But with his new solo album, he wants you to get to know the man behind Killer Mike, Michael Render. The album is called Michael, and it serves as a kind of origin story for the Killer Mike persona — digging deep into his childhood and the influences that shaped him as an artist, as an activist and as a man.
In this session, Killer Mike talks about what he was like as a little boy, his early work with OutKast, the impact women have had on his life, and why he wanted to share his personal story after years in the public and political sphere