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Killer Mike

Killer Mike at Hawthorne Theatre, June 30, 2012. Photo by Colin McLaughlin.
Hawthorne Theatre, June 30, 2012. Photo by Colin McLaughlin.

melophobe saw Killer Mike once, in June 2012, at Hawthorne Theatre, Portland.

Songs we posted

  1. HamSpotify Apple YouTube
  2. Anywhere But Here Feat Emily Panic R A P Music-Spotify Apple YouTube
  3. Ready Set Go (Remix) ft. Big Boi and T.I.Spotify Apple YouTube
  4. ReaganSpotify Apple YouTube

The show

  1. June 30, 2012

    El-P, Killer Mike and Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire

    Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR

    Words and photos by Colin McLaughlin

    49 photos
    13 of Killer Mike

Fifty-word reviews

Underground Atlanta

Bin It

Killer Mike's two previous outings, the excellent I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind, Parts I and II brimmed with energy, passion and urgency. On Underground Atlanta, Mike's fire-spitting delivery has the intensity of a second-hand lighter, and the army of mediocre rappers crowding the two discs extinguish any remaining flame.

Reminds us of Bun B | UGK | OJ da Juiceman
By Joshua Bean, October 15, 2009

R.A.P. Music

7.4 out of 10

Can I admire Killer Mike and El-P’s abrasive technique while wanting more melody? Can I wish Mike’s gender politics were as complex as his racial ones? Could there be more wit and less swagger? Would Mike call me just another buppie hypnotized by American “democracy”? Yes, yes, yes, probably.

Reminds us of OutKast / El-P / Missy Elliott
By Walter Biggins, June 4, 2012

Song battles

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