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Killer Mike

  • Music

    May 16, 2012

    El-P and Killer Mike, Survivors

    The pair teams up and confound expectations

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    This Week In The Voice: The Afghan Whigs Return; El-P And Killer Mike Team Up; Turing Machine Honors Its Drummer's Legacy

    This week in the Voice, out now: I chat with Greg Dulli about the return of his powerhouse soul-punk outfit the Afghan Whigs; Jayson Greene talks to Killer Mike and El-P about their shared love of hip-hop and working together on R.A.P. Music; and Brad Cohan looks at the way Turing Machine completed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    El-P And Killer Mike Talk Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Anger As A Positive Force, And The Unlucky Fate Of Their Favorite HBO Shows

    A few drinks into my conversation with Mike and El-P about their new collaboration R.A.P. Music (Williams Street), the tone shifted, as it tends to under the influence of multiple makeshift White Russians. EL-P's drink-ordering became relentlessly efficient. Things became a little more candid. The c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Radio Hits One: Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, And Young Money Bring Crew Love Back To Rap Radio

    If you've listened to much urban radio lately, or even a little, you may have noticed that Lil Wayne and his Young Money Entertainment labelmates, particularly Drake and Nicki MInaj, are quite popular. You may have also noticed the same thing in 2011. And in 2010. And 2009. But perhaps nothing under ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Pazz & Jop 2011: Seth Colter Walls On Craig Taborn, Matana Roberts, And Voting From The Fringe

    To supplement this year's Pazz & Jop launch, Sound of the City asked a few critics to expand on the reasonings behind their voting. We'll start off the series with Seth Colter Walls of New York City, who has a constant itch to do the deep dive and find the single-voter albums out there. Find his bal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Holler! The Ten Loudest, Shoutiest Rappers

    Waka Flocka Flame is the sort of of hip-hop artist who doesn't so much rap or flow as he shouts his ass off. It's a formula that imbues the Atlanta-based rapper's songs with a boisterous, visceral appeal—and one that he's looking to continue with the release of his second studio album, Triple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    This Week In The Voice: The Melvins' Metal Blueprint, Mountains' New Sounds, And Mike Bigga's Super-Charged Rhymes

    ​In this week's Village Voice, out now: Christopher Weingarten looks at the influence of the Melvins' 1992 album Lysol on the current underground metal scene; Andy Beta talks to the two Brooklyn soundcrafters who make up Mountains; and Jayson Greene raves about the ferocious new mixtape by Mik ... More >>

  • Music

    June 1, 2011

    Mike Bigga Lets Loose

    The Atlanta MC's Pl3dge is an exhilarating, politically charged ride

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Top Ten Greatest Rap-Acronym Anthems

    ​Kanye West and Jay-Z's Lex Luger-produced "H.A.M." is a creative union of the two biggest currently recording rap stars in the world -- as the lead single to the duo's upcoming Watch the Throne project, it's a feisty statement of intent. But more importantly, it's a fresh edition to the canon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Q&A: Bertolain Elysee, Co-Curator of the Maysles Institute's "Country Rap 2: The Gulf States" Series, Opening This Weekend

    ​The Maysles Institute's documentary film series "Country Rap 2: The Gulf States" and its accompanying program "Katrina: Five Years Later"--both opening this weekend--tie the rich spirit and deep history of Southern hip-hop to recent tragedies like Katrina and the Gulf oil spill. Films about M ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2009

    Go Ham or Die Trying: Pill's Calm Path to Mixtape Stardom

    ​The Maysles Institute's documentary film series "Country Rap 2: The Gulf States" and its accompanying program "Katrina: Five Years Later"--both opening this weekend--tie the rich spirit and deep history of Southern hip-hop to recent tragedies like Katrina and the Gulf oil spill. Films about M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    SXSW's 2009 Partial Performers List: If You Can Afford to Go, You Must Be Running a Ponzi Scheme

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Status Ain't Hood's Greatest Hits

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Status Ain't Hood Podcast 43

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2008

    Status Ain't Hood Podcasts 35 & 36

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Status Ain't Hood Interviews Killer Mike

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    Killer Mike's Long-Lost Time-Capsule Album

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008

    Status Ain't Hood Podcast 20

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2006

    The Quarterly Report: Best New Albums

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2006

    The Quarterly Report: Status's Favorite New Singles

    Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>

  • Music

    September 13, 2005

    Lycanthropy

    Carnies, wolves, and goblin cocks transmogrify CMJ indie-rock fest

  • Music

    August 16, 2005

    The Other Foot

    The FCC sweeps Eliot Spitzer's payola findings under the rug

  • Music

    October 5, 2004

    Your Guide to CMJ 2004

    The FCC sweeps Eliot Spitzer's payola findings under the rug

  • Music

    September 30, 2003

    Love and Crunk

    Rowdy Big Boi and fly Andre 3000 divide and conquer the Dirty South book of hiphop rules

  • Music

    September 30, 2003

    Music

    Rowdy Big Boi and fly Andre 3000 divide and conquer the Dirty South book of hiphop rules

  • Music

    July 22, 2003

    Unconscious with a Conscience

    Dope Opiate and the Hip-Hop Heart of a Too-Smart World

  • Music

    May 27, 2003

    The South Does It Again, Sort Of

    Rap Trounces Rock Below the Mason-Dixon

  • Music

    May 13, 2003

    Panda Not Dubya

    Indie Kids With New Chords Need Love Too

  • Music

    December 31, 2002

    Songs in the Key of Z

    Indie Kids With New Chords Need Love Too

  • Music

    October 31, 2000

    Make My Crunk the P-Funk

    Indie Kids With New Chords Need Love Too

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