Killer Mike has returned with a new single, “HUMBLE ME,” arriving today along with a new music video.
Addressing Killer Mike's infamous arrest at the 2024 Grammys, moments after winning Rap Album of the Year, “HUMBLE ME” and its video feature the rapper speaking openly about the experience and how it has impacted his art. “I was in the studio the next day,” he explained in a statement. “I'm as inspired as ever and right now I'm just following the music.”
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Speaking about the arrest, Killer Mike said: “All my heroes have been handcuffed and roughed up in some way. I just thanked God at that moment that I was Daniel in the lions den. I walked out of jail in the pouring rain and my wife was waiting for me, I lit up a joint, celebrated a little bit and then woke up and got the news about my son’s kidney.”
The last part references the fact that Killer Mike's son, Pony Boy, received confirmation that a kidney donor was found just one day after the arrest. “I think humility and adoration granted me the grace of God in the face of that trial, and I think the fact that my son received the kidney from him was a blessing from God,” Killer Mike said. “The video and its triumphant, love-filled ending are a visual testament to that night and the glory of God in writing my and Pony's story.”
Watch the music video for “HUMBLE ME” below.
The single comes just a week after it was announced that no charges would be filed in the arrest at the Grammys. It also follows Killer Mike's win for Album of the Year at the 2024 BET Awards.
Meanwhile, Killer Mike is about to hit the road for his 2024 “Down By Law” tour, which will take him and his choir, The Mighty Midnight Revival, to Canada, the United States and Europe this summer. Get tickets here.
Fans can also “look forward to a new work this summer that will provide an epilogue to the MIGUEL was,” according to the “HUMBLE ME” press release.
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