KILLER MIKE RELEASES MICHAEL, FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 11 YEARS

KILLER MIKE RELEASES MICHAEL, HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 11 YEARS ALBUM FEATURES ANDRE 3000, EL-P, 2 CHAINZ, FUTURE, YOUNG THUG, 6LACK, TY DOLLA $IGN, CURREN$Y, ERYN ALLEN KANE, BLXST, AND MORE THE HIGH & HOLY TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH, FIND TICKETS HERE LISTEN TO MICHAEL NOW

MICHAEL cover art (high res download here) SELECT PRESS ON MICHAEL “A complex portrait of Southern Black masculinity” - NEW YORK TIMES “Killer Mike’s position as one of the great and yet underrated rappers and lyricists of his time is affirmed.”  - SPIN “MICHAEL is worth the wait: a soul-baring collection of deeply personal songwriting that nevertheless contains the kind of bars-on-bars rapping that RTJ fans have come to love.” - CONSEQUENCE “One of the most heartfelt and serious albums in his discography” - FLOOD “This album will secure his legacy as one of the best rappers to ever come out of the South." - DORK Killer Mike has just released MICHAEL, the celebrated MCs first solo full length since 2012’s critically lauded R.A.P. Music; the capstone to a huge week that included appearances on The Breakfast Club, Sway in the Morning, HBO’s The Shop, no less than three billboards in Times Square, plus features in Billboard, Vulture, The Atlantic, New York Times, a SPIN cover story, and more. On Tuesday Mike spoke with Zane Lowe to premiere “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (ft. Andre 3000 and Future),” a song that prompted an outpouring of critic and fan attention, prompting @RAP to ask if this was the "biggest ATL collab ever" and BET to proclaim that Andre’s feature “reminds us why he’s one of the greatest to ever do it” (meanwhile others rightly pointed out that Mike goes bar-for-bar with his former mentor). The 14-track album, executive produced by No ID and released by Loma Vista Recordings, includes a panoply of rarified features from the likes of Future, Young Thug, Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y, Andre 3000, 6LACK, EL-P, Blxst, Eryn Allen Kane, and more (full tracklist below). Over the course of the last few months, Mike has been presenting the album at a series of private listening sessions, guiding intimate gatherings of friends, fans, and colleagues through the autobiographical details of the album in his own words, culminating in a hometown event in Atlanta this past Monday that filled The House of Hope Atlanta to the brim. Meanwhile Mike has been previewing the live presentation of the album, joined by his backup singers The Midnight Revival, for recent performances at SXSW, Shaky Knees Festival, and Bottlerock Festival. Killer Mike and The Midnight Revival will head out on The High and Holy Tour in July. The 19-date US tour kicks off July 10 in Birmingham and makes its way across the US, including an appearance at Pitchfork Music Festival and a performance at New York City’s iconic Apollo Theatre, before wrapping up August 5 in New Orleans. Tickets are on sale now - see full dates below. MICHAEL serves as a holistic introduction to the totality of Michael Render, a lifelong rap fiend whose consciousness is seeped in the sounds of community that raised him - traversing multiple eras of southern rap flows, Sunday church service, and barbershop discourse. Anticipation for the album has been steadily building over the course of a prodigious run of singles, including “RUN (ft. Young Thug),” “TALK’N THAT SHIT!,” "DON’T LET THE DEVIL (ft. EL-P & thankugoodsir),” "MOTHERLESS (ft Eryn Allen Kane)," culminating in this week’s release of “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (ft. Andre 3000 and Future).” The album’s sprawling list of features was revealed in conjunction with the last single’s release, unveiled alongside a collage of each featured artists’ respective childhood photos as a callback to Mike’s school yearbook photo on the album cover. Fans are invited to participate as well, with a bespoke Instagram filter that renders a similar effect to the photo treatment on the album’s cover. Stream/Buy MICHAEL https://lnk.killermike.com/michael Find tickets for the High & Holy Tour https://killermike.com/tour Watch the visualizer for “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (ft. Andre 3000 and Future)” https://lnk.killermike.com/se-video Watch the video for “DON’T LET THE DEVIL (feat. EL-P & thankugoodsir)”  https://lnk.killermike.com/dontletthedevilmv Watch the video for “MOTHERLESS (feat. Eryn Allen Kane)”  https://lnk.killermike.com/motherlessmv Watch the video for “TALK’N THAT SHIT!” https://youtu.be/yp1LUQnfF9M  Watch the video for “RUN (feat. Young Thug)” https://youtu.be/yfFeNTcmGPY

MICHAEL TRACK LIST 1. Down By Law (ft. CeeLo Green) 2. Shed Tears (ft. Mozzy & Lena Byrd Miles) 3. RUN (ft. Young Thug) 4. N Rich (ft. 6LACK & Eryn Allen Kane) 5. Talk’n That Shit! 6. Slummer (ft. Jagged Edge) 7. Scientists & Engineers (ft. Andre 3000, Future, & Eryn Allen Kane) 8. Two Days (ft. Ty Dolla $ign) 9. Spaceship Views (Curren$y, 2 Chainz, Kaash Paige) 10. Exit 9 (ft. Blxst) 11. Something For Junkies (ft. Fabo) 12. Motherless (ft. Eryn Allen Kane) 13. Don’t Let The Devil (ft. EL-P & thankugoodsir) 14. High And Holy (ft. Ty Dolla $ign) The High & Holy Tour artwork (high res download here) KILLER MIKE TOUR DATES MON 7/10 - BIRMINGHAM, AL - Saturn TUE 7/11 - CHARLESTON, SC - Music Farm  THU 7/13 - ATLANTA, GA - Tabernacle FRI 7/14 - NASHVILLE, TN - Ryman SAT 7/15 - CHARLOTTE, NC - Underground              MON 7/17 - NORFOLK, VA - NorVa TUE 7/18 - WASHINGTON DC - Lincoln Theater            THU 7/20 - NEW YORK, NY - Apollo FRI 7/21 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Franklin Music Hall                     SUN 7/23 - CHICAGO, IL - Pitchfork Festival MON 7/24 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - First Avenue         THU 7/27 - SEATTLE, WA - Showbox FRI 7/28 - PORTLAND, OR - Crystal Ballroom SAT 7/29 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Fillmore         MON 7/31 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Ace Theater TUE 8/1 - PHOENIX, AZ - Van Buren         THU 8/3 - HOUSTON, TX - House of Blues FRI 8/4 - DALLAS, TX - House of Blues SAT 8/5 - NEW ORLEANS, LA - Joy Theater