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Killer Mike’s career started to take off when he crossed paths with the producers, The Beat Bullies and Outkast’s Big Boi, through whom, he landed a feature on their song “Snappin’ & Trappin’”, from the album ‘Stankonia’. It put his name firmly on the map and he built a career around it. He also featured on “Poppin’ Tags” by Jay-Z.
With a couple of recognizable accolades to his name, Killer Mike decided to record his debut album entitled “Monster” on March 11th 2003. It was released through the prestigious Columbia Records and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and number 4 on the Billboard R&B charts. The second single from the album, “A.D.I.D.A.S”, made it to number 60 on theBillboard 200, and number 22 in the UK Singles Chart, building Killer Mike’s international following. Despite receiving moderate critical acclaim, Killer Mike’s, sophomore album “I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind”, release on November 21st 2006, didn’t chart, however, “I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II” released on July 8th 2008, managed to make the charts climbing to number 9 on the Rap Charts. His following record, “Underground Atlanta”, released on August 31st 2009, fortunately maintained a similar chart reputation to its predecessor, despite not making it into the Billboard 200. “PLE3GE” saw a deserved return to the chart, peaking at number 115 on the chart, with his career only growing further, with “R.A.P. Music” making it to number 82 in the Billboard 200 and number 8 in the Rap Chart. Complex dubbed the album the 32nd best from 2012, and it was number 20 on Rolling Stone’s top 50 albums of 2012.
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I'm not being overdramatic when I say watching Killer Mike was one of the best concerts I've ever been to in my life.
Killer Mike is a big guy but he puts more energy into his shows than just about anyone out there. Unlike some rappers, he doesn't phone in any part of his performance. His music is loud, energetic music that really gets the crowd going and this sort of thing translates great to a live show.
One thing that I was a little surprised at when I saw Killer Mike was how his show was almost like a motivational speaker in between songs. He gives these uplifting speeches that really make you connect with him better and it all just makes Killer Mike come off as a really likeable guy. You wouldn't expect a guy with "killer" as part of his name to be like that.
In conclusion, if you have the chance to see Killer Mike and are on the fence about it at all, you should do it in a heartbeat. I don't see how you could be disappointed. Even if you only know him from his Outkast songs you should still check him out when he comes to your town as either a solo act or as part of Run the Jewels.
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