![]() ![]() ![]() “I spent a lot of years kind of being stepped on and ignored, so when people start watching they get greedy and they want more,” he says. Killer Mike’s response to his surge of popularity is a simple one – give them what they want. It’s not about getting high before the job, it’s not about going up there inebriated, it’s about coming out and giving the best show and playing the best music you can and getting high and inebriated on your own time! But the younger me would be like, ‘I’m gonna get fucked up and go to the show!’.” It’s the best job in the world, it’s a fun job, but it’s a job. ![]() “Stuff that used to bother me as an artist when I was younger, doesn’t bother me any more. Mike has a decade-long career behind him, with longstanding and notable collaborations with Outkast and Big Boi playing figurative roles in his creative output (he features on the Grammy-award winning ‘The Whole World’), but the years of maturity building up to his success has suited him well. “I’m very happy to be at this stage in my career and have all these options open to me. “The running joke in my crew is that I spent nine years becoming an overnight sensation!” he laughs heartily, as we discuss the album’s success. “This is my first time in Spain, so I’m a little nervous,” he confesses. standing for Rebellious African People), I find the Atlantan rapper in a cheerful mood just minutes before he takes to the Pitchfork stage. Off the back of Killer Mike’s career high 2012 release ‘R.A.P. ![]()
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