Killer Mike says André 3000 wasn’t initially sure about their upcoming collaboration
Written by ABC AUDIO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED on June 6, 2023
Killer Mike‘s collaboration with André 3000 was nearly left off his upcoming album, Michael — until Dre heard the hook from Detroit singer Eryn Allen Kane. Mike shared the story of Three Stacks’ reluctance and subsequent change of mind in a video shared to his Instagram.
“André 3000, he’s in Japan right now as we talk, playing the flute,” Mike explained in what is seemingly a listening session. “He called me, he’s like, ‘Kill, I don’t know about the song, man. We just got a good rap record, man.’”
“And then Cuz [Lightyear] was like, ‘You sent him the final record?’ I’m like, ‘Nah.’ I sent it over with Eryn’s hook and stuff. He hit back with, ‘Yeah, yeah, you got the record. Who is that?!’”
Mike continued, “So thank you, Eryn, I really appreciate you for that.”
Killer Mike tapped Dre and Eryn for “Scientists & Engineers,” set to appear on Michael, due out June 16. Lil Wayne, Young Thug, El-P and Dave Chappelle are also featured on the project, which is executive produced by No I.D.
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