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Killer Mike Celebrates 4/20 Birthday By Announcing First Solo Album

Killer Mike recently announced his first solo album since 2012 to celebrate his 4/20 birthday. Killer Mike dropped the first single from his upcoming album Michael called ‘Don’t Let The Devil.’ Listen below:

He rapped on the track, “In the name of Jesus the reefer I serve a purpose I got high as the sky/As I fly over earth surface/Flying satellite height as I’m looking at earth’s circus/Keep your eyes on the prize and don’t let the devil coerce you.”

He added in a press release, “RTJ is the X-Men, this is my Logan. My favorite group (US) with my favorite producers! It’s our 10-year anniversary, and MICHAEL is an origin story, so I wanted to start w/ El.” MICHAEL will drop on June 16th.

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