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Killer Mike Dedicates Sublime ‘Exit 9’ Performance on ‘Colbert’ to His Grandmother

Killer Mike stopped by 'The Late Show' to perform 'Exit 9,' a song off his 2023 LP, 'Michael,' which just won Best Rap Album at the Grammys.

The Atlanta rapper dedicated the performance to his grandmother, Betty, breezing through the pensive track, which finds him pondering current successes and past struggles, progress and setbacks, and all the work that remains to be done. Killer Mike was joined on stage by DJ Trackstar and the Midnight Revival Choir, whose live vocals lent a warm touch to “Exit 9,” especially during the a cappella final refrain, “I remember them days, makin’ minimum wage/I was tryna maintain, look how far I done came.” As law enforcement previously told Rolling Stone, the incident allegedly occurred when a security guard asked for Render’s tickets.

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