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The album’s single, “Scientists and Engineers,” won best rap performance and best rap song. It was a clean sweep, followed by an ugly mix-up that found Killer Mike’s hand wrapped in a different set of hardware: handcuffs.
According to the LAPD, Killer Mike was taken into custody after being in a physical altercation. He was charged with misdemeanor assault. While he was detained, he told the AJC via text message that “excessive security” was to blame for the incident. When asked again today about what happened, the Adamsville native, unsurprisingly, said nothing.
“Man, no one talks about all that mess. I went ahead with three Grammy Awards. I took beautiful photos, man. I did the work and it was a beautiful moment. Yesterday I destroyed an entire category. That’s what I have to say about it,” he said.
It’s unclear if Killer Mike was able to return to the show where Jay-Z dropped truth bombs at the academy about Beyoncé’s lack of Album of the Year wins and rappers who performed onstage without their merits. recognized in prime time by the Recording Academy.
Despite feeling like he won the Super Bowl, Killer Mike’s biggest moment at the Grammys wasn’t televised. Drake and other artists took to social media before, during and after the show to question its relevance to hip-hop and rap music. Killer Mike says that he hears and understands the criticism when asked how he feels because his victory was not broadcast on network television.
“The only thing we can do as fans is encourage the Academy to televise it. “I think it’s a worthy encouragement and I think the more excited we are about hip hop, the more excited (the Academy) will be,” he said. “We should celebrate it more in every area we can. Whether showing it at the Grammy Awards or BET Hip Hop, the Urban One Honors. “Any time we have to celebrate the culture built by a group of poor kids in the South Bronx 50 years ago, we should do it.”
So after making your decision in November, how do you plan to celebrate? Killer Mike says he’s bringing his party to the Super Bowl on Sunday. This weekend, he will join Big Boi for a performance at EA Sports Presents The Madden Bowl in Las Vegas, which also includes performances by Green Day and Breland.
Killer Mike, a die-hard Atlanta sports fan, says he’s not leaning either way on the Super Bowl. Instead, he’s eager to see what happens with the Atlanta Falcons’ new staff and said the city’s fans need a winner. For now, he hopes Atlanta can enjoy the musical victories won by one of his most notable native sons.
“I said a few weeks ago at a Hawks event and during MLK Day, if I won, this would be like the Braves, the Hawks and the Falcons winning. Someone thought that was an overreach. When I get home with these Grammys, you’ll see how much this means to Atlanta because ‘Michael,’ as an album, wasn’t just about me,” he said. “It was about me and this city, this beautiful, wonderful city located in the south that creates opportunities and creates winners.”