New York, NY – Killer Mike is already on his third installment to his I
Pledge of Allegiance to the Grind series, as a matter of fact, it is an
album series that he is quite fond of. If you were to Mike, he would
tell you that he put his whole heart and soul into the series. The
sequel, he gave to the fans, on this third installment, he states that
it is a ‘Pledge’ to himself. If you listen to the lyrics on each
individual track, you would think that it was an ordinary album;
according to Mike there is a deeper meaning to what he put into his
songs this time around.

The Atlanta emcee recently spoke to MTV
News concerning his upcoming album and explained the meaning of the
third installment. However, MTV News decided, from their collections of
interviews with Killer Mike, to break down the meaning of each of his ‘I
Pledge of Allegiance to the Grind’ albums from the first release.

In 2006, Mike released the first installment. These were his comments on the first part :

“I
Pledge Allegiance to the Grind 1 was a double CD, and it was for the
crew. It was for the crew to get morale because we had just left a
pretty comfy situation. It was to get them all riled up to say, ‘We’re a
band of pirates, we can go take on the world, we can do it.”

Then in 2007, Mike dropped the sequel initially for his fans:

“I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind 2 was about the fan. ‘Supporters’ is what we call ’em; laymens call ’em ‘fans.’”

And now in the third installment, the album takes a different turn, a more personal turn for Mike and his inspirations:

“The
album is decidedly happier and groovier, not as menacing and beating
up. It was not about the supporters, it was about me and my influences.
It was about my mother and grandmother wanting to see me on TV and hear
me on the radio before they die.

It was about those things and
because of that I decided to shorten the name from I Pledge Allegiance
to the Grind to just PL3DGE. Because the first pledge you make is always
going to be to yourself, to better yourself.”

At press time, Killer Mike’s ‘PL3DGE’ has officially been set to be release on May 17th on Grind Time/ Grand Hustle/ SMC. 

Keep posted to 24hourhiphop.com for more updated news on Killer Mike and his upcoming album ‘PL3DGE.’

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