Killer Mike and El-P, the motley duo otherwise known as Run The Jewels, unleashed one of their best albums to date last year — Run The Jewels 4.
Bursting at the seams with timely social-political commentary and banging production, the project brought together Nice & Smooth’s Greg Nice, 2 Chainz, DJ Premier, Mavis Staples and Rage Against The Machine’s Zack de la Rocha, among others. It also became RTJ’s first Top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart.
But it looks like Killer Mike is looking to expand his repertoire with The Pack’s Lil B. On Saturday (January 9) when a fan tweeted, “We need the Killer Mike + @LILBTHEBASEDGOD collab,” the Outkast affiliate replied, “I need a Based God Beat pack. Real rap no camp.”
When reached for comment, Lil B told HipHopDX he hadn’t seen the tweet yet but was thrilled by the idea.
“Of course it would be a honor for me to produce for him!” he told DX via text. “That’s a goal of mine. Tell him it’s a done deal!”
Lil B hasn’t dropped a proper studio album since 2011’s Angels Exodus but has released numerous mixtapes, including 2017’s Black Ken and 2020’s Hoop Life 2. Meanwhile, Run The Jewels’ most recent video arrived last month for the standout RTJ4 track “walking in the snow” featuring Gangsta Boo.
Best Rap Verses of 2020
Directed by Chris Hopewell, the same man behind the camera for the RTJ3 track “Don’t Get Captured,” the stop motion visual stars action figure versions of Killer Mike and El Producto who’ve been thrust into “a bedroom city” overrun with toys and authoritarian forces have seized power and are attempting to squash revolt with overt violence.
Mike’s verse earned himself a HipHopDX Year End nomination for Best Rap Verse of 2020.
Check it out below.
Lil B has great ear for production. He has top 20 dead or alive beat selection, like him or not. could be used in a case on music vs lyrics… example, eminem all time lyricist, but lil b music is a better listen cuz of the beats shit slaps hard, em gonna flow some crazy flow, but music is straight crack pass the wipe no hate
For sure.
He shoulda asked for a beat pack from Clams Casino.. he gave Lil B his only listenable records
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