Killer Mike draws from the slack rap flows and raw emotion that typify Southern hip-hop, but his influences stretch beyond his Atlanta homebase. Scarface's languid drawl and UGK's playalistic trash-talk are important antecedents to his funkafied style, while the righteous anger of New York's Public Enemy and L.A.'s N.W.A. paved the way for Mike's trenchant societal insights and Afro-centric politics.