Killer Mike shares reggae-inflected ‘Run’ remix that includes Damian Marley
Killer Mike has teamed up with Damian Marley for a reggae-influenced remix of ‘Run’ – take heed to the track beneath.
The monitor, which initially featured Dave Chappelle and Younger Thug, seems on Mike’s most up-to-date solo album ‘Michael’.
Now, Killer Mike has teamed up with Damian Marley to move the monitor from its authentic lure roots into the world of of reggae. The monitor additionally includes a brand-new verse from Mike: “I used to run with a gun/Mommy would pray night time and day for her devilish son.”
Mike mentioned of the monitor: “Hip-hop and reggae are each folks’s music. Folks’s music speaks for the salt of the earth, the employee class that toils and constitutes the lots.
“I’m proud that Bob’s son and Denise’s son united the music, the vibes, and the diaspora to make this track for THE PEOPLE. Run To Glory Collectively!” Take a take heed to the monitor beneath:
NME lately spoke to Mike for an ‘In Dialog’ sequence in regards to the significance of ‘Michael’ in 2023. “I noticed that is 20 years within the sport and other people have met the persona of Michael,” Mike defined. “They’ve met Killer Mike, who was named in a rap battle at 16 and is the product of a nine-year-old’s daydream of being an MC… They’ve recognized me as one half of one of many biggest rap teams ever, Run the Jewels, however they hadn’t met Michael.
“With Covid occurring and with me getting extremely sick for 2 weeks earlier than they even named it Covid and seeing folks go away too quickly, I assumed: ‘Man, what a disgrace it’d be for me to die and other people not get launched to me. So whereas I’m right here, let me give alternative for folks to know absolutely who I’m.’”
‘Michael’ additionally landed in NME‘s 50 Greatest albums of 2023. We described the album as “an intimate affair (the clue’s within the title!), as Michael Render shared his trustworthy, unvarnished worldview. Hooky, heart-breaking and, typically, humorous too.” See the place it landed within the listing right here.
Micke additionally spoke about his need for ‘Michael’ to win a Grammy: “I’m not gonna lie and act like I don’t need it, or I’m above it and simply do it for the artwork,” he responded. “I would really like for ‘Michael’ to be recognised.”