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Michael Render (born April 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American hip hop recording artist, activist, and occasional actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the founder of Grind Time Official Records, which he launched through the SMC and Fontana Distribution. Mike made his debut on "Snappin' and Trappin, from OutKast's 2000 LP ''Stankonia'', and later appeared on the Grammy-winning song "The Whole World", a single from OutKast's greatest hits album ''Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast''. In December 2008, Mike confirmed he signed to fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records. In 2012, he released ''R.A.P. Music'', produced entirely by American rapper-producer El-P. In 2013, the two subsequently formed a duo, branding themselves Run the Jewels. The two signed to Fool's Gold Records and released their self-titled debut in June of that year. Killer Mike has been featured in the films ''20 Funerals'', ''Idlewild'' and ''ATL''. ==Career== In the mid-90s, Killer Mike briefly attended Morehouse College, where he met producers The Beat Bullies and eventually Big Boi of OutKast. His music debut was a feature appearance on OutKast's "Snappin' & Trappin'" from the 2000 album ''Stankonia'', followed by their 2001 single "The Whole World", which won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. He was also featured on several other tracks that year, including "Poppin' Tags" from Jay-Z's ''The Blueprint 2''. Killer Mike released his debut album, ''Monster'', in 2003. The album's lead single was "Akshon (Yeah!)", which featured OutKast on guest vocals. A remix of "Akshon (Yeah!)" was included on the soundtrack of EA Sports' video game ''Madden NFL 2004''. The album's second single was "A.D.I.D.A.S.", featuring Big Boi and Sleepy Brown, which peaked at #60 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It is Killer Mike's highest charting single to date as a lead artist. Following the release of his own material, he appeared on "Flip Flop Rock" and "Bust" on the ''Speakerboxx'' half of OutKast's ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' double album. He also appeared on "Southern Takeover" with Pastor Troy on Chamillionaire's CD ''The Sound of Revenge''. Killer Mike appeared alongside T.I. on the song "Never Scared" by Bone Crusher in his album ''AttenCHUN!''. It peaked at #26 on the Hot 100, becoming Mike's second top 40 hit ("The Whole World" being the first). The song was also used on the ''Madden NFL 2004'' game soundtrack〔 and by the Atlanta Braves for their 2003 season. What was to be his second album, ''Ghetto Extraordinary'', had its release date pushed back several times due to disputes between Big Boi and Sony Records. Originally recorded in 2005, the album was eventually self-released as a mixtape in 2008. Killer Mike's second official album, ''I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind'', was released on his own Grind Time Official label in 2006, followed by ''I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II'' in 2008. According to an article published in the June 2007 issue of XXL, Killer Mike addressed why he left the Purple Ribbon roster. He stated that he felt as if Purple Ribbon was the equivalent to the "Clippers," while he wanted to join the "Lakers." T.I. later announced that he and Killer Mike had been in talks about bringing Mike to his Grand Hustle imprint on Atlantic, and Killer Mike confirmed that he had signed in December 2008. He released his fourth official album, ''PL3DGE'', on Grand Hustle in 2011. In 2013, Killer Mike announced that he was working to release two albums in 2014, ''I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind IV'' and ''R.A.P. Music II'', both of which were to feature production by EL-P. Although neither album was released as planned, 2013 and 2014 did see the release of two Run the Jewels albums, both collaborative efforts between Killer Mike and EL-P. Killer Mike also announced in 2013 that his next solo album would be titled ''Elegant Elephant'', a project he described as his "Moby Dick". He did not specify a timeline for its release.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Killer Mike」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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