SELECT PRESS ON MICHAEL
“A complex portrait of Southern Black masculinity” - NEW YORK TIMES
“One of the year’s best albums” - BET
“The influence of the South’s church-steeped culture undergirds Mike’s tearful reflections and assertive remonstrations as he recounts his evolution from nihilistic drug dealer to community leader and unofficial poet laureate of Atlanta.” - UPROXX
“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
“Michael reminds us that, Jewels or no Jewels, Killer Mike is a bona fide star, a man who spent years tirelessly making music on his own terms until the world was finally ready to come to him.” - SLATE
“Michael is a standout release in Killer Mike’s already impressive oeuvre.” - HOT NEW HIP HOP
“Michael is an admirable body of work that serves as a reminder that Killer Mike is a preternatural mic controller that’s fully in tune with where he’s come from and the man he’s become after being molded by the fires of life.” - VIBE
“One of the most heartfelt and serious albums in his discography” - FLOOD
Killer Mike has just shared a new single “Maynard Vignette” and announced that MICHAEL DELUXE, the definitive version of his acclaimed 2023 album MICHAEL, is set to release on 2xLP vinyl, CD, and digital next Friday, September 15th. “MICHAEL was originally longer and now we’re starting to release the rest of it,” states Mike, delineating the deluxe version from the 14-track version that dropped in June. “These songs are some of my favorites from the album sessions, but we needed more time to get them the way we imagined them. We finished three of them in time to make the vinyl and one more for the digital.” Following on the success of the original album’s multi-generational Atlanta collaboration “SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS (ft. Andre 3000, Future, & Eryn Allen Kane),” Mike’s new single “Maynard Vignette” includes features from T.I., JID, and Jacquees, forging another major ATL track for the ages.
MICHAEL has been heralded as “a complex portrait of Southern Black masculinity” for its holistic portrayal of Michael’s come up in Atlanta - shifting from his inauspicious start being raised by his Grandmother, to his plainspoken and empathetic detailing of his teenage girlfriend’s unwanted pregnancy, to his years selling drugs to folks with whom he felt a deep human connection, to aspiring to and achieving rap stardom in the face of his own self-doubts. Since its release and subsequent touring Mike has interfaced with countless fans, from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to New York’s Apollo Theatre to Chicago’s Pitchfork Festival, to the Clive Davis Theater in the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, who have been deeply moved and enriched by his relatable working class story of perseverance, responsibility, and community.
The album was executive produced by No ID and released via Loma Vista Recordings, with a roster of features spanning multiple eras of rap, including Andre 3000, Future, Young Thug, Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y, 6LACK, EL-P, Blxst, Eryn Allen Kane, and more (full tracklist below). The run up to the deluxe version of the album has included countless highlights, including appearances on The Breakfast Club, Sway in the Morning, HBO’s The Shop, Idea Generation, insightful and incisive interviews from Billboard, Vulture, New York Times, BET, a SPIN cover story, and accolades including Esquire naming it one of the best albums of the year so far and GENIUS and Complex honoring Mike for “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS” and “MOTHERLESS” as verse of the month and one of the best verses of the year respectively.
Mike teams up with EL-P tonight to kick off Run The Jewels’ 10 year anniversary shows with a special co-headline bill with Wu-Tang Clan at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater in Greenwood Village, CO before embarking on a series of four night/four show stands in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.
Pre-save / Pre-order MICHAEL DELUXE https://lnk.killermike.com/deluxe
Watch the video for “Maynard Vignette ft. T.I., JID, & Jacquees)” https://lnk.killermike.com/maynard-yt
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 (ft. EL-P & thankugoodsir)” https://lnk.killermike.com/dontletthedevilmv
Watch the video for “MOTHERLESS (ft. 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 (ft. Young Thug)” https://youtu.be/yfFeNTcmGPY
MICHAEL DELUXE 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)
New Tracks:
15. Yes 16. Maynard Vignette (ft. T.I., JID, & Jacquees) 17. Get Some Money 18 Act Up (ft. Young Nudy) *digital only
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