i guess ill add my 2 cents...
once LP did that Duo with Jayz (executioners) i think mike started making bigger decisions and breaking away from LP. hes a Dj, he mixes tracks and produces. why he started rappin and throwin around a few lines, i have no idea. but it works, and its new. hes obviously gettin support from bigger names in hip hop, which only helps. i just think he needs to work on his lyrical content and start to get an idea of what his audience wants to hear.
his tracks are a little mono-tone too, i dont really like that...show some emotion.