Killer Mike issued a press release on his wild Grammys night time, which included the rapper profitable three awards after which being escorted out of the constructing in handcuffs. Killer Mike was detained by LAPD officers on Sunday and charged with misdemeanor battery after gathering his awards. His lawyer confirmed to Selection Sunday night time that Killer Mike was launched and “will likely be celebrating his sweep tonight.”
“I do wish to observe that final night time, my staff and I fielded a lot of calls from involved followers and colleagues desirous to know if I used to be OK. I drastically admire the priority and assist, however I’m higher than OK,” Killer Mike mentioned in a press release despatched to press. “As you possibly can think about, there was so much going [on] and there was some confusion round which door my staff and I ought to enter. We skilled an over-zealous safety guard however my staff and I’ve the upmost confidence that I’ll in the end be cleared of all wrongdoing. Till that point, maintain listening to ‘Michael,’ and maintain going after your goals.”
On the Atlanta-based Massive Tigger Morning Present, Killer Mike mentioned Monday of his Grammys fiasco: “We hit a pace bump after which we head again to the celebration, man.”
Killer Mike received all three classes he was nominated in in the course of the Grammys pre-telecast ceremony: finest rap music and finest rap efficiency for his monitor “Scientists & Engineers” and finest rap album for “Michael,” his sixth studio album, launched in June 2023.
Elsewhere in his assertion, Killer Mike thanked the Recording Academy for recognizing the work that went into “Michael.” Killer Mike final received a Grammy greater than 20 years in the past, as a featured artist on the OutKast music “The Complete World.” In 2018, he was nominated as a part of his hip-hop duo Run the Jewels for the “Child Driver” soundtrack music “Chase Me,” by Hazard Mouse and likewise that includes Massive Boi.
Killer Mike continued, “We’re extremely proud and are basking on this second. I’m additionally grateful that one in every of my prayers has been answered — the day after my Grammy win — I discovered that my son, who has been on the checklist for a kidney for years, lastly has a match. Clearly, we’re elated.”
