Pitchfork

Like Clipse, Killer Mike is one of those rappers whose rhyming abilities far outstrip his marketing abilities. It took three years for Mike's second LP for Sony, Ghetto Extraordinary, to come out-- for free, on the internet. "10 G's", from his forthcoming I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II, puts Mike's fiery verses over a slowed-down Notorious B.I.G. sample, gliding organs, and a rhythm as abrasive as his delivery. "Like Pimp C and Bun B, I'm an underground king," he says over the sound of an explosion. If "10 G's" lacks the righteous passion of 2005's "That's Life", a topical verbal barrage from the first I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind, it offers some hope that when the new album drops, a few cash registers will be ringing for Killer Mike.

Stream:> Killer Mike: "10 G's"
[from I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II; due 07/08/08 on Grind Time/SMC Recordings]