When Machine Gun Kelly dropped his sophomore album, General Admission, in the Fall of last year, many deemed the project as a coming out party, of sorts, for him. General Admission displayed a different side of the Cleveland rapper, and was heavy in contrast to his debut effort, Lace Up. “It should have been my first album”, MGK said of General Admission. He proved that he could not only rap, but actually make songs and that was evident on joints such as “Merry Go Round”, “Story of the Stairs” and the subject of this post, “Alpha Omega”, which now has a video to accompany it.

Directed by Ryan Hardy and Ryan Girard, the clip for “Alpha Omega” is a cinematic one, giving us MGK in an abandoned auditorium, surrounded by dangerously tempting women and occasionally drenched in blood. It is a bit sinister, but if you are one of those people who visualizes songs before you see an actual video, this is probably what you would imagine. Not to mention, the imagery actually compliments the song rather perfectly. With lines like, “My music sounds like the devil/Turn that shit off or get out of my temple”, this is easily one of the darker songs on the album, so this what you would want to see.

Of course, Machine Gun Kelly’s rapid fire delivery is present on this song, but instead of rapping fast for the sake of doing so, he is actually saying something. There is no babble here. He mentions plenty, ranging from what it’s like to be from Cleveland and trying to make it out, to his loyal EST fanbase who he backhandedly apologizes for, if one happens to feel their wrath, due to talking sideways about the movement.

Check out “Alpha Omega”, below. If you dig it, be sure to pick up General Admission, which available now.

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On the heels of releasing a surprise mixtape, with Fuck It, as well as being in the midst of a crazy summer tour, Machine Gun Kelly releases the new visual for “Blue Skies”, directed by Casey McPerry. 

MGK’s highly anticipated sophomore album, General Admission, is set to impact later this year, but it looks like in the meantime, the Cleveland Wild Boy is gonna keep lacing us with heat, to hold us over.

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Last summer at his annual EST Fest, Machine Gun Kelly handed 5,000 fans a card. On that card, there were many things, including the title of his upcoming sophomore album, which we now know will be called General Admission. There is no official release date, as of yet, but one has to believe that the album will be here sooner than later.

MGK is also gearing up to hit the road, for what is sure to be a high-energy summer tour. Below are the dates. Catch a show, if he’s in a city near you.

Photo: James Douglas

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In a world filled with drama and turmoil, amongst other things, Machine Gun Kelly aims to uplift, with the self-directed visual to his upbeat, positive song, “A Little More”, which features up and coming singer Victoria Monet. The Cleveland emcee’s sophomore album is due out later this year, and with singles like this one and “Till I Die”, you can expect MGK to once again, use the music to merge different cultures.

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Live “From the Couch”, hip-hop bad boy (pun intended) Machine Gun Kelly stumbles over some old raps and spits them for his fans. MGK’s follow-up to his 2012 debut album, Lace Up, is due out later this year.

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Machine Gun Kelly’s recent No Class Tour sold out venue after venue, giving fans the ultimate live show experience, as it was often hard to tell if you were at a rap or rock concert.

In this installment of his KellyVision series, MGK documents the second half of the tour. Between awesome footage and crazy backstage antics, it’s all here in this clip.

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