As a thank-you to fans for enduring the 11-year gap between solo albums, Killer Mike is already returning with his follow-up to last year’s Michael LP. Songs for Sinners & Saints was released today as a free download, and a press release for the project describes it as an epilogue to the chapter that began last summer with the release of his previous album.
“For me this is a testimonial,” Mike shared in the press release. “When I was growing up, an important part of church service was people having the opportunity to stand up and give public testimony on their trials, tribulations, and triumphs. After the celebratory atmosphere that followed Michael, I was reminded that tribulations never cease, but God is always with me and this is a testimonial of my tumultuous times, my trials, and my continued triumph in spite of doubt, outright hate, and fear. I am here to speak to and with my fellow sinners and saints.”
The Michael era, of course, landed after Mike’s impressive four-album run with El-P as Run the Jewels, a collaboration that began during the recording of Mike’s El-produced 2012 LP R.A.P. Music. Check out the lyric video for lead single “Nobody Knows” below, and listen to the whole album here.
