Killer Mike is one of the great interviews in all of popular music, as he showed in a recent CNN appearance, in which he talked, with great eloquence and emotion, about the fucking absurd police presence at the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. But Mike also appears to know how to tailor his message to his [...]

Killer Mike has been one of the loudest, most insightful voices among the many speaking out on the crisis in Ferguson, Missouri following the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white policeman. First he posted some short thoughts on Instagram, then a lengthier op-ed for Billboard. Today the rapper, whose father [...]

Unarmed teen shot dead by police in St Louis earlier this month

The first time I can remember hearing T.I., he was rapping alongside Killer Mike on Bone Crusher’s “Never Scared,” and they’ve linked up a few times over the years. And this morning, Killer Mike showed up to breathe some fire on “About The Money,” T.I.’s new single with Young ...

The young Georgia rapper Scotty ATL will release a new Scion-sponsored EP called OTR2SJ later this month, and its first single, “Pray Alone,” has guest verses from two of his city’s most furious rappers: The guttural livewire Trouble and the badass elder statesman Killer Mike. I don’t know if this is a cor...