Killer Mike says that Run The Jewels’ fifth studio album is nearly complete. He provided an update on the status of the group during a new interview with High Times. The interview comes after the announcement of Mike’s first solo album in over a decade, Michael.
When asked about the progress on Run The Jewels 5, Mike told the outlet: “The album is literally two days away. I have to go in tonight and change two lines on a song. I’m just waiting for some drums from [producer] No I.D. and we’re done.”
Killer Mike & El-P
Mike also reflected on the success he and El-P have achieved together as a duo, sitting that it came to him as a surprise. “I didn’t see it for exactly what it was because I’ve never been here before, but I knew we were something badass and we were going to be big,” he said. “Big is relative. Coming off the underground, big is just, ‘Hey man, I went gold,’ and I can play small clubs. Did I see us doing 100,000 people in England with [Labour Party leader] Jeremy Corbyn? Did I see us opening for the Foo Fighters at the Super Bowl in Atlanta? Did I see us doing Pitchfork Music Festival with 40,000 kids? No, I did not. I am so, so grateful.”
Ahead of their fifth album together Killer Mike and El-P recently announced a special 10th-anniversary tour. They will be “performing a different set each night spanning the band’s full discography, bolstered by a plethora of special guests and surprises along the way,” according to a press release. They’ll be performing several shows in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, as well as Los Angeles in the fall. As for Killer Mike’s solo album, Michael, the project will be dropping on June 16. Mike released the single, “Don’t Let The Devil,” in preparation for the album, earlier this week.
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