The final time Killer Mike launched a solo album, Barack Obama was nonetheless the President of america. Within the time since 2012’s R.A.P. Music, the Grammy-winning rapper joined forces with Brooklyn-based producer El-P to craft 4 beautiful albums as a duo named Run the Jewels. Because the flip of the last decade, the Atlanta rapper has been easing his approach again into solo releases. Final yr, Killer Mike launched two singles — “Speak’n That S–t!” and the Younger Thug-assisted “Run” — each of that are set to seem on Michael, his forthcoming sixth studio album.
On Tuesday (June 13), Killer Mike unleashed “Scientists & Engineers,” a star-studded collaboration that includes contributions from Grammy-winner André 3000, Billboard Sizzling 100 chart-topper Future and Chicago R&B savant Eryn Allen Kane. With acclaimed producers corresponding to James Blake and No I.D. within the credit, the music’s manufacturing gives a meditative soundscape for every rapper to spit over.
“A stamina stampede of fortunately happenings, dabblin’ into obliv’ V on, neon, be on the ambiance past as you promised that you’d dwell,” André 3000 raps in an all-too-rare solo verse.
“Scientist & Engineers” additionally marks a quasi-Dungeon Household reunion. Killer Mike, André 3000 and Future are all part of the long-lasting Southern hip-hop musical collective.
Followers can stream Michael in its entirety this Friday, June 16. Options on Killer Mike’s new report embrace Ty Dolla $ign, Blxst, 2 Chainz, Jagged Edge, 6LACK, CeeLo Inexperienced and El-P.
Killer Mike has landed 4 titles on the Billboard 200, together with 2003’s Monster (No. 10). On the Sizzling 100, he has reached as excessive as No. 19 because of his featured activate OutKast’s “The Entire World.” In 2020, Killer Mike turned the primary recipient of the Billboard Change Maker Award.
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