According to Variety Rapper Killer Mike was handcuffed and escorted by police out of the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening.
He won three Grammys during the pre-televised portion of the ceremony.
Congrats @KillerMike on sweeping all 3 nominations… yes sir ! Proud of you brother ? pic.twitter.com/k5aiVKr0y3
— Big Boi (@BigBoi) February 4, 2024
Killer Mike won three awards during the pre-show ceremony, which handed out several Grammys ahead of the main telecast beginning at 5:00 p.m. PT. Videos posted on X/Twitter showed Killer Mike being escorted by police in handcuffs around 4:22 p.m. PT
Killer Mike won in all three of the categories he was nominated in: best rap song and best rap performance for his track “Scientists and Angels” and best rap album for “Michael,” his sixth studio album released in June 2023.
After winning three Grammys today, rapper, Killer Mike was escorted out of the Grammy awards building in handcuffs#WTH
? pic.twitter.com/6h6SRTrtlL— Tariq Nasheed ?? (@tariqnasheed) February 5, 2024
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Killer Mike has been taken away in handcuffs after winning three Grammy’s at the Grammy Awards. It's unclear why he was arrested or if he'll be booked, The Hollywood Reporter writer Chris Gardner reports.
— WORLDSTARHIPHOP (@WORLDSTAR) February 5, 2024
His song “Scientists & Engineers” featured André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane. It beat Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar’s “The Hillbillies”; Black Thought’s “Love Letter”; Coi Leray’s “Players”; and Drake and 21 Savage’s “Rich Flex” in the best rap performance race.
In best rap song, the track triumphed over “Rich Flex”; Doja Cat’s “Attention”; Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua’s “Barbie World”; and Lil Uzi Vert’s “Just Wanna Rock.” “Michael” beat Drake and 21 Savage’s “Her Loss”; Metro Boomin’s “Heroes & Villains”; Nas’ “King’s Disease III” and Travis Scott’s “Utopia” in best rap album.
Sunday night marked Killer Mike’s first Grammy Award wins since 2003, when he was first nominated and won for his feature on OutKast’s “The Whole World” in the best rap performance by a duo or group.
He was also nominated for best rap song in 2018 for “Chase Me” by Run the Jewels, his hip-hop duo with rapper and producer El-P.
