Remembering that final OutKast tour where Andre 3000 was like "I'm 40 and rich now, this isn't as fun and doesn't ring true any more." More people should have that level of self-reflection.
Run the Jewels, 2016: "Kill your masters. Even if some good ones die, fuck it, the lord'll sort 'em."
Killer Mike, 2025: "I'm going on a tour with my good friend Dave Chappelle. Also one of my songs is in a TurboTax commercial. Cops are my friends xoxo."
I was already out when he posted a transphobic “joke” image/meme on his IG stories a few years back (wish I had taken a screenshot for proof), but yeah his selling out and incoherent politics fucking sucks too.
I knew he lost the sauce when my hardcore maga parents were praising him for speaking out against the 2020 protestors because they could hurt his property values.
the way he went in my mind from “basically the only celebrity who could be qualified to run for political office,” to begging that he just stops talking, to fully writing him off is incredible
"Kid, you're not gonna believe this. I don't know if I do either. But there was a certain type of post trump naivite that made us all think Run the Jewels would last forever"
Come on now, It’s not like he’s Snoop. I’m not down with everything he says or does, but I get the impression he’s trying to build something not just grab a bag and dip out.
He kind of died for me when he stood next to the mayor of Atlanta during the 2020 BLM protests going "please don't break the windows on the street where I own nearly every building I'm one of the good landlords"
It's funny how he became Bernie's main surrogate in the Black community, a guy best known for collaborating with a guy previously best known for collaborating with Aesop Rock. That may explain certain demographic trends in voting.
LP still good! Mike went from "if there are good cops the Lord can sort them" to "actually capatilism is the coolest thing ever I made a bank c:" and I cry every day
landlord mike really did el-p dirty because run the jewels is great but mike just talks a big game in the lyrics while doing Black capitalism as praxis
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Killer Mike, 2025: "I'm going on a tour with my good friend Dave Chappelle. Also one of my songs is in a TurboTax commercial. Cops are my friends xoxo."
Praying my goat EL-P stays noided
Yeah telling ppl to love your cops and start small businesses will do that.
Shout out to Macklemore for being a real one though.
‘Our Heroes and Icons have mellowed with Age,
Following rules they once disobeyed,’
Especially with the fact RTJ2 is still one of the best hip hop albums front to back.
Really truly undermines their entire vibe tbh
these days its hard to enjoy the music as much
Ain't no one in Atlanta felt that way for a minute lol