Killer Mike has some seriously hot music in the vault, and he teased yet another André 3000 collaboration with a single that includes 3 Stacks rapping nonstop for seven minutes.
Killer Mike visited The Breakfast Club ahead of the release of his Michael album on Friday (June 16). Charlamagne Tha God delved deeper into the Run The Jewels rapper’s friendship with the Outkast icon and brought up a lengthy, unreleased collaboration between the two that left him speechless.
“Killer Mike played me a record one time with him and André, I’m not even joking this is one of the greatest Hip Hop records, just musical records I’ve ever heard in my life,” CTG praised the song. It’s incredible. What you guys are doing on this record is beyond my ability to describe.
In response, Killer Mike said, “There’s another Killer Mike and Dre feature, and all we have to do is make this album hit No. 1 and make the guys from the label really, really happy, and I’ll be back next year. Seven and five minutes, or almost 12 minutes. Raps that are stacked last longer. You get to rap longer when you’re attractive because all the girls like you.
The standard is set extremely high when Charlamagne praises a song by Atlanta mainstays as one of the best hip-hop records he has ever heard. It has 12 minutes of lyrical genius, with André 3000 showcasing his brilliance for a silky seven of them.
Another song in Killer Mike’s Michael album that features 3 Stacks is “Science & Engineers,” an ethereal track on which he rhymes with Future and Eryn Allen Kane.
Numerous A-list celebrities, including Curren$y, Mozzy, 2 Chainz, CeeLo Green, 6LACK, EL-P, Blxst, Ty Dolla $ign, Jagged Edge, Kaash Paige, and others, contribute to Michael’s production.
Mike said of the album, “This is my come-home moment musically,” to Zane Lowe of Apple Music. It combines gospel, soul, funk, and hip-hop.
“And from a moral perspective, I was taught morality through the Black Southern Christian church, which gave rise to the abolitionist struggle and some of the most beautiful music ever as well as the civil rights movement. And I feel like I’m doing my best to respect that and find my place.