![]() At one point, he raps, “Ronald Reagan was an actor / Not at all a factor / Just an employee of the country’s real masters / Just like the Bushes, Clinton, and Obama / Just another talking head telling lies on Teleprompters.”įirst off, you’ve got to give credit to anyone who can make “Obama” rhyme with “Teleprompters.” Lyrical dexterity aside, here we have yet another rapper who is not feeling Obama–at all. Perhaps not surprisingly, my interest was piqued after I listened to the track “Reagan,” which not only attacks the legacy of our 40th president, but also draws uncomfortable–though not entirely misplaced–parallels between him and Obama. He engages politics and makes no attempt to straddle the fence. ![]() What I like about Killer Mike, a lot, is that he’s a talented MC who is a lyrical throwback to rap’s politically conscious rappers–just add a southern drawl. ![]() Plus, since Killa Kill himself responded to my post, it’s the least I could do! ) ( Update: I’ve been listening to this all morning and I’m moving it up to an 8.5. Music, though I’m not sure I’d give it a 9/10, as many people have. Most reviews have been out-of-the-ballpark good (have a look at Popmatters, Spin, and Allhiphopfor examples), with just about everybody marveling at the unlikely–and surprisingly successful–combination of Killer Mike and EL-P, the album’s underground producer whose sound does, admittedly, seem ill-suited to Killer Mike’s. ![]() Music, is getting a whole lot of positive press these days. ![]()
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