Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
Williams Street
May 15th, 2012.
The meeting of Killer Mike and El-P - later known as Run The Jewels - began as a solo Killer Mike project which celebrates its 10th anniversary. Little did we know what the future held in store for both parties.
Entirely produced by El Producto, R.A.P. Music promised something special. Killer Mike's reality raps performed over El-P's sci-fi aesthetic gives R.A.P. Music its character. The weight of Killer Mike's verbiage is as heavy as ever, El-P's production loosens it up a little in the process. It adds room for a playful juxtaposition. This serious playfulness would be perfected on subsequent RTJ projects.
Guest appearances are kept to a minimum, giving Mike the space required to let off some steam, of which there seems to be an abundance. Killer Mike acquires guest appearances through the influences within his own journey 'This is John Gotti painting pictures like Dali, This is Basquiat with a passion like Pac In a body like Biggie, telling stories like Ricky'.
Packed with frustration's essence, R.A.P. Music demands attention from anything within its vicinity. The balls to the wall approach of Killer Mike plays out like a new leash on life.
The East's backdrop meets the South's mouthpiece to deliver a sci-fi inflicted masterpiece.
Notable Tracks: Southern Fried, Don't Die
May 15th, 2012.
