Killer Mike‘s longstanding plans are lastly coming to fruition, as his restaurant Bankhead Seafood (which he and T.I., together with different companions, purchased in 2018) is lastly reworked and on the verge of opening.
Bankhead Seafood was an Atlanta staple for half a century, till it closed in 2018. A number of years Mike and Tip bought the historic spot, in February 2020, they shared a rendering of what they envisioned the revamped restaurant would seem like.
On Friday (July 19), Mike took to Instagram to share photographs of the particular buildout.
“@bankheadseafood coming like quickly!” he wrote within the caption. “further because of my Brother/Potna/Enterprise Accomplice @tip! We going from trapping on Bankhead to Jobs Offering and financial system constructing. Bravo Black man! Bravo.”
The restaurant’s web site and Instagram each nonetheless say that the restaurant is slated to open in 2021. However Mike wrote in his caption, “We virtually Prepared!” so the reopening seems to be coming quickly.
Along with placing the ending touches on his restaurant, Mike has been busy delivering new music.
The rapper addressed his controversial arrest on the 2024 Grammy Awards on his new track “Humble Me.”
The Atlanta rap legend launched the monitor after profitable Album of the Yr on the BET Awards on June 30, which was coincidentally held at L.A.’s Peacock Theatre, the identical location as his arrest.
That includes Muhammad Ali on the intro giving a speech about humility, the track and accompanying black and white video seize the Run The Jewels rapper in a braggadocious but reflective temper.
“I received on the Grammys/ For spitting my grammar/ Did that for Atlanta/ Swept up like a janitor/ Bought despatched to the slammer / Deal with me like an animal or some form of Hannibal,” he raps over muscular manufacturing from Tec Beatz, Cory Henry and Cuz Lightyear.
Killer Mike Triumphantly Wins Finest Album At BET Awards In Identical Constructing As Grammys Arrest
On the God-fearing monitor, he provides: “The Satan be doing you proper if you doing it/ The Satan will smash you/ Behind me Devil/ I walked out the door, my head up and handcuffs with satisfaction.”
The track additionally sees Mike recalling his psychological state throughout his transient incarceration: “I needed to quiet my thoughts, I prayed and I prayed and I prayed/ The liars have been mendacity their lies/ I saved on simply conserving my religion/ The Satan put me on this whipping submit/ The Lord didn’t lie on there with me/ So I went to sleep as free as might be and the following day my son bought a kidney.”
It was not too long ago confirmed that Killer Mike won’t be charged in relation to his Grammys arrest, which got here after an alleged confrontation with a safety guard.
