:freedom-and-democracy: :obama-drone: :no-oil:
:pinocchio-evil: .
Killer Mike deeply infuriates me. He's obviously a pretty knowledgeable dude, and yet his critiques of capitalism and white supremacy seem totally out of line with that knowledge. He's pretty tuned into black radical tradition but at the same time seems pretty plugged into liberalism in the very literal sense. He seems to believe that the system of liberalism need to be replaced.... with Afro-liberalism.
If you listen to his interviews and longer discussion you are left with one of two opinions on the guy.
1.) He's smart of enough to understand the system but uses that knowledge for personal gain
OR2.) He's not as smart as he appears to but instead is just the near perfect artist under capitalism. He makes profitable art. Not exactly profits from his art, but art that is profitable.
(I don't know if wording that correctly but I mean to say he's seeking profit/capital gains first and foremost and happens to make art that people buy. Not to say that artist shouldn't make profits from their art. It's weird and complicated)
It kinda reminds of Cipher from the Matrix. I mean to say Killer Mike is smart of enough to get out of the Matrix, but is either unwilling or unable to transend it.
This track goes hard regardless.
Lots and lots of separation to do here between Michael Render and Killer Mike
Mr. "Fight fire with fire" aka Mr. "Fight capitalism with more capitalism"
The politics of Killer Mike's music: :lenin-pogger:
The politics of Killer Mike himself: :liberalism:*
*(Probably a bit harsh even for him but I couldn't find a better emoji lmao)
I know he got cancelled in left circles or whatever, but this still slaps.
He sucks but he makes good music lol. It sucks how incongruent who he is as a person is with who he is as an artist but that’s ok I’ll keep jamming that garbage
