Atlanta – On Killer Mike‘s new politically charged album, R.A.P. (Rebellious African People) Music, he leads off the song “Don’t Die” with a 50-second clip from a man speaking out publicly against police brutality in the black community. But it’s not the cops the man is antagonizing, it’s fellow blacks who tolerate such treatment by [...]
Killer Mike Releases Rebellious African People; ‘R.A.P. Music’
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
Atlanta rapper Michael Santiago Render, known professionally as Killer Mike, released his sixth album this month. It’s called R.A.P. Music. The album’s title isn’t about hip-hop, per se, but refers to an acronym tweeted by another Georgian, a critic named Maurice Garland, two years ago. “He just put it up randomly: ‘Rap music is supposed [...]
