After defeating Scott, Mike has no regret.Legendary in the underground scene is Killer Mike. Before becoming a household name as a member of Run the Jewels, the rapper rose to prominence in the aughts as a protégé of Outkast. Though he lacks hits in the traditional sense, his lyrical talent has garnered him widespread acclaim. He isn’t the type of musician that dominates the Billboard charts, but he does win Grammys. His very act of doing so at the 2024 Grammys caused quite a stir. Mike, according to many fans, denied Travis Scott the opportunity to win his first golden statue. Mike chose to revisit this storyline for his latest album.

The new album, Songs for Sinners & Saints, is fantastic. A set of soulful sounds serves as the backdrop for Killer Mike’s performance. The final single, “STILL TALK’N THAT SH*T,” however, made it crystal clear that he had a grudge against the Grammy debate. He chose to reassure Travis Scott and his fan base that the rapper deserves to win hip-hop accolades. Killer Mike claims he “cooked” Scott and is willing to do it again if given the chance. “You gon respect me like a motherf*ckin’ Grammy winner,” he declares. “Like I cooked your favorite rapper like a Granny dinner.” The Grammy allusion makes Mike’s intended target obvious, even if no names are given.

In his whole career, Travis Scott has received ten Grammy Award nominations, yet he has never won one. In an appearance he made on The Shop in April, he expressed his anger with this reality. “You play football to win a Super Bowl, you play basketball to win championships,” said he. I cling to the idea of what Grammy used to mean. Music is my passion. The fact that Killer Mike took home three hip-hop categories made Scott’s followers go ballistic. Adin Ross and Kai Cenat both took to Twitch to vent over the omission; Cenat went so far as to confess that he had no idea who Killer Mike was.