Killer Mike has earned a lot of praise for his Michael album this year, but the project has just gotten one of its strongest votes of confidence yet from Charlamagne Tha God.
On the latest episode of The Brilliant Idiots, his podcast with Andrew Schultz, the Hip Hop personality opened up about his pick for Best Rap Album at next year’s Grammys.
“I know Killer Mike is gonna win Rap Album of the Year,” Charlamagne said. “Grammy, Recording Academy: if Killer Mike does not win Rap Album of the Year, something is wrong. If he does not win Rap Album of the Year for Michael, something is wrong.
“He definitely should win something for [Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance nominee] ‘Scientists & Engineers,’ but there’s no better rap album than Killer Mike all year long.”
You can see Charlamagne’s impassioned speech at the 6:55 mark below.
Michael will be up against some stiff competition at the February 4, 2024 awards show, with Drake and 21 Savage‘s Her Loss, Metro Boomin‘s Heroes & Villains, Travis Scott‘s UTOPIA and King’s Disease III from Nas also up for Best Rap Album.
Mike’s “Scientists & Engineers,” which features André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane, will face off against Doja Cat‘s “Attention,” “Barbie World” from Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert‘s “Just Wanna Rock” and “Rich Flex” by Drake and 21 Savage in the Best Rap Song Category.
In the race for Best Rap Performance, “Scientists & Engineers” is again up against “Rich Flex,” along with Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem‘s “The Hillbillies,” Black Thought‘s “Love Letter” and Coi Leray‘s “Players.”
Killer Mike has received other award nominations this year as well. This very outlet has nominated Michael in the Best Hip Hop Albums of 2023 category for the DX Awards, and has given Mike a nom in the Biggest Hip Hop Comebacks category to boot.
In addition, “Scientists & Engineers” is up for Best Hip Hop Song at the DX Awards, and André 3000’s performance on that track received a nomination for Best Rap Verse.
You can find all of the 2023 DX Awards nominees here. The winners will be announced beginning on December 18.
Dude is smoking crack. Killer Mike’s album is okay but is definitely not the rap album of the year. Nas Magic 3 is a masterpiece. With almost 30 years in the game Nas managed ti release a classic album that concludes the run he had with Hit Boy over the last two years.
Killer Mike’s album clears Magic 3. M3 is cool but half the songs on Michael clear that whole tracklist. And you must not know how long Killer Mike’s bee around.
Nas without a doubt. It’s not magic 3 that’s up… it’s KD3. KD3 clears Mike and everything in his catalog. Know your history
I put Killer Mike in that same category as Pusha T for me I always have high expectations for them but they always come up short. Killer Mike album isn’t anywhere near album of the year. Nas King disease 3 is album of the year even though it came out late last year. Nas magic 3 wasn’t that good not sure why some are calling it album of the year
Magic 3 > KD3. End of the discussion.
Charlemagne is a known Nas hater and we all know it. Killer Mike put in work with Michael but the award belong Tha God MC Nas for KD3 and he knows it. Look like it’s all an attempt to discredit a second Nas Grammy win.
Da God Was Right