Killer Mike has returned with a new offering from his forthcoming solo album Michael, and it features his Run The Jewels contemporary El-P.
The new gospel-infused track, titled “Don’t Let the Devil,” was produced by No I.D., El-P and Little Shalimar, and is the first offering from the RTJ pair since RTJ4 back in 2021.
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“Don’t Let the Devil,” which also features thankugoodsir, arrives on Killer Mike’s 48th birthday, and the Atlanta rapper spoke about his born day in an Instagram post commemorating the new track.
“I want to time travel and tell 12-year-old #MICHAEL that he dropped a [fire emoji] song with his rap potna El-P and had some dope Nike SB collabs on his born-day, plus he had a party,” Mike wrote, referencing the duo’s Nike SB Dunk High sneaker collaboration.
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He added: “Life is great, kid. Stay focused and Don’t Let The Devil coerce ya!”
Listen to “Don’t Let the Devil” below.
The new track is just the latest offering to emerge off Killer Mike’s Michael, which he’s announced will be dropping in its entirety on June 16.
The heavily biographical project is also set to feature André 3000, Future, Lil Wayne and Young Thug, among others, and will serve as Mike’s first solo effort in over a decade following 2012’s R.A.P. Music.
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A snippet of “Scientists & Engineers” with 3 Stacks and Pluto surfaced earlier this week after Killer Mike hosted a private album listening event in Brooklyn on Monday (April 17).
While the clip has since been taken down, the legendary OutKast lyricist could be heard spitting some of his signature cryptic bars on the futuristic song.
“All I know is when the portrait is painted better have your portion of the rent/ A dollar more and you will get upgraded when you think you’ve made it you are then/ Just tolerated, overrated, hope I’m 80 when I get my second wind,” he rapped.
Veteran music journalist Noah Callahan-Bever, who was among those in attendance at the event, had high praise for Michael and compared it to some of rap’s most classic albums.
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“MICHAEL is one hell of an album,” he wrote on Instagram. “If you enjoyed [JAY-Z’s] The Blueprint, [UGK’s] Ridin’ Dirty, and [OutKast’s] Aquemini, this one’s for you. Said without gas or hyperbole.”
