Big Boi, Black Thought and plenty of extra have given Killer Mike his flowers after he gained massive on the 2024 Grammy Awards.
The Roots MC, who was additionally nominated for Best Rap Performance with “Love Letter,” demonstrated that he’s a group participant on Monday (February 5) by extending his congratulations to Mike, who emerged victorious within the class.
“Honored to have been recognized by the @recordingacademy for a solo effort that allowed me to express my love for this thing we call Hip-Hop,” he wrote. “Thank you to my partners at @BET and @bennyboom for helping create ‘Love Letter.’ Congrats to @killermike for taking it home. Hip-Hop wins again!”
The evening earlier than, Big Boi celebrated his “brother” by acknowledging Killer Mike’s spectacular sweep of each class he was nominated for.
“Congrats @KillerMike on sweeping all 3 nominations… yes sir ! Proud of you brother [spaceship emoji],” the OutKast rapper wrote on Twitter.
Fellow ATLien 2Chainz additionally confirmed love on Instagram, writing: “Congrats to @killermike on having album of the year at the Grammys and on achieving this goal[exclamation emoji] im happy and blessed to be apart of it [one-hundred emoji, blue heart emojis].”
Others who joined in on the celebration embrace Juicy J, Freddie Gibbs and Charlemagne Tha God.
Congrats @KillerMike on sweeping all 3 nominations… sure sir ! Proud of you brother 🛸 pic.twitter.com/k5aiVKr0y3
— Big Boi (@BigBoi) February 4, 2024
It was a momentous evening for Killer Mike, who scored three Grammys Awards on the annual ceremony. In addition to profitable Best Rap Album for Michael (which was additionally topped the Best Rap Album of 2023 by HipHopDX), his music “Scientists & Engineers” that includes André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane, gained the awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.
When receiving his trophy, Mike mentioned: “This is for all the people who think you’re too old to rap … we keep Hip Hop alive. Never ever stop doing what you do.”
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However, celebrations took an sudden flip when studies surfaced that the rapper had been taken into police custody and escorted out of the venue in handcuffs in the course of the ceremony. The arrest is alleged to be the results of an altercation involving the Southern MC and a safety guard.
“We hit a speed bump, and then we head back to the party,” Mike mentioned, who phoned into The Big Tigger Show the next morning to deal with the scenario.
The 48-year-old was in any other case reluctant to deal with the incident in the course of the interview, preferring as an alternative to focus on his victories.
“Three Grammys, 20 years in the game, 48 years old,” he mentioned of himself. “Beat out everybody in the thing. He beat the best of the best, so all you could say is, he one of the best. The best album in the 50th year of Hip Hop came from Atlanta, Georgia, from a man who will be 50 years old in three years.”
Killer Mike’s final Grammy victory got here 21 years in the past for his featured verse on OutKast‘s “The Whole World,” which gained Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.
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