound of Atlanta and beyond for more than two decades. Despite their unquestionable impact on the … read more »
Stream: Killer Mike, “JoJo’s Chillin” and “Southern Fried”
Killer Mike’s El-P-produced R.A.P. Music drops May 15th (and in too-rare vinyl format on May 29th). Over the weekend, his label offered streams of two new tracks from the release. “JoJo’s Chillin” is a story … read more »
Stream: El-P f. Killer Mike and Despot, “Tougher Colder Killer”
Despot joins El-P and Killer Mike, the wonderfully paired and Ted Turner-bankrolled rap veterans, on a new track from El’s forthcoming LP Cancer4Cure, out May 22nd on Fat Possum. “Tougher Colder Killer” is abrasive but … read more »
Stream: Killer Mike, “Don’t Die” (Prod. by El-P)
On “Dont Die” Killer Mike hurts the people he wants to hurt (dirty cops and rappers aspiring to the Forbes list) with his singularly impassioned, indignant delivery, something he does very well. He dedicates the … read more »
Stream: Killer Mike f. Scar, “Untitled” (Prod. by El-P)
Before premiering it on Sway in the Morning today, Killer Mike called “Untitled,” a song about fearing for one’s legacy in the face of death, “one of the most personal records on a personal album.” … read more »
Killer Mike f. Bun B, Trouble and T.I., “Big Beast” (Prod. By El-P) MP3
Killer Mike and El-P have been in the lab for more than a year working on Mike’s album R.A.P. Music (Rebellious African People’s Music), to be released May 15th via Adult Swim. On album opener … read more »
Big Boi: General Patton’s Prayer
With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta’s “weirdo type funk shit?” I … read more »
