Michael Santiago Render aka Killer Mike will drop ‘Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival: Songs For Sinners & Saints’ this Friday, a ten-track extension and epilogue to his acclaimed ‘MICHAEL‘ album.
The Atlanta rap legend teased the addendum with new single ‘HUMBLE ME’, a brand new single which memorialised his arrest after choosing up Finest Rap Album on the Grammys earlier this yr. Mike was again within the studio the very subsequent night time, reflecting on the period’s bittersweet combination of hardship, luck and fertile creativity.
“I had a yr to dwell with ‘MICHAEL’ and I realised I had extra I wished to do with this sound earlier than transferring on. The brand new assortment continues to construct on Mike’s affinity for homegrown gospel and soul; it’s a launch he calls “a testimonial.”
He continues: “Once I was rising up an essential a part of church service was folks having the chance to face up and provides public testimony on their trials, tribulations, and triumphs. After the celebratory environment that adopted ‘MICHAEL’ I used to be reminded that tribulations by no means stop, however God is at all times with me and it is a testimonial of my tumultuous instances, my trials, and my continued triumph regardless of doubt, outright hate and concern. I’m right here to talk to and with my fellow sinners and Saints.“
Featured is a reworked medley of two ‘MICHAEL’ standouts impressed by touring the brand new album materials together with his gospel group The Mighty Midnight Revival. “‘SLUMMER’ & ‘SOMETHING FOR JUNKIES’ occurred in the identical universe,” states Mike. “I at all times checked out each songs as one lengthy play of kinds so this was an opportunity to attempt that out. These are songs that deserved one other method and now I’m torn on which model I like higher.”
Killer Mike will probably be celebrating the discharge with an official Sinners & Saints livestream from the final present of his ongoing residency at Blue Notice Jazz Membership in New York at 10:30pm EST on Wednesday, July 31, with a particular visitor look by EL-P.
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‘MICHAEL & THE MIGHTY MIDNIGHT REVIVAL: SONGS FOR SINNERS & SAINTS’ Monitor Record:
BUSSIN BRICKS INTRO
NOBODY KNOWS (feat. Anthony Hamilton, Jordan Alyssa, Troy Durden & Adonica Nunn)
HUMBLE ME
HIGHER LEVEL (feat. Jori & Adonica Nunn)
EXIT 9 Scenic Route (feat Offset, Blxst, Lena Byrd Miles & Troy Durden)
LORD PREPARE ME (feat. Bellygang Kush, Jane Handcock, Adonica Nunn)
SLUMMER 4 JUNKIES (feat. Lena Byrd Miles, Alicia Peters-Jordan, Jori, Adonica Nunn, Jordan Alyssa & Troy Durden)
HAD TO GO GET IT (feat. Troy Durden)
’97 3-6 FREESTYLE
STILL TALK’N THAT SHIT (feat. Key Glock & Mission Pat)
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Photograph Credit score: Andrew Clifton
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