Killer Mike / Michael
Album Review
Killer Mike / Michael
2023 Black Music Album Best No.11
Killer Mikeのなんと、11年ぶりのアルバム。近年はRun The Jewelsや、アクティヴィストとしての活動で、もの言うRapperの第一人者的存在になっているが、ソロ作としては久々のリリースとなる。
サンプリングを多用したTrackは硬派で、ストレート。Gospel, Funk, Soul, Bluesといった南部サウンドを総結集したようなTrackは、どれもかなりのクオリティになっており、Cee-Lo, André 3000, FutureといったDungeon Family勢などATL中心にメジャーなGuestを迎えて、高揚感のあるスケールの大きな作品になっている。
Killer MikeのRapは、相変わらず力強く、本人のこれまでの半生を振り返っている。
Score card
rap oriented---------song oriented
urban-------------------------earthy
familiar----------------------serious
Rating
Producers
Cory Mo(1)
No ID(2,3,12
Cool & Dre(4,6
DJ Paul and TWHY Xclusive(5)
André 3000, FUture and Eryn Allen Kane(7)
Don Cannon(8)
Honorble C.N.O.T.E.(9)
Beat Butcha snd Willy Will Yanez(10)
Don Cannon, AUdio ANthem, J Dot, No ID and Little Shalimar(11)
No ID, El-P and Little Shalimar(13)
Tec Beatz(14)
Guests
CeeLo Green, Lena Byrd Miles, Mozzy, Dave Chappelle, Young Thug, 6LACK, Eryn Allen Kane, Jagged Edge, André 3000, Future, Eryn Allen Kane, Ty Dolla $ign, 2 Chainz, Curren$y, Kaash Paige, Blxst, Fabo, El-P, Thankugoodsir
Tracks
| No. | Title | Composers | Performer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOWN BY LAW | Thomas Callaway / Warryn Campbell / Dammo Farmer / Curtis Mayfield / Corey Moore / Michael Render | Killer Mike feat: CeeLo Green | 03:31 |
| 2 | SHED TEARS | Warryn Campbell / Dammo Farmer / Timothy Patterson / Michael Render / Dion Wilson | Killer Mike feat: Lena Byrd Miles / Mozzy | 04:49 |
| 3 | RUN | Dennis Brown / Warryn Campbell / Dave Chappelle / Dammo Farmer / Bryan Jones / Michael Render / Jeffery Williams / Dion Wilson | Killer Mike feat: Dave Chappelle / Young Thug | 04:45 |
| 4 | NRICH | 6LACK / Bryan Jones / Rayshon Cobbs Jr. / Eryn Allen Kane / Andre Lyon / Nathaniel Phillips / Michael Render / Bruce Smith / Marcello Valenzano | Killer Mike feat: 6LACK / Eryn Allen Kane | 04:40 |
| 5 | TALK’N THAT SHIT! | Paul Beauregard / Tim Moore / Michael Render | Killer Mike | 02:54 |
| 6 | SLUMMER | Brian Casey / Rayshon Cobbs Jr. / Andre Lyon / Michael Render / Roger S. / Marcello Valenzano | Killer Mike feat: Jagged Edge | 04:35 |
| 7 | SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS | Paul Beauregard / Andr Benjamin / James Blake / Eryn Allen Kane / Tim Moore / Michael Render / Dion Wilson | Killer Mike feat: André 3000 / Future / Eryn Allen Kan | 04:13 |
| 8 | TWO DAYS | Don Cannon / Michael Render | Killer Mike feat: Ty Dolla $ign | 02:14 |
| 9 | SPACESHIP VIEWS | Warryn Campbell / Curren$y / Tauheed Epps / Dammo Farmer / Carlton Mays Jr. / Michael Render / D’kyla Woolen | Killer Mike feat: 2 Chainz / Curren$y / Kaash Paige | 03:12 |
| 10 | EXIT 9 | Matthew Burdette / Warryn Campbell / Eliot Dubock / Dammo Farmer / Michael Render / Will Yanez | Killer Mike feat: Blxst | 02:42 |
| 11 | SOMETHING FOR JUNKIES | Warryn Campbell / Don Cannon / Dammo Farmer / Louis Farrakhan / Michael Render / Torbitt Schwartz / Lefabian Williams | Killer Mike feat: Fabo | 04:38 |
| 12 | MOTHERLESS | Warryn Campbell / Dammo Farmer / Eryn Allen Kane / Michael Render / Dion Wilson | Killer Mike feat: Eryn Allen Kane | 03:53 |
| 13 | DON’T LET THE DEVIL | Marshall Boxley / Willie Cooper / Harold Lilly / Jaime Meline / Michael Render / Torbitt Schwartz / Dion Wilson | Killer Mike feat: El-P / Thankugoodsir | 02:45 |
| 14 | HIGH & HOLY | Brandon Sewell “Tec Beatz” / Warryn Campbell / Dammo Farmer / Bryan Jones / Michael Render | Killer Mikefeat: Ty Dolla $ign | 04:53 |
