Killer Mike

Inspired by cover artwork from classic 1990s albums from OutKast, A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg and more, artist and creative visionary FRKO is looking to bring back the excitement of visual components in hip-hop with his free-hand cartoon style...

In the wake of all the social injustices happening around the country the past several months, rapper and social activist Killer Mike has had a lot to say. After the Darren Wilson indictment verdict, the Run The Jewels rapper broke down into tears during a concert in St...

Killer Mike doesn't suffer fools. From his incisive work on he and El-P's Run The Jewels records to his vitriolic post-Ferguson appearance on CNN, the Atlantan is not one with whom you fuck around. So it comes as no surprise that his love for authenticity (and distaste for anything less) bleeds into the rest of his life, including his childhood heroes...

Men lie, women lie, year-end lists are generally pretty good. With their second collaborative record in two years, Run The Jewels 2, dominating every fan poll and critics' list, Killer Mike and El-P have a new lease on life (and maybe on a couple of cars as well)...

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We should be hearing some very dope music from Run The Jewels in 2015. RTJ member El-P has revealed that he will be working on new material with former Rage Against The Machine member Zack de la Rocha in 2015. De la Rocha, who hasn't released a studio album since Rage Against The Machine split in 2000, spent a month in El-P's apartment, working with him on music back in 1999, according to El-P ...

Update (Dec. 10 6:10 p.m.): Turns out Run The Jewels member Killer Mike isn't really going on a college tour to speak to today's youth about our controversial society. In fact, according to Spin he doesn't even have a partnership with Gotham Artists. The...

Known activist and rapper Killer Mike has remained vocal during several forms of social and civil injustice throughout the year. After breaking down in tears during a live performance show in St Louis, the Atlanta rapper spoke with CNN's Brooke Baldwin to discuss his emotional reaction toward the Darren Wilson indictment verdict for the murder of Mike Brown, his heartfelt response towards the Blac

Those who use rap lyrics to express their emotions on social media may be in for a rude awakening. According to reports from Billboard and USA Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide if a man who was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for posting violent lyrics directed at his wife on Facebook is protected under the Constitution's free-speech rights. Lawyers for ...

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Run The Jewels was forced to cancel their show in Montreal tonight, but it was through no fault of El-P or Killer Mike. According to the duo's social media pages, their tour bus trailer, which held their merchandise, caught on fire and their tour bus broke down after their show in Detroit in Tuesday night...

Killer Mike and El-P were scheduled to perform in St. Louis on their Run The Jewels 2 Tour last night, and the performance set time landed at some point after a grand jury in nearby Ferguson, Mo. had declined to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown...