— Just a couple weeks after dropping the video for his unabashed Atlanta anthem “EXIT 9 (feat. Blxst)”, Killer Mike has shared a new version of the track with yet another esteemed ATLien, Offset.
The track was premiered by Killer Mike on HOT 107.9 in Atlanta on Thursday, April 25th, ahead of its streaming release. “Exit 9 in Atlanta is the Adamsville Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. so when we started talking about doing a remix I knew I wanted to keep it on some Atlanta shit,” states Mike.
“Offset and I have been running into each other over the years showing one another love and respect & talking about working on something. Finally the time was right and the Nawf’West Remix was born!” — Killer Mike
The song’s unabashed tribute to the city was brought into crystalline focus in the music video, which depicts Blxst and Mike breaking bread with the mayor and making the rounds to notable ATL landmarks from the Cascade roller rink to the Blue Flame.
The remix lands just a few weeks ahead of the inaugural dates of the much anticipated North American leg of his Down By Law – Summer 2024 Tour, backed by his choir The Mighty Midnight Revival. The dates are Mike’s first major shows since last Summer’s High & Holy Tour and his recent Grammy sweep, in which he won awards in all three major rap categories: Best Rap Album for MICHAEL, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (ft. Future, André 3000, and Eryn Allen Kane).” The unique talents of The Midnight Revival also recently figured prominently in a cathartic performance of “Exit 9” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
KILLER MIKE TOUR DATES
May 4 – Memphis, TN – Riverbeat Fest
May 21 – Washington, DC – Kennedy Center w/ The National Symphony Orchestra
June 22 – Atlanta, GA – Hot 107.9 Bday Bash @ State Farm Arena
June 29 – Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Jazz Fest
July 3 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
July 5 – Quebec City, QC – Festival D’Ete
July 6 – Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Blues Fest
July 7 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
July 9 – Halifax, Canada – Halifax Jazz Fest
July 12 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Fest
July 26-28 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelson- ville Music Fest
July 27 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Fest
July 29 – New York, NY – Blue Note (8pm)
July 29 – New York, NY – Blue Note (10:30pm)
July 30 – New York, NY – Blue Note (8pm)
July 30 – New York, NY – Blue Note (10:30pm)
July 31 – New York, NY – Blue Note (8pm)
July 31 – New York, NY – Blue Note (10:30pm)
August 2 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
August 3 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
August 5 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
August 7 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
August 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – Ogden Amphitheatre
August 9-11 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
August 10 – Seattle, WA – Thing Festival
August 19 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
August 22 – Dublin, Ireland – National Stadium
August 23 -Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
August 26 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
August 27 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
August 29 – Paris, France – Bataclan
August 30 – Cologne, Germany – Carlswerk Victoria
September 29 – St. Louis, MO – Evolution Fest
October 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo