Killer Mike - "SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (feat. André 3000, Future, Eryn Allen Kane)" from the 2023 album MICHAEL on Loma Vista Recordings / Concord

It's been 11 years since the last solo album from Killer Mike, and his latest LP, titled Michael, is his most personal yet. Songs reflect on his childhood growing up in Atlanta, and, as he told Zane Lowe in an interview, he was also inspired by "the civil rights movement, the abolitionist movement, which gave us some of the most beautiful music ever."

The album features a fantastic collection of collaborators, including CeeLo Green,Young Thug, his Run the Jewels bandmate El-P, and more. Today's Song of the Day features guest vocals from Eryn Allen Kane, and reunites Killer Mike with two members of the Dungeon Family hip-hop collective, Future and André 3000.

“I’ve assembled a cast of some of the best artists from Atlanta and beyond,” he wrote on Instagram. “Our collective perspectives will allow you to understand the glorious story and beautiful nuances of what it’s like to be a Black boy growing up in the deeply religious south, specifically the westside of Atlanta.”

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Killer Mike - "SCIENTISTS &amp; ENGINEERS (feat. André 3000, Future, Eryn Allen Kane)" from the 2023 album MICHAEL on Loma Vista Recordings / Concord
It's been 11 years since the last solo album from Killer Mike, and his latest LP, titled Michael, is his most personal yet. Songs reflect on his childhood growing up in Atlanta, and, as he told Zane Lowe in an <a href="https://hypebeast.com/2023/6/killer-mike-michael-album-stream" data-cke-saved-href="https://hypebeast.com/2023/6/killer-mike-michael-album-stream">interview</a>, he was also inspired by "the civil rights movement, the abolitionist movement, which gave us some of the most beautiful music ever."
The album features a fantastic collection of collaborators, including CeeLo Green,Young Thug, his Run the Jewels bandmate El-P, and more. Today's Song of the Day features guest vocals from Eryn Allen Kane, and reunites Killer Mike with two members of the Dungeon Family hip-hop collective, Future and André 3000.
“I’ve assembled a cast of some of the best artists from Atlanta and beyond,” he wrote on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CsHL18VPcxo/?hl=en" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CsHL18VPcxo/?hl=en">Instagram</a>. “Our collective perspectives will allow you to understand the glorious story and beautiful nuances of what it’s like to be a Black boy growing up in the deeply religious south, specifically the westside of Atlanta.”
<a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2023/8/23/killer-mike-scientists-engineers-feat-andre-3000-future-eryn-allen-kane/">Read the full story at KEXP.org</a>

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