Killer Mike emerged victorious at this year’s Grammys, clinching three awards, including Best Rap Album. Following his wins, he was apprehended, allegedly for an altercation with a security guard but was subsequently released without bail. Recently, he secured the BET Award for Album of the Year and dropped a new track reflecting on his arrest.
During the BET Awards, Killer Mike’s album, Michael, outshone works by Drake, Usher, 21 Savage, Victoria Monét, Gunna, and Chris Brown. In his impassioned acceptance speech, he shared, “Technically, I was not supposed to be here! I was put in handcuffs, and I was marched out of this building! But I wanna tell you, look at God because I’m back, baby!”
Moreover, Killer Mike unveiled his new single “Humble,” a dynamic track infused with soul samples. In the song, he reflects on feeling dehumanized on the same night he triumphed at the Grammys and on the following day, which brought news of his son finding a kidney donor. In a statement, Mike expressed:
I was in the studio the very next day. I’m as inspired as ever and I’m just following the music at this point. All my heroes have been cuffed and mishandled in some way. I just thanked God in that moment of being Daniel in the lion’s den. I came out of the jailhouse in the pouring rain to my wife waiting for me, lit a joint, celebrated a bit and then woke up and got the news about my son’s kidney. I believe that humility and worship granted me God’s grace in the face of that test, and I believe my son receiving his kidney was a blessing from God.
Check out the “Humble” music video below.
Michael is now available on Loma Vista.
Comment