The gospel according to Michael
![In 2023, after two decades in the rap game, Killer Mike turned a page in his career with the highly autobiographical album <em>Michael</em>, which won him multiple trophies at the Grammy awards, where he was arrested backstage. On his new follow-up, <em>Songs For Sinners and Saints</em> he reworks several songs from <em>Michael</em> by reaching even deeper back into the church music of his childhood.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1512x1493+0+414/resize/1512x1493!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fba%2Fe2b3980b4a8fabfa56c85a6487e1%2Fmain-general-use-andrew-clifton.jpg)
On his latest album, the Atlanta rapper, who swept the hip-hop prizes at this year's Grammys, continues to turn personal turmoil into testimony.
(Image credit: Andrew Clifton)
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On his latest album, the Atlanta rapper, who swept the hip-hop prizes at this year's Grammys, continues to turn personal turmoil into testimony.
(Image credit: Andrew Clifton)