Country Rapper Mikel Knight Threatens Lawsuits Against Victims’ Families / Saving Country Music
Country Rapper Mikel Night has gone on the offensive against critics who he says are making unfair accusations against him and his organization, including the families of victims who have been killed and injured while working for him. Knight claims he has hired private investigators to look into people who are complaining about his treatment of employees, and is working with a Nashville-based law firm to send out lawsuits to certain entities, including Saving Country Music. Meanwhile new details about Mikel Knight’s organization have emerged, and fresh testimonials about the type of treatment street team members face have been made public.
In late May, Saving Country Music took an extended look into the deceptive world of Mikel Knight and his Maverick Dirt Road Street Teams. The country rapper’s teams of CD salesmen fan out across the United States in a large fleet of motor homes and vans wrapped in Mikel Knight signage, usually targeting small towns and setting up shop in Wal-Mart parking lots and gas stations to solicit individuals to purchase music and other merchandise. Knight boasts selling 1.2 million CD’s in this fashion and the street teams continue to operate daily, regularly being spotted in towns in the Southern United States and beyond.
The concern for Mikel Knight and his street teams began to emerge after the story of one former street team member named Ky Rodgers went viral on Facebook. Rogers claimed he was severely injured in an accident in one of the street team vans after being overworked, and witnessed other individuals suffer assault and abandonment by the street teams while working for the organization. Two other individuals, Taylor Robert Nixon and Robert Joseph Underfinger III were both killed in a June 16th, 2014 accident in one of the street team vans. Driver fatigue was deemed to be the cause of the accident. Many former street team members claim they are foced to work long hours with no time off, and drive through the night short on sleep, and in dangerous working conditions.
Meanwhile arrests and complaints about street team behavior continue to pour in, including one from pop country mega DJ Bobby Bones who recently witnessed a near accident involving one of the street team vans, while numerous other former street team members have come forward to corroborate the claims of Ky Rodgers and others of abuse, assault, abandonment, and other offenses while working for Mikel Knight.
Mikel Knight Responds to Critics:
On Saturday, Mikel Knight posted a lengthy response to much of the recent controversy after continuing issues for his street teams with local police have resulted in some high profile media stories and arrests of street team members. A Facebook group called Families Against Mikel Knight and the MDRST (Maverick Dirt Road Street Teams) has been reposting these media stories and former street team testimonials in an attempt to warn families about Mikel Knight’s practices.
“They then get all the locals who are frantic and don’t know the truth to then call the local PD and they start pulling us over and harassing our guys,” Mikel Knight explained in the Facebook post (see full text below). “Then those local TV and newspapers with No major stories in their small town to cover start covering this FB rumor in local papers and then the Families against Mikel Knight FB page shares the local news report on their page and says “see guys they were questioned by local authorities.” Thus making that story have a tiny bit of validity because it was covered by the local press. Then they share that story to 1000 more locals by posting pics and saying “see this story CALL the local police in your area.”
Mikel Knight then took issue with individuals who linked the disappearance of two young men in Oklahoma in early June to him and his street teams.
“They accused the MDRST of kidnapping Cody and Ben from the Rocklahoma concert we were nowhere near,” Mikel Knight said. “All the while they were stopping the police from checking in more important places. Like the boat ramp at the lake where their van was parked and the flood waters drowned them inside.”
On this point, Mikel Knight has a fair complaint. The disappearance of two young men, Cody Parrick and Ben Baber, who had attended the Rocklahoma heavy metal concert on May 23rd in Oklahoma, was unnecessarily and unfairly linked to the Mikel Knight street teams amidst the search. As friends, family, and concerned citizens in the area were attempting to find the two men, they noticed Mikel Knight vans and motorhomes had been in nearby towns and were traveling through the area during the disappearance.
Concerned there might be a connection between the two stories, individuals began sharing Saving Country Music’s previous story on Mikel Knight, and telling individuals to look out for street teams to see if the two missing boys might have been kidnapped by them. Meanwhile some family members, as well as local authorities and investigators, cautioned the public from jumping to conclusions about Mikel Knight’s street teams and the two men’s disappearance. Saving Country Music was contacted by many people, including immediate family members of the missing boys who implored that a story be published about the possibility of Mikel Knight employees being involved in the kidnapping. But heeding requests of the local authorities, no story was run.
The two young men were eventually found on June 7th, drowned in their vehicle near a boat ramp after flooding in the area had concealed the vehicle for days. The unfair link between the disappearance of the two young men and Mikel Knight has also fueled unfounded accusations against Mikel Knight’s organization for engaging in kidnapping, human trafficking, and even sex trafficking. Though some of the activities Mikel Knight has been accused of could be considered elements of human trafficking—including using mental abuse and physical assault to motivate or discipline individuals, and leaving workers in towns if their sales performance is low—saying that Mikel Knight is a human trafficker is probably not a fair representation of the complaints against him.
However Mikel Knight’s exception with the Families Against Mikel Knight and the MDRST Facebook organization for somehow being responsible for linking the Rocklahoma disappearance and his street teams appears to be a stretch. The linking of the two stories occurred organically, and even when family members of the missing men and local authorities pleaded with individuals to not confuse the two stories, it still continued due to the hysteria surrounding the disappearances.
Mikel Knight Threatens Lawsuits & Allegedly Hires Private Investigator(s)
Later in his Facebook post, Mikel Knight explained how he is planning to sue multiple individuals and entities, including Saving Country Music, for what he characterizes as “cyber-bullying.”
“CYBER BULLYING is ILLEGAL AND AGAINST THE LAW,” says Mikel Knight. “So is wasting the PDs time searching for crimes that don’t exist. When this happens to someone you love you will hate it as much as we do. WE DO HAVE THE BEST LAW FIRM IN NASHVILLE representing us and we have already filed suit against several people. But there is a waiting period which we are in before we give the final blow to them. But EVERY LAST one of the ADMINISTRATORS of the hate page is being served with lawsuits plus 3 TV stations, one police dept. and 1 website.”
The website is Saving Country Music, and Saving Country Music has already heard from numerous individuals claiming a private investigator has been hired to investigate this website.
However Mikel Knight’s claims of cyber-bullying are completely uninformed and unfounded, and are simply a move to intimidate individuals who are attempting to inform the public about some of the history and suspicious activity surrounding Mikel Knight and the Maverick Dirt Road Street Teams. With no real defense in the court of public opinion, Mikel Knight is attempting to use fear to quell criticism, and intimidate individuals attempting to inform the public. Nothing done by any entity or individual, including Saving Country Music, comes close to an offense that would warrant a lawsuit, and all activity has fallen well under 1st Amendment rights.
Bullying by Mikel Knight
As for bullying, Mikel Knight has himself been on the sending end of bullying many of his street team members, and has been accused of being verbally and physically abusive towards individuals. Saving Country Music has obtained numerous text messages from a former street team member as an examples of some of the language a treatment they have faced.
As Mikel Knight said in his recent statement, “We were the first and only guys in HISTORY to sell 1.2 MILLION records in 42 states in America Hand to Hand in less than 30 months. We had NO major record label backing, NO radio play and NO major TV exposure. Mostly we sold in rural America.”
Mikel Knight’s strong motivation for sales is why he appears to use threats, fear, and at times physical violence to motivate street team members to meet sales expectations.
Mikel Knight has also sent death threats and other threats to former street team members and other individuals who have spoken out against his organization.
Mikel Knight Never Tours Or Plays Live Shows
Despite all of the CD sales and attention to Mikel Knight, the question remains if it is even fair to label him an artist or performer. Focused on selling CD’s through his street teams, Mikel Knight never tours, despite always promising a tour is coming up in the next season to keep the facade alive that he is a touring musician. At the moment, if you go to Mikel Knight’s tour section on his website, you will see that he is advertising that a tour is coming up in the “Spring of 2015.” However the spring has come and past, and no tour dates have been posted or played.
While researching for this story, a Facebook comment left by Mikel Knight claimed that a tour would be coming up in the late summer. Yet again, no tour dates have been posted well after you would expect tour dates would be made public.
What happened to the tour in the spring of 2015?
Mikel Knight’s real name is Jason Michael Cross, and he has an extensive criminal past which includes multiple counts of aggravated assault, harassment, vandalism, theft, and multiple drivers license violations. He currently has a warrant out for his arrest in Bexar County, TX (San Antonio) stemming from an aggravated assault in 2006.
He is also under probation through the Lebanon, TN Probation Office until 2/19/2016, which could mean it is illegal for him to leave the state until his probation period is up. It also means Mikel Knight could be in violation of his probation for leaving the state, if he has done so as part of his street team activity. Saving Country Music has reached out multiple times to the manager of the Lebanon Probation Office, Ron Joines, to attempt to find out the terms of Mikel Knight’s probation, but no phone calls have been returned.
Conclusion:
As opposed to threatening lawsuits against the families of victims who died while working for him in unsafe conditions and spending money on private investigators, Mikel Knight could show his legitimacy as a small businessman by reaching out to the victims and offering restitution or resolution in the complaints against him. Instead he exacerbates the issues for the families by making threats, and attempting to intimidate media outlets and even police departments who are attempting to tell the story and enforce local statutes.
In the video for Mikel Knight’s song “Cowboy Way,” it portrays the country rapper and his organization under the surveillance of authorities who eventually sweep in to shut him down, only to find that he’s moved on. This flaunting of his ability to stay one step ahead of the law is an example of the type of arrogance Mikel Knight operates under. However it almost seems inevitable that at some point Mikel Knight will meet a fate even he seems to be resigned to, yet instead of making efforts to go straight and resolve the issues causing so much controversy with his organization, he embraces them, and continues to attempt to use fear and intimidation to mitigate criticism.
The Complete Mikel Knight Facebook Post:
Let me make this clear for those of you that are unaware of how a lie can be told to so many people through FB and nothing can be done about it. Mikel Knight & The MDRST have done what was NEVER done before in the music business. We were the first and only guys in HISTORY to sell 1.2 MILLION records in 42 states in America Hand to Hand in less than 30 months. We had NO major record label backing, NO radio play and NO major TV exposure. Mostly we sold in rural America. Then a wreck happens and the mothers and aunts of the deceased in the unfortunate accident and some disgruntled employees make a FB page and start one at a time messaging people in the towns we go to sell and tell them that we kidnap people. They then get all the locals who are frantic and don’t know the truth to then call the local PD and they start pulling us over and harassing our guys. Then those local TV and newspapers with No major stories in their small town to cover start covering this FB rumor in local papers and then the Families against Mikel Knight FB page shares the local news report on their page and says “see guys they were questioned by local authorities.” Thus making that story have a tiny bit of validity because it was covered by the local press. Then they share that story to 1000 more locals by posting pics and saying “see this story CALL the local police in your area”. All along knowing we are there to make a living and donate to a local nonprofit charity to help our community. The first success they had with this kind of lie was when they accused the MDRST of kidnapping Cody and Ben from the Rocklahoma concert we were nowhere near. The sick administrators of the hate page had that entire search party looking for Cody and Ben in the MDRST Mikel Knight vans and buses for 2 weeks. 20 vehicles searched about 6 times a day. Totaling hundreds of searches over a 2 week period. All the while they were stopping the police from checking in more important places. Like the boat ramp at the lake where their van was parked and the flood waters drowned them inside. The families against Mikel Knight page did not let anyone know they were lying about it and that MDRST had NOTHING to do with it. We spoke to the detectives who apologized to us and a few family members but all in all the Hate page against us learned something. SAY SOMEONE WAS KIDNAPPED and everyone will go crazy to stop them. Thus the Mikel Knight kidnapping rumor and lie began.
TO SUMMARIZE: About a 100,000 people see or speak to our team a day. We speak to local PD about 8O-100 times a day. There have been no charges, formal investigation, or anyone arrested for anything other than driver’s license suspended, not having a peddlers license and one marijuana paraphernalia arrest. Maybe another one in there but nothing major enough to even remember. So to ALL of you who have met us over the years. You know the truth. If you want your sons and daughter to be taught that if you make history and you become successful that they too can be lied about and harassed and to be forced to stop their dream then you continue to SUPPORT A LIE. But if you want your sons and daughters to grow up and believe they can achieve greatness and success and be anything they want to be then make this post GO VIRAL! SUPPORT THE MDRST- DREAMS ARE THE FUTURE, and we want our children to go after theirs!
To finish up I want to say this. CYBER BULLYING is ILLEGAL AND AGAINST THE LAW. So is wasting the PDs time searching for crimes that don’t exist. When this happens to someone you love you will hate it as much as we do. WE DO HAVE THE BEST LAW FIRM IN NASHVILLE representing us and we have already filed suit against several people. But there is a waiting period which we are in before we give the final blow to them. But EVERY LAST one of the ADMINISTRATORS of the hate page is being served with lawsuits plus 3 TV stations, one police dept. and 1 website, and a lawsuit which appropriately includes Ky Rodgers, Justin Hoskins (who actually drove the van and killed the too young men) and the families of the 2 men.(it’s their families running the site unbeknownst to their own lawyers who found out Thursday I might add. This will be a lesson i will speak about my entire career from this day forward – to STOP Cyber Bullying. Our lawyers needed time to draw up the suits. Build the case and serve them and our private investigators have to track them all down. And that all takes time. But that wait is all but over. The LAW works for the innocent as well. Please if you have ever come across the MDRST, bought our album and or have heard these lies and rumors against us.
POST THIS ON YOUR WALL or on THE PAGE OF A HATER & MOST IMPORTANTLY ON ANY AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT & POLICE PAGES..
CYBER BULLYING IS A CRIME!
Note: The Families Against Mikel Knight and the MDRST Facebook page claims to have no direct affiliation with victims’ families, and is actively working to eliminate the “family” from the group’s page.
***READ: The Sound of Deception: Country Rap’s Mikel Knight & His Notorious Street Teams
June 29, 2015 @ 10:04 am
Thanks for continuing to cover this story, Trigger. Very well written and very interesting. Will be interested to see what happens next with this guy.
June 29, 2015 @ 5:28 pm
Hopefully this white trash imbecile gets what he has coming. What a menace. George Jones might not have been a “good person” per se, but at least he wasn’t like this Mikel fool.
December 10, 2017 @ 12:18 pm
Never met an imbecile who gave $50 grand to a homeless shelter, bought a $60 grand tractor for a community organization to help train convicted felons looking for honest work… He has actually given away more money in the last 5 years than most people make in 15 to 20 years!!! Please don’t be ignorant by judging a book by its cover.
June 29, 2015 @ 10:05 am
Be safe, Kyle.
June 29, 2015 @ 10:29 am
Mikel Knight is attempting to use fear to control those who would speak out against him. If we allow that fear to be effective, then he wins. We’re entering into a new era in media where influential personalities believe they can use their social network reach to intimidate individuals from posting information and opinions. We all have a right protected under the 1st Amendment to say what we believe, and most especially to report facts and information. Using fear to suppress dissent is a direct affront to the 1st Amendment, and we must stand up to it.
June 29, 2015 @ 10:38 am
I agree. I’m not saying give in, but given this guy’s penchant for violence and wannabe thug attitude, I wouldn’t put anything past him. Of course, that accusation of “cyber bullying” is telling in that Mikel Knight has no defense other than to somehow make himself the victim, and that he’s slowly finding his back against the wall. In a perfect world, this guy would be in jail and his organization’s funds would be seized and used as reparations for those his activities have affected. We’re not quite there, and in all likelihood those families will never be helped by any outside parties, but your writing is taking us several steps closer with each article you post. And haters term this site merely as a “blog.”
June 29, 2015 @ 12:21 pm
There is NO CRIME you weirdo. why would they arrest him? why not arrest the driver? And how do you know he was fatigued. Find the court papers that say that. Thats came straight from the drivers own FB post. You are quite literally the craziest guy ive ever read anything from. Maybe thats why you live in your moms basement and use her server. And you know that Mikel Knight didnt make that up. Anyone can ask his page any questions they want. which he states you have never reached out to him!
June 29, 2015 @ 11:48 pm
lol just quit making yourself look ridiculous man. Mikel Knight is nothing more than a shit stain on your favorite pair of underwear.
June 30, 2015 @ 9:08 am
Actually there are workplace laws. Employees are not to be overworked, deprived of sleep, food, necessities. Violating those is a crime.
October 29, 2015 @ 3:13 pm
HAH! We can ask MK anything? I sat for a few hours watching him delete and block questions out the ass that didn’t result in some kind of ego stroke for him.
June 29, 2015 @ 7:00 pm
Man Trigger you make some good points citing the 1st amendment and all, but wouldn’t you agree that our world has bigger problems then how a man decides to run his business?
Saving country music is a great start, but if you are no country artist, then what exactly gives you the validity in your arguments?
I had a chance to read your last post about Mikel Kinight, and one might think you sir were from New Orleans the way
June 29, 2015 @ 8:54 pm
Looks like your comment got cut off there Montiko, but I will tell you that I started Saving Country Music with the belief that everyone’s opinion about music is valid, so whether I’m a country music “artist” or not really has nothing to do with anything, especially with this subject. Nonetheless, saying that I don’t play country music is an assumption.
I’m not concerned with how Mikel Knight runs his business, I’m concerned when people are getting killed, injured, manipulated, assaulted, threatened, lied about, and other issues stemming from this issue, including the lies told about Mikel Knight as a kidnapper and human trafficker.
December 15, 2015 @ 2:50 pm
Hey Trigger I read that you got served for the story you embellished. Is it true that you still live with your mom in her basement? That’s what they said, and also that you are on the heavy side of obesity. Be careful bud, life is too short for you to be living in a basement trying to cover stories. Get some sun man, life is great out here.
but if you don’t mind me asking, how does that lawsuit effect you, and your basement living arrangement?
Montiko
June 30, 2015 @ 1:57 pm
Hey AD,
How do you put a picture with your screen name?
July 1, 2015 @ 6:30 am
It’s a very simple idea, yet complicated process. You have to create a “gravatar,” which is linked to your WordPress profile. Obviously, you also have to have a WordPress profile.
https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/
https://en.gravatar.com/
Is your picture going to be Roy Acuff?
July 1, 2015 @ 12:15 pm
I’ve pondered getting one too.
June 29, 2015 @ 10:09 am
I have run out of disgusting words for this individual & that was tough to do since I believed I used so many…:(
June 29, 2015 @ 10:15 am
They’re taking the Juggalo-collecting approach, and developing a martyred outlaw artist stance all the while. Good luck to you, Kyle. This guy seems to be all internet smoke and mirrors, anyway.
June 29, 2015 @ 10:21 am
There is no lawsuit and there will be no lawsuit. And if by chance Mikel Knight does try to sue me or other media outlets for simply reporting on this story, it will exacerbate this story 10 fold. If he perpetrates violence against someone for reporting on this story, it will exacerbate it 100 fold.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:34 pm
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Glad we agree!
I suspect the reason there is no public tour scheduled, is that he KNOWS if he were to appear in public, he would very likely be subject to apprehension by law enforcement on the wants/warrants. True? He also attended anger management as ordered by the court which is documented publicly.
And as I’ve posted on another page, in the hours I’ve spent reading, researching, cross-referencing, and sharing info with various entities, not ONCE do I recall ever seeing the word ‘kidnapped’ in reference to Cody, Ben, and the Jason Michael Cross/Mikel Knight conglomerate on the pages I frequent. I believe he is grasping at straws with that. Personally, my initial fear was the boys might have fallen for the “come work with us, we’ll make you famous” pitch that is also documented to be the MRDST’s M.O.
Then, sadly, the news reports were issued.
Thanks again Trigger. Your article is an excellent read.
September 22, 2015 @ 8:56 pm
I think he doesn’t tour because he knows no one would come listen to his crappy music! I just watched the Cowboy Way video – I should sue him for pain and suffering! That’s 5 minutes of my life I’ll never get back!
June 29, 2015 @ 10:25 am
Wow. I’ll never get that 4 1/2 min of my life back.
June 29, 2015 @ 10:57 am
Yes you can! Go listen to a Sturgill or Whitey song right now and 4 1/2 minutes will be added back to your life.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:14 pm
Well that’s a given. Cause I’m gonna definitely do that at some point in a day anyways lol.
June 29, 2015 @ 10:36 am
I was lied to and mislead by two of my captains Trey Pontious and Nick Royse , was lead to believe that we were being watched by the FBI, and Homeland security and all the lies just cause more and more trouble . Trey left the day before so the next night my captain Nick said we were going to leave, however i had no idea what we were about to do, so i just kept selling, across the road from where we were selling another one of our vans were there, about time it got dark was told to get in the van we weregoing to go see them. When we got over there nick got into the other van and talked them into leaving too. Then he called his buddy and told him that he was going to come get him and to take all the money out of their money bag and run to the van. Before dropping 1 guy off we took all the merchandise out of 1 van and put it all in the second van, then dropped the van off on the side of the road. As we Were running away we dropped 1 guy off but before we got there we were stopped by police, for no perticular reason. Then the cops wanted to search the van we let them they found a pipe that no one would confess to owning. All 6 of us were arrested and put in jail for that night then released on a $25 bond instead of the $100 bond it was supposed to be. Got my phone back and had messages from Mike and 1 of the lead singers asking what was going on but i was too afraid to answer either of then. By the end of all of it there was over $4000 worth of money and merchandise stolen.Im extremely sorry for my actions and my role in this. Has had several reprocusions and have felt bad about this since it all happend in December. Being apart of the MDRST was great, when i had nothing i could do at home i was offered the job and i took it, it helped me tremendously with being shy and anti-social allowed my to get out and talk to people. It helped build my confidence and feel more self worth, it enabled me to anything i wanted. Even could afford to have big truck that got 7mpg and drive it over an hour each way to see my little sister i hadnt seen longer then a hour in years. Being a part of the MDRST was a blessing to me i made friends and a second family with the guy i was working with.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:41 am
and whats this a story of a PREVIOUS employee with NOTHING bad to say about Mikel Knight? Someone who hasn’t worked for him since December?! The truth will prevail.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:52 am
Agreed. Funny how these stories don’t get blown up like the other ones do.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:56 am
Boy if this don’t sound like some BS.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:09 pm
How does this sound like BS.. I’m pretty sure its just a guy coming forth about working for Mikel Knight and what happened as to why/how he left. Just pointing out that Trey had stolen 3 vans and over 4000 worth of money and merchandise. But everyone on the HATE page doesn’t ask about how these men quit or what they did. Most of the ex members have STOLEN from Mike and the company and then become facebook warriors by blasting their pitty lie stories..
June 29, 2015 @ 12:27 pm
Fake support post is obvious
June 29, 2015 @ 11:05 am
Recently i noticed a single release on Play MPE by Mikel Night. That is the only single i have ever seen released. Im sure that was only because of all the responses. Regardless, no radio stations will play him & I’m sure he will never have any live shows. This is just a street thug running a hustling ring.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:47 am
How are you going to say no one will play his music? And for you information I know that they will be going on a LIVE TOUR. Why don’t you freaking read shit! He said Tour dates will be announced July/August… and I can honestly say I know for a fact that the tour is going to happen because my boyfriend sings in his band… Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and Again TRIGGER only took the negative side because he doesn’t want to get BOTH sides. but no he can use Mikes facebook post and yet STILL BASH HIM…
June 29, 2015 @ 12:00 pm
Jessica,
Mikel Knight didn’t say dates would be announced in July/August. He said they would PLAY a Spring Tour in 2015. Then he said there would be a tour late summer, which is fast approaching. Anyone on tour in the last summer, and even in the fall has already announced the dates. Before that, he said he was touring in the winter of 2015, and the fall of 2014. No tour happened. I’m not saying a tour won’t happen in the future, but heretofore it has only been promises of tours, but no actual dates.
As for only looking at the negative side, apparently you missed the entire section where I refuted all of the information about Mikel Knight being a part of the Rocklahoma disappearances, and that he engages in kidnapping, or human or sex trafficking. I agree there has been a lot of rumor and such surrounding Mikel Knight, but that doesn’t make every accusation against him unfounded.
In lieu of being able to reach Mikel Knight directly, I posted his Facebook post verbatim. He got the last word, and individuals can decide for themselves.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:07 pm
You should buy tickets if/when the tour happens and do an interview. Now THAT would be something to read.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:38 pm
I’d love to interview Mikel Knight. I am open and available whenever he is. I am committed to telling both sides of this story.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:50 pm
Things happen. When people quit the actual band and become the operators of the hate page of course they are going to have to find other people to take over their roles. The tour dates have been said to be released in July/August. If you’d listen to the videos taken of the boys on tour they have said it! But again you only take in part the negative side. And as for you refuting the information it doesn’t make it right that the article before has caused so many more rumors to be brought upon. And have you noticed that EVERY single accusation that has come about has been the same just with a personal twist? No one ever has proof of it. In my eyes if something like that was actually happening and you’re witnessing it happen before I left I would take VIDEO proof that it happens.. I mean there is NO legitimate evidence against this man. And everyone keeps making him out to be a villain. Yet there is many people still out there working for him who have NO problems with what they do daily and say the stuff being posted is lies. And I mean actually reach out to him. Try messaging him threw facebook instead of posting. and yes I seen that you posted his post but that’s not actually reaching out to him.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:55 pm
Jessica,
As I have stated numerous times, I reached out to Mikel Knight through his contact forum on his website numerous times. So have other reporters reached out, and he’s either not responded, or ditched them. If he wants to reach out to me, it is very simple:
https://savingcountrymusic.com/contact
I will get the email within minutes, and we can go from there.
“And have you noticed that EVERY single accusation that has come about has been the same just with a personal twist?”
Yes, and then when you corroborate that with his criminal arrest record and other evidence, that is how you can gain confidence that the concerns could be valid. If Mikel Knight feels like he is being jobbed, then he needs to answer the concerns specifically. Has he ever assaulted one of his employees? Has he ever left employees on the side of the road in strange towns? Does he overwork his employees? Have employees died or been injured because of fatigue? None of these questions were answered, just promises of lawsuits and private investigators digging into the pasts of individuals.
June 30, 2015 @ 12:31 pm
Your an idiot Jessica.
October 29, 2015 @ 3:22 pm
“Jessica” is an awfully odd way to spell “Mikel Knight.”
PS – It’s October. Where’s that tour MK?
March 13, 2016 @ 9:09 am
When IS this so called “tour” supposed to happen again?? Because I just went to the web page and the headline states…”2016 Tour Announcement Coming Soon [Picture of a 3 year old Cover] Now booking for the Urban Cowboy Tour beginning SPRING 2016! – Artist booking form (click here) – Venues interested please contact Fat Thomi at fatthomi@gmail.com“. So when is it supposed to be happening again?? Spring of 2015? – NOPE Summer of 2015?? – NOPE Fall of 2015?? – NOPE Winter of 2015?? – NOPE Spring of 2016?? – MOST LIKELY NOT!! He’s a LIAR, a FRAUD, an ABUSER and Basically an OCCULTIST!! Anyone believing his lies and deceit is either BLIND or just Ignorant…ohh and good luck tou you, Mikel Knight, on your Suits…you’re going to need it!! xD
June 29, 2015 @ 2:44 pm
Look at the way jessica types posts.. Similar to Mikels fb post no?
Lots of CAPITAL LETTERS to make you focus on SPECIFIC words..
Suspicious.
July 10, 2015 @ 6:57 am
If your trying to say that jessica is mikel you are WRONG lmao
June 30, 2015 @ 11:25 am
To be fair, Mr. Hasselhoff – er, I mean, Mr. Knight – does have a few concert dates listed for late July on his Facebook page. Of course, they’re from 2012, but that’s beside the point.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:12 pm
@Jessica :
Well in reply, your right i can only speak for myself. But i do own a few “COUNTRY” FM & AM radio stations and i know it will never be played on mine. And i work with radio folks on a daily basis & have never heard any music director say good things in conversation about his music. But your right, what do i know?
June 29, 2015 @ 12:40 pm
country… hmm im pretty sure this kinda of music is considered country rap.. I mean you can have your own opinion just as well as mine but don’t bash this man because you don’t like his music and you read a bunch of rumors on facebook…
June 29, 2015 @ 11:31 pm
lol what are you? like 17?
September 22, 2015 @ 9:05 pm
There’s no such thing as country rap. A big star like Jason Aldean might be able to get away with a little of it on his music but it will never be a legitimate genre of music.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:20 pm
There are women out there who would date men who are connected to this kind of garbage music? Really?
September 15, 2015 @ 9:15 am
Still waiting for those so called tour dates!! LMAO
February 25, 2016 @ 9:41 pm
I agree… When they were here in Colorado, they done a concert in Denver Colorado. They got permission from kum and go and was posted in the parking lot selling CDs. They were also selling tickets for there concert that was taking place in Denver Colorado. I met them in grove Oklahoma as well and everyone wS very friendly. I listen to their music and do do my friends and their friends. Lol
May 26, 2016 @ 7:47 am
There is no summer tour. F-ing eye roll. If there was gonna be a Summer tour he would have been promoting it MONTHS ago. He has warrants. He ain’t showing up for a live show just for that reason.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:10 am
This reminds me of something that happened in our town when I was a kid. Every year a sketchy, rag-tag carnival would roll into town. It had all of the typical stuff, rickety, dangerous rides, food booths, haunted house, etc. The first year that it came, everyone in town went. Something about it was odd, the workers were all young, dirty, and looked like they were on drugs. After the first year, my parents and most of the parents of my friends wouldn’t let us go back. By the third year, there were rumors about some really weird stuff going on. About the fifth or six year, the local police said no more and it never came back. As it turns out, whoever was running this thing was basically taking underage runaways, drug addicts, disaffected youths, etc., plying them with drugs, and turning them into slaves. They were brainwashed, threatened, and sometimes physically restrained in order to keep them in the carnival. It was a cult of sorts.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:29 am
Oh, and by the way, you should hope that all responsible parents are discriminating and judgmental enough to keep their kids away from people and events, like the one I described, or what Mr. Knight Rider appears to be doing…
June 29, 2015 @ 11:29 am
So you copied a bunch of stuff from Facebook.. Where is the actual proof? You said you haven’t heard back about the probation situation. Have you received confirmation from authorities at all?
Also.. I’m still not buying the messages. You can create fake texts by changing the name in your phone.. That’s hardly evidence of anything.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:40 am
I have receive confirmation that Mikel Knight (aka Jason Michael Cross) is wanted for aggravated assault in Bexar County, TX stemming from an altercation in 2006. I also confirmed that Mikel Knight (aka Jason Michael Cross) is currently under probation until 2/19/2016 (see record above), and confirmed this through the Lebanon Probation Office. The only thing I did not confirm was the stipulations of that probation, which I explained in the article. And none of that information was on Facebook.
The validity of the texts was also confirmed before posting.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:54 am
How can you confirm the validity of the texts without having his personal phone number and the phone on which “Mikel Knight” sent texts? I can screen shot texts right now and pretend you said them. There’s no “confirming the validity”
June 29, 2015 @ 12:11 pm
Nathan,
The text messages are in no way the crux of the argument against Mikel Knight, they are simply an illustration to give further evidence to the dozen or so testimonials of former street team members about their experiences with Mikel Knight. There are photos, documents obtained through local authorities that can be independently verified, and reams of other evidence corroborating what many are saying about Mikel Knight. Disregard the text messages if you choose, but the fundamental concern remains. Why is such an effort being made to refute the concerns, including law suits and private investigators, when it would be easier and cheaper simply to resolve them, and take steps to make sure further accidents don’t happen in the future? Mikel Knight appears to have a very successful operation. Why jeopardize that moving forward by leaving these unresolved concerns hanging?
June 29, 2015 @ 12:30 pm
From what I’ve gathered from the other side, attempts were made to resolve them. It seems what people are most upset about is the fact that the families received no compensation. For one, I don’t believe that to be true. For two, you have to ask the state of intoxication of those involved in the accident. If they were on the job and intoxicated it becomes a separate issue. There are contracts that are signed prohibiting drug and alcohol use while the team is on the road. There is only so much he can do to prevent that aside from firing those guys who do illicit substances and jeopardize their own employment. At that point when the guys are “left on the side of the road” they start whining about how they were abandoned without money, a way home, etc. If you ask me, a company that fires you for what is essentially a breach of contract owes you nothing.
I just don’t buy into the fuss that has been made over this ordeal, and I believe that evidence and reports are skewed. I would like to see a more balanced look into the situation and a fair attempt to corroborate evidence on the other side.
June 30, 2015 @ 6:10 pm
He didn’t compensate the families. They can prove that fact. He didnt even contact them to give his condolences. And as for the cause of Taylor and Roberts accident, it has already been deemed as driver fatigue. Another fact that can be proven.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:40 am
isnt he the guy with the talking car? I loved that show.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:52 am
Mikel Knight:
If you are reading this, you are a thug and a piece of filth. Your so-called ‘music’ is terrible but, first and foremost, you are just a pathetic fool and obviously you have no compassion, nor humility. If I ever see you or your henchmen around Montgomery, Alabama, then I’m going to call law enforcement on you.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:55 am
Quake in your boots, Mike. Stephen from Montgomery, AL is coming for you. Be afraid, be very afraid.
…. Ha
June 29, 2015 @ 12:29 pm
Oh my Gosh like they don’t deal with the Law EVERYDAY.. and guess what the LAW leaves them alone after the 500 facebook people call and tell them “I seen on facebook that”…. Let me guess you yourself have called the Law on the street team before and were made to look a fool because the ONLY thing they could get them on was NO CITY PERMT!
June 29, 2015 @ 2:04 pm
I’ve never seen these idiots in Alabama and I’ve never met anyone who listens to this garbage.
June 29, 2015 @ 3:37 pm
Jessica and Nathan are both posts by Mikel Knight, posing under the anonymous format of commenting on this website.
Mikel, your lack of intelligence and obvious self promotion are clear in your fake posts.
June 29, 2015 @ 4:38 pm
It is interesting that right after I figured out what was going on, he (or she or they) completely stopped posting. I haven’t deleted anything, they just called the dogs off.
June 29, 2015 @ 8:18 pm
Actually I have a life. I was dealing with then I had other things to do. I am NOT mikel knight.. do I support him, yes 100%. Please instead of ASSUMING you know everything about people commenting on this, take into consideration that people have lives other than sitting here on SCM… and Adrian I have personally commented on this page AND the ridiculous hate page. I have nothing to hide just chose to not use my full name on here like everyone else! The facebook page I have commented on plenty of times before but it gets tiring trying to explain the same shit to a bunch of people who believe everything they read on facebook.
June 30, 2015 @ 9:11 am
Actually Jessica he could be arrested for his outstanding warrants, OR his violation of workplace ethics laws, such as not overworking employees, not depriving employees of food or sleep, etc. Or possibly for harassment, the way they try to sell their “Music.”
July 3, 2015 @ 9:46 pm
Jessica, if he’s so legit, and all they can do is “get him on no city permit” then why doesn’t he just pull a city permit??? He knows it’s illegal to do what he’s doing, so why not follow the law? Oh wait, he doesn’t seem to do a very good job at following the law now does he? If you’re going to defend someone so vehemently, why pick someone who has basically contradicted everything you’ve said? And defending someone who shows his true character is those vile & disgusting text messages-well that pretty much sums up your character as well! Just sayin….
June 29, 2015 @ 12:49 pm
Why are you on here being an apologist for this Mikel Knight thug? I’m genuinely curious. Can you explain why he lies about going on tour? What about his criminal history and active warrants?
June 29, 2015 @ 12:54 pm
He doesn’t lie about going on tour. He may have lied about the upcoming tour dates, but it is not unheard of for an artist to stay home to make music for a while. There are thousands of people who have see him perform in person. Ask his fans.
And not many artists or celebrities of any caliber these days DON’T have records or criminal history..
June 29, 2015 @ 1:59 pm
“He doesn”™t lie about going on tour. He may have lied about the upcoming tour dates…”
Um, you just contradicted yourself.
Frankly, watching you folks try to defend Mikel Knight is like watching a dog chase its tail.
And yes, many artists have a criminal past, but Mikel Knight has a criminal present. He wanted for aggravated assault in Texas while on probation in Tennessee. Meanwhile he has a rap sheet longer than 99% of the artists I know.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:00 pm
Why am I defending this man? Because everything you read on facebook isn’t true! I hate that this world is full of a bunch of people who will believe everything they read on a social media site. Especially a HATE page made against someone. And as I stated in an above reply to a comment when members of a band quit you kind of need time to find a replacement and that replacement has to learn the music. So I mean yeah the tour times that have been announced in the past have been wrong but that’s because things have come up. But the new tour dates are going to be released July/August. And honestly the criminal history is a mixture between different Jason Michael Cross’s. But I mean seriously why does everyone have to focus on someones past.. Almost every “rapper” I have ever listened to has a criminal record. But what matters is they LEARN from it and move on! Now hes a country rapper but I mean does Colt Ford have a clean record? And the active warrants? Again as stated there is another man with the name. If MIke had a active warrant and EVERYONE knows his real name esp in TX why wouldn’t have have been arrested yet? He puts his FACE on the side of EVERY BUS and they go to TX and work so I mean if he truly did have a active warrant im sure they would have found him by now!
June 29, 2015 @ 2:10 pm
“Why am I defending this man? Because everything you read on facebook isn”™t true!”
Should we include Mikel Knight’s statement in this assessment as well? You can continue to say that the crux of the arguments used against him have to do with Facebook posts, but people can see for themselves that there is a diverse body of information here from multiple sources.
“If MIke had a active warrant and EVERYONE knows his real name esp in TX why wouldn”™t have have been arrested yet?”
Jessica,
Mikel Knight does have an active warrant out of Bexar county. Anyone can call the county and verify it just like I did. Nobody told me about the warrant. I called the county looking for information, and they told me about it. It is a fact.
June 29, 2015 @ 8:28 pm
He can play solo shows or acoustic shows, post videos to his Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or soundcloud with snippets of new stuff. Go on Nashville gig finder and you will see players of all types just step into bands or sub every day. Just a few examples.
June 30, 2015 @ 10:28 pm
Who the fuck listens to Colt Ford anyways?? Michael douchemonkey mikal is a bottom feeding piece of shit!
June 29, 2015 @ 1:49 pm
Bomber….she’s a girlfriend of one of the infamous crew. Oh yeah, they are here, monitoring for the self-proclaimed King of country rap!! HAHAHA! Oh, when ya get time…look up A-GEE/Albino Gorilla!! ROTFLOL.
June 29, 2015 @ 4:10 pm
So you are Mikel!
Trigger, you’ve managed to attract the no-talent hack right to your comment section! He’s outed himself with the OBVIOUS use of caps wherever he FEELS like it.
Also, Mikel, since I know you’ll read this, Mini Thin is a way better country rapper than you, as he HAS TALENT and RELEASES MUSIC.
Have a nice day.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:03 pm
Stephen if your still wasting your time on this site. They already called the laws on them but the good ol boy Mikel Knight still donated money to the local NON PROFIT called A Cut Above The Rest Traingin Facility. Way to Go Mikel.
June 29, 2015 @ 11:54 am
Gee, I wonder how many extra CDs the slave labor had to sell to pay the retainer for “THE BEST LAW FIRM IN NASHVILLE”? And yeah, Trigger, I really doubt you’re going to hear from a lawyer. At least no lawyer who knows anything about First Amendment law. Truth is an absolute defense. So is “fair comment.” And there’s no way Knight can argue that he’s not a public figure. Proving libel and defamation is very difficult for a public figure, as it should be.
Also, keep in mind that if he sues you, civil law grants you something wonderful: the power of subpoena. You can request all manner of Knight’s records, including tax returns, business records, internal emails, text messages, any phone messages — the list goes on. I doubt Knight was aware of this (given that it appears most of his experience is with criminal law…) and as soon as THE BEST LAW FIRM IN NASHVILLE hips him to that little legal factoid, I bet his interest in suing wanes. Or he starts destroying all his records.
The guy sounds like he’s running a pyramid scheme, but instead of selling home cleaning products or beauty supplies, he’s selling CDs.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:04 pm
No your wrong there. He already did hear from a lawyer and he was served at his moms house in the basement where he uses her server. All you have to do is message MK facebook page for the truth. He is going to court. That is the truth. wait.. you will be updated on that next Im sure
June 29, 2015 @ 1:37 pm
Richard,
If you truly believe that I have been served papers and that I live in my mom’s basement, you have been so completely hoodwinked it’s sad. First off, I live in Texas. There are no basements in Texas, period. Especially in my mom’s house. Go read what Mikel Knight himself posted.
QUOTE:
“Our lawyers needed time to draw up the suits. Build the case and serve them and our private investigators have to track them all down.”
So not even Mikel Knight is saying I have been served. And anyone who says that (and that I live in my mom’s basement) is a ridiculous liar.
You know where they got that info Richard? I put it on my “About” page to troll the trolls.
https://savingcountrymusic.com/about-saving-country-music
” The Triggerman lives in his mom”™s basement, and over-glorifies the obscure music that he loves while bashing anything that he doesn”™t solely because its popular. He is strictly motivated by jealousy, and has no right to criticize music because he has never played it, never written songs, and never toured as a musician. He is also is a virgin, and doesn”™t know how to please women in bed. In short, he is a nerdy crybaby who uses a moderately successful online platform make himself feel better about his pathetic life.”
It looks like it worked. Some crack private investigators Mikel Knight has.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:01 pm
This article is only being written because Mikel Knights first article got so many hits for this site. This bum hates on all country stars. Why not a new one with an easy past to point to as a reason. FYI Trig…If you would buy a Mikel Knight cd from the street team and listen he talks about going to jail on all his cds and how he changed his life with God. You must not know God. Also all your info for your article is from FACEBOOK again. I can change the names in my phone and make a complete conversation with Eddie Murphy and Toby Keith today! I notice you call the guys criminals as long as they work for Mikel Knight but when they are fired they are law abiding citizens who tell the truth! WOW real fair and balanced. way to go man. We’ll see how you fair in court. Read the laws. Slander isnt ok even if it is true. Contrary to what most people think. You cant interfere with a business and stop its employees from making money. Its called torturous interference. Look it up.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:32 pm
Richard,
Some of the information is from Facebook, some of it isn’t. Should we discredit everything Mikel Knight said because he posted it on Facebook. By this logic, my information would be more valid since I’m not posting it on Facebook.
June 29, 2015 @ 6:18 pm
Looks like Richard didn’t “fair” too well in looking things up before commenting. Yikes.
June 29, 2015 @ 7:52 pm
“Slander isnt ok even if it is true.”
I laughed so hard, milk shot out my nose – and I wasn’t even drinking any. Thanks, Dick.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:11 pm
So just to understand, when the employees quit, or are fired for not following the rules and then proceed to post on Facebook, they are “saints” and everything they said is credible? Seems like this should be addressed as well that it’s very possible/highly likely they are not being honest. Just like with any employer/employee relationship, when there is separation the employee usually has negative reviews/feedback for the previous employer..
June 29, 2015 @ 1:00 pm
Denzel,
There is no one stream of information corroborating that there are issues with how Mikel Knight and his management deal with street team employees. Sure, previous employees have beefs with employers all the time. But Taylor Robert Nixon and Robert Joseph Underfinger III died in an accident that local authorities determined was caused by driver fatigue. This is the same issue Ky Rodgers brought up. People are claiming they’ve been assaulted by Mikel Knight, and looking at his criminal record, there are numerous assaults, including one he is wanted for in Texas. Everyone is asked to make their own judgement about how they feel about the information provided, but singling out one stream of information is not going to make the concerns surrounding Mikel Knight go away.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:22 pm
Cult. Cult, cult, cult. Just because it’s not religious in nature doesn’t mean it’s not using the exact same tactics. Including the brainwashing of it’s members/team. wee bit scary.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:35 pm
Cult? So you’re saying because people believe in him it’s considered a Cult? Hahaha well apparently everyone is part of a cult. The families against Mikel Knight & the MDRST is a cult. There are many definitions of Cult.. let me fill you in..
noun: cult; plural noun: cults
a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.
“the cult of St. Olaf”
Ӣa relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister.
“a network of Satan-worshiping cults”
synonyms: sect, denomination, group, movement, church, persuasion, body, faction
“a religious cult”
Ӣa misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing.
“a cult of personality surrounding the leaders”
synonyms: obsession with, fixation on, mania for, passion for, idolization of, devotion to, worship of, veneration of
“the cult of eternal youth in Hollywood”
So in other words the FAMK page is a Cult as well because they all believe that Mike is a Mean Unhumane person… That page is also considered a witch hunt… a campaign directed against a person or group holding unorthodox or unpopular views..
June 29, 2015 @ 12:37 pm
Witch hunt is a perfect term for what is happening now..
June 29, 2015 @ 2:09 pm
Jessica, please quit drinking the Jim Jones – I mean Mikel Knight – kool aid.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:04 pm
i agree, this whole organization seems like one big giant cult.
July 7, 2015 @ 6:20 am
“”¢a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing.” well, that to me fits the entire MDRST operation in itself.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:22 pm
My name is luke aka tiny toofer.. Most of you know know who I am or know of me because my name has be all over the hate page against mikel knight and the MDRST.. some of you even have my number because it had been posted on there as well by an ex member of the mdrst(Austin brown) in which case I have had numerous threats made to me and my family from random numbers.. I’ve been a proud member of the mdrst for over 2years.. most of the ex employees you see spreading the rumors and lies about us also have felony warrents out for them for grand theft and auto theft from stealing company vehicles and merchandise and thousands of dollars in cash which “toy story” had mention.. I know because I filled most of the reports.. Travis sanders, Nick bailey, Nick Royse, Austin brown. . The list could go on for days. . FALSE ACCUSATIONS? !? Scams, human trafficking, kidnappers, rapist, sex trafficking we where allegedly going to do a purge in one town.. we hold NOBODY against their will or force them to work.. they can leave the job anytime they want. I’m proud to be a member of the MDRST and 1203ent. And will continue to be with out a doubt in my mind!!! Mikel knight has changed my life in so many ways I could never thank him enough.. #18MILLIONRECORDSSOLD!!!!!
June 29, 2015 @ 12:27 pm
How on earth are you going to say that you’ve done research and your reached out when all you’ve post above is his statement to the people about his side.. Yes I seen that you tried to “clear” his name from the kidnapping, human trafficking and sex trafficking lies but how about you actually REACH out to him and get his side so you can report to these people his side of the story. His post was part of his side but there are plenty of CRAZY people out there believing all the lies that have come upon the Hate page. I find it funny how you don’t believe this is cyberbullying. Not only is it cyberbullying it is Online False Light Invasion. Which I don’t know if your aware that is AGAINST the law. Yes you’re speaking your mind and might I add making a fool of yourself while doing it. This is honestly your biggest story I have ever seen on this page. Covering Mikel Knight and the MDRST.. How about the 30 something guys out there still now who will tell you themselves that this shit is a bunch of crap. Why don’t you reach out to them? The ones who still work for him? Oh wait that would mean that the TRUTH would come out.. And with all the shares and shit that this NEGATIVE story is getting you don’t want the truth to come out because your shares and everything else will go down and youll have to resort to bashing T-Swift, Luke Bryan and everyone else.. So please take the time to actually REACH out to this man and not through his forums. Message him and Ask to do a follow up. Or like ive stated before on the other shitty article go search facebook because his number has been ALL over there.. All you have time to do is sit in your mommas basement and write shit articles. Please for the love of humanity do some fucking research.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:42 pm
“you don”™t want the truth to come out because your shares and everything else will go down and youll have to resort to bashing T-Swift, Luke Bryan and everyone else.. ”
For a regular reader of this website, this comment really, really made me laugh.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:16 pm
Actually, Jessica, you have it backwards. If Knight, AKA Jason Michael Cross, believes Trigger published an untruth about him, then Cross (or THE BEST LAW FIRM IN NASHVILLE) should have contacted Trigger, pointed out the error and asked for a correction/clarification. I’m guessing that never happened.
Cross is a charlatan. Simple as that. Selling 1.2 million CDs in 30 months is quite a feat (if, in fact, he’s actually done that; we only have his word for it) but it appears he’s done that by hiring desperate or vulnerable youngsters and then browbeating, threatening of haranguing them into meeting sales quotas. There’s a reason no label has picked up this guy. There’s a reason why radio doesn’t play him. There’s a reason he won’t tour. And let’s face it — most tours are booked weeks or months in advance. If he were touring this summer, he would’ve had dates confirmed by early spring, at the latest.
Since your boyfriend sings in his band, why don’t you tell us — what are the cities, venues and dates of the upcoming tour? Surely your boyfriend knows them since he is in the band. Bands generally don’t keep tour dates/venues a secret as they like to generate interest and, ya know, sell tickets. So I’m sure Cross — er, excuse me, Knight — won’t mind you giving us a head’s up.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:17 pm
Reporting on a story, even if it is poorly done, is not “cyberbullying”. Likewise criticism, even if unfounded, is just a part of normal adult discourse. Can you present any evidence that Trigger attempted to intimidate or threaten Knight?
I do not understand your claim that this is Trigger’s “biggest story”. I’ve only seen one other article on the subject, and the article we’re commenting on now would never have been written had Knight not threatened the site with a lawsuit.
In general, the hysterical manner in which you and the other obvious Knight fans are writing undermines your credibility.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:54 pm
Jessica,
Just so you know, typically the ‘most commented’ on stories on SCM have to do with shitty music.
June 29, 2015 @ 5:04 pm
And Jessica, since your boyfriend is in the band and would presumably know, please list all the cities and venues Knight has played in in the past, oh, 18 months or so. You say he tours, so coming up with the list of shows your boyfriend has performed at — and is booked to perform at this summer and fall — really shouldn’t be that hard.
I’ll await your reply. And your list.
June 30, 2015 @ 8:39 am
I have a feeling you’ll be waiting awhile.
July 1, 2015 @ 12:28 am
Yep. “Jessica” seems to have disappeared. She/he probably got in trouble because taking time out to post here cut into her time hawking CDs in the Walmart parking lot. I understand Knight gets really angry if you don’t meet your sales quotas.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:31 pm
This guy is like the music industry equivalent of bigfoot hoaxer Rick Dyer, except Mikel actually has product to sell.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:43 pm
Trigger,
I am remaining neutral in the Mikel Knight v Saving Country Music et al. controversy but I am watching enthusiastically as a fan of the genre. One thing I am wondering is if you know if Mr. Cross has identified the law firm whose services he’s retained, either to you (through whomever has been contacting you) or to any other group that you know of. His post states he’s retained the services of the best law firm in Nashville but I would like to know who this actually is. In my past days as a newspaper reporter, generally legal counsel would speak on behalf of persons who found themselves in the middle of public controversies, and legal counsel would also generally not encourage posts such as the one Mr. Cross has recently posted.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
First off, this is not Mikel Knight vs. Saving Country Music. This controversy was raging way before I decided to cover it out of concern, and even if I ceased to cover it, it would continue. Furthermore, I have put forth an effort to tell both sides of the story from the beginning.
As you point out, when individuals retain the services of lawyers, that’s when the public battle usually ceases. Nobody has contacted me, even though there are individuals claiming right now that I have been served with papers, and that I’m lying about it, and that I live in my mom’s basement (can’t make this stuff up). Not even Mikel Knight is saying anyone specifically has been served, and still there are folks saying that I have been…even though I haven’t.
The lawsuit talk is simply a tactic to attempt to scare people from speaking out. Frankly, I invite a lawsuit. And if one was served, it would be the worst blow against Mikel Knight yet.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:16 pm
Someone said you live in your mom”™s basement!?! That”™s embarrassing. Well good news for you that it isn”™t true.
June 29, 2015 @ 2:07 pm
to be fair, Triggerman, the moms basement stuff came from…….. you. You posted that in the about saving country music section. i know i know, sarcasm only works when people’s IQs are above that of a fourth graders. i had similar backlash from a sarcastic comment I made in this post. but, fair is fair, and the culprit for spreading the rumor of you living in your moms basement is yourself.
June 29, 2015 @ 2:28 pm
Banner,
It wasn’t a rumor. What they said was that Mikel Knight had hired a private investigator to investigate me, and determined that I lived in my mom’s basement, and used my mom’s server for this website. Richard (who is also Nathan) said it twice in this very comments section. They said they received that information from Mikel Knight’s Facebook page.
June 29, 2015 @ 2:39 pm
my mistake. I thought they just read your (sarcastic) bio and ran with it. I guess the PI read your bio and ran with it, then. Sounds like a top notch investigator. I’ll be sure to use his services if I am ever in need.
June 30, 2015 @ 10:12 am
If you DID happen to be taken to court for this, if Tickle Fright… sorry, “Mikel Knight,” actually showed up, isn’t there a possibility that he would be detained outright? Even in another state? Much less if they come to Texas…
June 30, 2015 @ 10:55 am
You have a right to be sued in your home state. If Mikel Knight sued me in Texas and was asked to appear in court, then yes, I’m sure they would be interested that a fugitive wanted for aggravated assault was in their court room. One of the reasons I think Mikel is in Tennessee is because it has one of the most laxed approaches to extradition compared to other states.
June 29, 2015 @ 12:44 pm
BEST LAW FIRM IN NASHVILLE…
Well, since it is in all caps, it must be legit. lol.
People who live in glass houses don’t need to be throwing rocks, though.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:23 pm
HIS REPRESENTATIVE IS DAVID DRAIMAN IN TWITTER FORM.
June 30, 2015 @ 10:15 am
OOH RA AH AH AH
June 29, 2015 @ 12:50 pm
jessica is right. This is your biggest story. Your defining moment. The watergate of country music. Yes, salesmen for an artist that no one has ever heard of, has never toured, had a hit, or is even signed far and away trumps anything else you could possibly report on in country music. Never mind the death of Wayne Mills or the controversy surrounding the death of Jon Hensley, or the controversy with McGraw and Sandy Hook promise.This is huge. I’m seeing a reality show in your future, documenting your coverage of this story. A Lifetime tv movie will probably follow. Yes, it’s that big. But, just so we are all clear: is he the guy with the talking car or not?
June 29, 2015 @ 12:52 pm
Banner, you win. So many times.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:02 pm
Good one Ban:)
June 29, 2015 @ 1:09 pm
Are you the same person or are Mikel Knight cronies seriously brigading this site defending the Albino Gorilla’s honor? You people are a joke.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:37 pm
hey dipshit… next time read the fuckin post before calling me a joke. I am sorry that you do not have the mental capacity to register sarcasm but that truly is not my fault. Assclown.
June 29, 2015 @ 2:02 pm
Commenting via my phone screws me up. I tried replying to Jessica, cool your shit.
June 29, 2015 @ 8:21 pm
Lol, just when Banner seems like a cool bro with that great sarcastic post, he blows up with over a reply that obviously meant for someone else. But that was still a dang good post Banner
June 29, 2015 @ 1:16 pm
Banner, you win. So many times.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:41 pm
thank you sir
June 29, 2015 @ 8:26 pm
Lmao, y’all are too dumb to realise he was being sarcastic. And then Banner doesn’t realise that their compliment to him was actually because they thought he was legitimately being serious. Lol, the sheer amount if ass clownery here is terrific. This is good stuff here.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:00 pm
Trigger, that’s one horrible song, oh yea the rapper of kounrty, said Earnhardt’s name in this shitplosion of a song, and it offended me.
June 29, 2015 @ 8:28 pm
Cause he ain’t support the flag? I had to toss out my Jr. hat. Damn shame too, that was my favorite hat.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:02 pm
The first thing I did was look for the fake news tag. He actually thinks he can get a lawsuit over this? That’s like the FIFA suing news outlets for covering the bribery scandal. Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean you can censor it, unless it’s offensive, which it’s not at all.
June 30, 2015 @ 8:44 am
And if you don’t like something being reported (FIFA using bribes; Mikel Knight’s “sales” tactics), maybe you shouldn’t be do those things to begin with.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:16 pm
So, let me get this straight:
This jackass and his indentured servants roll into Podunk with the big flashy trucks and whatnot, harass the locals in the Walmart parking lot…and he gets mad when the local media make a story out of such an occurrence?
Not the brightest bulb in the box.
June 30, 2015 @ 10:16 am
It’s my theory that intelligence has little to do with indignancy from criminals or thugs. It’s not that they’re too dumb to understand what they’re doing, they just think they somehow have a right to or something to that effect. I was always baffled when I attended high school when KNOWN LIARS that were caught in the MIDDLE OF A LIE would get mad that their statements were questioned. These types understand perfectly well what they’re doing, they just get mad because they got caught and don’t want to face the consequences.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:19 pm
So refusing to post my comments doesn’t really bode well for the validity of your article. I’m here non-confontationally presenting alternative views. It’s the least you can do to respond to them.
June 29, 2015 @ 2:17 pm
Nathan,
Nobody’s comments have been deleted, unless they broke the comment rules. Anyone can look down this comment section and see there is plenty of spirited dissent. However, some people’s comments may be sent to moderation for various reasons, including when the same individual posts under separate aliases. In your case, you have also posted under “Chump” “Josephine,” “Richard,” “Nathan,” “Denzel Webber,” and others. All of these aliases are originating from the same exact IP address, “108.162.237.47” . So either they are all the same people, or it is a bunch of different people all using the same exact device and internet connection to post. Either way, this is in violation of the comment rules, and all of these individuals have officially been blacklisted from posting on Saving Country Music. Be happy you got your licks in when you did.
June 30, 2015 @ 9:15 am
Wow you can tell that people are doing that? I got blocked from Wikipedia at college because someone else used the lab to screw up an article…
June 30, 2015 @ 10:05 am
Well, when I look. Usually what clues me off is when someone’s comments keep going to moderation, and the commenter complains about it. If someone is posting under multiple names from the same IP address, the site picks up on it and tries to slow them down by not automatically posting the comments.
June 30, 2015 @ 11:07 am
That’s a neat feature.
June 29, 2015 @ 1:24 pm
According to MK himself AND his “street team” all the haters make him famous and pay his rent. So, why would he, or any of his street team and “fans” want the haters to stop? I mean, that is what is on his facebook timeline????
June 29, 2015 @ 1:49 pm
MUSIC-bullyING should BE ILLEGAL!
June 29, 2015 @ 1:56 pm
Do all Mikel Knight fans have CAPSLOCK DISORDER???
June 29, 2015 @ 1:56 pm
These people defending him are pretty funny. Please keep it up. This is good stuff.
June 29, 2015 @ 2:04 pm
*This person
June 29, 2015 @ 2:25 pm
So basically I determined that many of the comments here were either being left by the same person using different aliases, or different people posting on the same exact device and internet connection. All of the IP addresses matched up, so comments from “Richard” and “Nathan” and “Chump” and a couple of others should all be considered coming from the same person. Also be aware that any other attempt this comment section will result in commenters either being moderated, deleted, or blacklisted from the comments section.
June 29, 2015 @ 2:53 pm
this has been a tough thread to follow. replies to replies and all that. i had to restart at the top to catch back up again (wish I would have caught up before posting a redundant reply, but oh well) anyway, i am still confused because these various aliases do not seem to be in complete agreement with each other. Personality disorder?
June 29, 2015 @ 5:40 pm
I could see it was the same general replies, with basically nothing more of a defense other than “stop being a haterrrr!” It’s quite sad really.
September 5, 2015 @ 12:29 am
Infamy breeds fame. The more spirited the debate,the more social media coverage, the more police interest, et al the more people want to know about Mikel Knight. How could I know this. Easy. I read an article on social media which spurred interest. I went toy hometown today noticed Mikel Knight vehicles at the gas station and of course stopped. Was greeted by very gregarious polite personnel who managed to sell me a cd which I must say isn’t bad. I would compare to Cowboy Troy without the bullshit. Apologies for that vulgarity. I love all types of music from classical to top forty. Just my opinion that if accusations are being made please have facts and data to substantiate as slander can and does ruin lives.
September 5, 2015 @ 9:16 am
KITT,
It’s a fact that Mikel Knight is a convicted felon for violent crimes including numerous assault charges. It’s a fact that he is currently under probation for a violent crime. It is a fact that he is wanted in Texas for yet another assault charge, and is a fugitive. It is a fact that there has been two deaths, and numerous accidents by his workers after being forced to work into dangerous, and at times, illegal working conditions. It is a fact that he did not sign labor agreements with his workers at the time of these accidents, which is against the law. It’s a fact that they did not fill out proper tax information, which is against the law. It’s a fact that many of these vehicles were not carrying proper insurance at the time, which is against the law. It is a fact that Mikel Knight has violated dozens of local ordinances by selling merchandise without local permits. It is a fact that numerous of his workers have been arrested on numerous charges. It’s a fact that he has abandoned certain workers thousands of miles from their homes for low sales performance. It’s a fact that he’s been accused of both physically and mentally assaulting his workers to motivate better sales. The facts and data for all of this can be found above.
June 29, 2015 @ 3:54 pm
hey trigger, if thats you’re real name, stop hating on michelle night! He’s a gud singer and sells a billion music albums each week!!, he is inocent until proven gilty becuz I once watched a epsode of csi and I no the law. Haders gunna hate!
P.s. By his album omg so god
June 29, 2015 @ 7:58 pm
Trigr’s juss jelious.
June 29, 2015 @ 5:16 pm
If Waylon was still around, he’d punch this dude straight in his mouth. Then the highwaymen would collaborate and make a kick ass song about it 😀
June 30, 2015 @ 9:17 am
the band Gaelic Storm did a song about their singer punching Russell Crowe… It’s pretty funny.
June 30, 2015 @ 4:24 pm
The band Hillbilly Casino named a whole album about one of their fans/crew knocking John Rich completely out! LOL!
June 29, 2015 @ 6:18 pm
I think my favorite thing about his Facebook post is that he implies that people actually have a clue who he is. Without this website, I wouldn’t even know that a skid mark named Mikel Knight even existed.
June 29, 2015 @ 6:22 pm
Good Luck Kyle
June 29, 2015 @ 6:37 pm
Has everybody overlooked the real travesty here?…that douche bag music like this exists in the first place!?
June 29, 2015 @ 7:11 pm
Who is this fool and who does he think he is using my name and doing these thing to these people? K.I.T.T. and I will find him.
June 29, 2015 @ 7:15 pm
I don’t like rap in country music there is no need for it.
June 29, 2015 @ 7:44 pm
“Hello, IRS? I wonder if your auditors are aware of …”
June 29, 2015 @ 10:17 pm
Trigger get a life. Report some real music news with evidence to back it up or get a real job. Pretty sure the MDRST is hiring, try it for yourself see first hand what this mikel knight guy is all about. MA! THE MEATLOAF!!!
June 30, 2015 @ 8:22 am
I suspect this is that Nathan Gill guy again!!
AKA – Nathan, Richard, Denzel Webber & Chump. LMAO
June 30, 2015 @ 5:52 am
Honestly the comment section was more interesting than the article. Calm down people.
June 30, 2015 @ 7:24 am
all I wanna say is there is another way of doing things and that’s your way, and you have a right to try it your way at least once…. but with all that being said, Who the fuck is Mikel Knight?
June 30, 2015 @ 7:59 am
Trigger, one thing that gets me is his fans. Have you noticed on Mikel Knights Facebook page that all of his fans talk like he is actually listening to them, they only talk about buying his CD’s at a gas station or a Walmart. Have they not noticed that Mikel Knight very rarely replies to a comment let alone even liking the comment, it seems to me that Mikel Knight cares less about his fans after he has their money.
Another thing that gets me are the comment sections on his pages. Look at all his youtube videos, all the comment sections are disabled so that nobody can leave a comment (good or bad). Look at his Facebook comments, there is not a single negative comment on there!! I just asked him a question on his Facebook page and boom it was gone within a minute & I was then blocked from commenting, the question was not even really that negative. It seems he only allows comments on there that worship him, does his fans not notice this either? I mean what true performer does that, I have commented on many sites and I have never seen this from any performer that truly cares about their fans. Mikel Knight reminds me of the Pied Piper & his fans are the rats, they are truly blind if they think he cares about them.
June 30, 2015 @ 8:13 am
I have noticed that. Meanwhile you can see plenty of comments from Mikel Knight’s supporters here, yet they still complain about being censored and unfairly represented. Mikel Knight seems to think that if he suppresses are the criticism of him instead of addressing it and resolving it, then it will all go away. But it hasn’t, and it won’t. It has only grown louder. I actually do applaud him for acknowledging certain stuff in his Facebook post, but threatening lawsuits was not the proper way to aid the resolution process.
June 30, 2015 @ 5:32 pm
I agree with you on that Trigger. To me though I have seen many people support him on different comment sections in articles and his “hate” page, it seems like it is always the same ones. It looks like the only supporters that adamantly stick up for him like that are not fans, they are ones that benefit financially from him. He has so many likes on his page and if they are true fans, then why not comment more if they truly believe in him & stuff is not true about him. I know if I believed in a performer that much, I would certainly speak up for that person.
June 30, 2015 @ 9:08 am
Oddly enough, I left a comment on his page yesterday asking him to disclose his current criminal charges against him. Surely enough, I’m blocked from commenting now.
I didn’t even say anything negative, him deleting that kind of just confirms he’s a scumbag who has charges against him.
July 1, 2015 @ 4:47 am
Exactly what I am talking about. If you look at any of Mikel Knights comment sections, there is actually no dialog what so ever between people. Everything is deleted by him so that there is nothing to make him look bad. If you look at real performers sites & pages, you will see that the performer will actually respond to comments that are not in favor of them. You will also see dialog between people, you will not find any of that on any of Mikel Knights sites & pages. Now a true performer is one that can take criticism that is good or bad, those are the performers that truly care about their fans and their opinions.
June 30, 2015 @ 10:19 am
I don’t think Hank done it this way..
June 30, 2015 @ 10:39 am
Boy, I don’t know if there was ever a time that saying was more appropriate.
June 30, 2015 @ 11:52 am
Whew.. That just happened and we all let it happen. In MK’s defense he did have a Goodwrench jacket on to let us know at least what brand of tool he is. And he mentioned Earnhardt I mean come on guys if that ain’t country he’ll kiss your ass.. :*
June 30, 2015 @ 6:06 pm
Sounds like he’s covered all the bases to appear country, right? Got a hat, Got boots, Got a big buckle, copied all the country names he could think of (Urban Cowboy, Maverick, Dirt Road, plus several in ‘song’ titles), and one old TV show about a talking car.
Wait….where did you see him in a Goodwrench jacket AND mention Earnhardt, Jordan M.?? Now I’m REALLY pissed. (yes, it’s in caps cause that makes it more legit, right?!! HAHA!! Best post ever btw KC!!) Messin’ with my country music genre is one thing, but you mess with my NASCAR/ Earnhardts…and try to make it part of your scam, … daaayam. I just got my second wind, and an added purpose. I did see a pic of MK in a Budweiser jacket. I let it blow over cause I’m not a huge fan of Kahne’s.. (unless it was from Jr’s Bud days. hmmm.)
Oh, did ya notice the “Families Against MK” page has over 7,000 ‘likes’ now. Yeah, I know. That’s ALOT of folks reading & sharing huh?!!
June 30, 2015 @ 3:16 pm
Besides his “music” being absolutely horrendous can we talk about how hard it is to be taken seriously in a threatening text message when you didn’t spell check the message before sending it and autocorrect made you look like a fool? Come on Mikey boy, it’s “Ya”ll”, not “Tall”.
June 30, 2015 @ 9:42 pm
*Y’all
June 30, 2015 @ 6:02 pm
I wish that this story had never been posted. Leave this Mikel guy alone. Seriously… Leave him alone. Delete your original story and the thread that has followed. I don’t want anyone to go through what I have thus far and read about this loser’s alleged mistreatment of his hoodlum street team. Before that, I had never heard of him. If it wasn’t for this, I would have never clicked play on his YouTube video… I would have never heard the lack of talent being pushed through my speakers… I would have never cringed at the sounds of the crap this guy has conned people into buying… And worst yet… I would have never thought to myself:”ok, perhaps that bro-country crap isn’t really that bad by contrast”. I pray that this guy never tours. If he did and people showed up to see him perform, I would lose even more faith in humanity than I already have. Oh wait… This might explain the earthquakes that we’ve been experiencing…. That’s actually a result of Hank, Waylon, Lefty, Cash, Paycheck and every other talented artist, simultaneously rolling over in their graves. But well done on the writing Trigger.
June 30, 2015 @ 6:37 pm
I can’t believe I read the whole thing.
June 30, 2015 @ 6:58 pm
Great read. But, I still can’t grasp country rapper.
July 1, 2015 @ 6:58 am
Now here’s someone who doesn’t appear to command much respect.
July 1, 2015 @ 7:33 am
I met some guys from his road team in Ruston, LA, and some of his shit they were playing of his in their vans was absolute dog shit. Like it was worse than any pop shit they play on radio today.
July 1, 2015 @ 5:02 pm
Trigger,
Two questions went through my mind after reading this story:
1) Putting the controversy aside for a sec, what is your opinion on Knights music (within the confines of country rap)? Do you think think his lyricism, beats, and persona are up there with the likes of Colt Ford, Big Smo, and others?
2) Back to the controversy at hand, do you think it’s possible for Knight to ever go “legit”? Or do you think his actions, past and present, within the music and criminal world, has tarnished his rep too much to save?
July 1, 2015 @ 5:55 pm
1) I think my feelings on country rap in general are pretty well-known, but if you happen to not know them, feel free to poke around the site some. But I really don’t feel like this is the context to be talking about Mikel Knight’s music because I don’t want people to think this is a witch hunt based off of musical taste. Even if Mikel Knight was making traditional country, there would still be serious concerns about his practices.
2) I think Mikel Knight has shown curious legitimacy in the industry already. He charts on Billboard, and has been featured on MTV. But his unwillingness to do some very basic things in regards to his street teams could cost him his reputation in the long run.
July 2, 2015 @ 5:22 am
F.Y.I. – This article has been shared 869 times on FB/Twitter. OUCH!! That’s gotta hurt!!
July 2, 2015 @ 10:10 pm
About six or seven months ago i was working at a subway inside a sunmart store and his street team were outside selling cds one of the guys comes in and buys a couple of things then leaves comes back and says we shorted him on his change kept bitching till thr clerks just gave him all his money back. Never heard of micheal night before that day and not again until seeing this post Him and his street team seem shady to me.
July 5, 2015 @ 1:53 am
A “tour” bus and van was in Bristol Va on July 4th. They were peddling cd’s at a gas station. The two guys stated that a portion of the sales went to the wounded warrior project. Would like know if this is true, if not it is definitely a low- life way of making money
July 5, 2015 @ 7:03 am
Mikel Knight has given some money to charities in the past. This is the first I’m hearing of Wounded Warrior Project being involved. There seems to be significant questions of whether the percentage of charitable donations they are representing to customers is the actual number, and if the charitable donations are just a way to shield them from other criticisms. But he has given some money to charities in the past, just as pretty much any music artist does at this point in some capacity.
July 5, 2015 @ 7:35 am
Good to hear some money goes to a charity. Seems to be semi-legitimate. I’m not into that sort of music and did not want to give 40 dollars for three cds. However I did give them 10 bucks for the charity. Before I left they handed a cd to me anyway. He may have questionable tactics towards his employees, but they where polite and seemed to enjoy what they’re doing.Not for or against the bands situation.
July 5, 2015 @ 8:48 am
First off Jim, there is no band. They never play shows. Mikel Knight has as many a sixty street team members, and most or all of them claim to be in his band, yet they haven’t played a live show in years. And “questionable tactics with their employees” is an understatement. 2 dead employees in Texas, multiple severely injured and hospitalized, others abandoned in small towns with no money, no personal items, and no way to get home, others assaulted, and never any restitution or acknowledgement for the issues. There’s a mindset in this country that as long as you give some money to charity, your sins are absolved. If you gave them $10 and they gave you a CD, then you can be guaranteed some of your money when to perpetuating these activities. Mikel Knight is a fugitive out of Texas for aggravated assault. Some of it might go to charity as well. Who knows how much is anyone’s guess.
July 5, 2015 @ 10:30 am
Did not realize this was a forum against the group. There is no band, yet there is music(of some sort). They never play shows, then you say they haven’t played a live show in years. And my ” understatement”, as you put it, would seem to be enough to have him arrested or at least out of business. Without knowing a damn thing about the band, my donation was made in good faith. By your own account some of the money does go to charity, so your accusation that I’m aiding this seems to be a little bit like a “dig” at me. A simple question of the charitable contributions seems to have released a little vitriol in you. Thanks for the facts as you know them. Good luck on your vendetta
July 5, 2015 @ 3:11 pm
Actually last year it was a battered women & children charity(not wounded warrior) that was in our pitch to rehaearse as well as other outrageous claims he had us making. I read online they contacted that particular battered women & children charity & they’d never heard of Mikel Knight. Not sure how accurate, but I did read that online in regards to some research being done. Maybe that is why he has changed the pitch….who knows.
July 5, 2015 @ 9:03 am
As if the word “knight” needed any more degrading in our current society. Chivalry and knighthood are already lampooned enough in our media.
July 5, 2015 @ 2:40 pm
Mikel Knight is the biggest whiney baby I have ever seen in my life! If he was as big as he wanted everyone to believe why would he make up the names on here like a child? It’s obvious to everyone that it’s him. He can’t even take time to go on tour for worrying about what people are writing about him on Facebook. He’s like the bully on the playground that no one wants to play with. Mikel Knight, there is a very special place in hell for people like you!
July 5, 2015 @ 2:58 pm
I “worked” for him and quit a few weeks in after 20 hour days 7 days a week on top of being treated horribly. The thing is, is that he never legally hires you and you don’t realize you’ve been played until you put in work & leave (due to the conditions & treatment of the road team is why I left & I had to sneak away at 5 in the morning to get away without being jumped by his 4-5 thugs Mikel orders after you – they put one guy in the hospital I know of for sure- & Konrad told me he was looking for me with a baseball bat when I texted about my check. I never got a dime of the roughly $1,100 in sales commission I worked for. He sells his cd’s for 10 out there, $5 is supposed to go to the worker & the other $5 Mikel. So I sold around $2,200 of cd’s & got nothing to show for it over 1 year later…., but at least I am alive – unlike some of my fellow workers on that trip who wrecked due to fatigue I would assume. We had to sleep in vans every day, no showers or nothing but thankfully running off & washing up in a walmart at 1-3am sometimes & had to be up at 6am the following morning every day, it was a hell I will never forget. Mikel Knight is a terrible person & it is absolutely unreal how he treats his “workers” or better yet the correct term would be slave. He rules by absolute fear, he makes it clear that if you dont follow his each & every order no matter how outrageous, that his 4-5 “bruisers” would kick your ass & leave you hurt & broke & without your clothes. He also motivates by promising that the leader in sales will get to come partake in marijuana smoking on his bus at the end of day. Mikel Knight knows what he done to so many of us was very illegal & that’s why he leaves no paper trail of “employees”. I would gladly testify in court under oath to anything & everything, people need to know the truth. He needs to be In jail for what he has done….
July 6, 2015 @ 7:03 am
Paging Jim, Jim…. oh Jimmmmmm. seems “semi legit” eh? Dude, I hear he’s hiring.
July 15, 2015 @ 8:44 pm
The families against Mikel Knight page is down…
July 24, 2015 @ 10:21 am
The “Families Against Mikel Knight and the MDRST” has been taken down I guess. Can’t visit the page and it doesn’t show up when searched for… Maybe there’s a little truth to the defaming/cyber-bullying stuff.
September 15, 2015 @ 9:04 am
it’s back
October 9, 2015 @ 5:50 pm
I was approached by one of his street teams a couple of weeks ago while I was at work. I work at a gas station in northeast TN. One van parked near the kiosk and sat for about five minutes, then a greasy looking fellow came up to the window and asked if I had ever heard of mikel knight. I despise country music so they could have been the top selling artist in the world and I still would have no idea who they were, nor would I care. He acted like he was so baffled that I wasn’t familiar with the band, and went on to say that they are good Christians and all proceeds from their sales go to charity. I am very religious but I still know bullshit when I see it. He asked if they and a few other buses could set up in the parking lot and sell their crap albums. I told them it wasn’t my call (I’m not a manager). He seemed quite pissed when I said this and continued to act very suspicious. They ended up leaving and I decided to do a little research on my phone between customers. I immediately called my local PD after learning the batshit insanity of this mikel knight clown. They said they were familiar with them and that they did not have the proper license to peddle their junk CDs in our town and thanked me for reporting them. Not sure if they were able to catch up with them or not but I encourage everyone to contact the police if you see these vans. Theyre not very hard to miss. Whether the assaults and deaths and whatnot is simply rumor (I doubt it), it is obviously a scam and he probably gives like five dollars to charity instead of” all the proceeds” as they will tell you. I hope this mikel lunatic gets what’s coming to him.
November 22, 2015 @ 4:40 pm
fuckboi criminal slavemaster jerkoff or not, I think we can all unite and agree that his music blows monster donkey cock. “and if you know what im thinkin, you’ll know that pop country really sucks” props on the website, and even texas ain’t big enough for this bullshit genre they call country rap. It’s no better than the shitstained wal mart parking lot it came from.
November 22, 2015 @ 5:11 pm
I’m a little embarrassed as a Texan that he comes from San Antonio, unfortunately white trash wiggers like him come a dime a dozen. Kind of insulting to real artists like Waylon Jennings or Doug Sahm that did our great state a good deed by putting out wonderful music. I really feel bad for the carnies ol boy has suckered into peddling his CDs to unsuspecting gas station customers, they are out there sweatin bleedin and even dyin so this fake ass cowboy can put rims on his truck and pay his lawyer off.
December 17, 2015 @ 11:10 am
Dirt bag will get his he ripped my son off for 50 when they said it was 15. Him and his crew are POS….just so they know. We filed a police report. U best hope cops get to you before us rednecks do!!!
January 15, 2016 @ 3:02 pm
My name is Thomas Roberts. I just quit workingffor thisclown yesterday aafter only three days. Would gladly corroborate all the negative comments. It’sa scam and llikely a laundering scheme for drug money….
January 25, 2016 @ 10:11 pm
Mike has had the police called on him in FLORID@. He will be in jail windy%h in 36 hours. He is nothing. But a pile of shit. It not what you know. It who you know. I have made that call. He will pay for all the back stabbing and lies @also stealing he has done.
February 28, 2016 @ 4:14 am
I would just like to THANK this guy because his street team took out neighborhood disfunctional drunk and menace away with them last night when leaving town. Our neighborhood will no longer have break ins (he was convicted) no more worrying about him sneaking around and standing around our houses at night , (police caught him) no more theives and convicted murderers coming to visit him in our neighbohood!!! Birds of a feather flock together. We only pray they keep him or at least get 5 states away before they dump him!!! By the way I heard his crap on YouTube … HE SUCKS!!! Lol KARMA BABY … LMAO
March 11, 2016 @ 6:30 am
This is how a Nebraska town is handling these invaders:
http://www.myholtcountynews.com/
Local social media exploded Wednesday night with complaints about “Mikel Knight” vehicles now in the area, and the O’Neill Police Department is now warning residents to contact them if they are stopped by these individuals.
According to the police department, ” We have received several complaints about Mikel Knight vans and RVs in O’Neill and the surrounding areas. These parties do not have the proper permits to be selling items in the city of O’Neill. We have also take complaints of them stopping vehicles. Please do not purchase items from these vehicles and if seen attempting to sell items please make contact with your local police department.”
March 13, 2016 @ 10:35 am
Well now, there is obviously a lot of animosity going on here. People against him. People not against him. I can, however, tell you that I have had PERSONAL experience with this man, not as an “employee” but otherwise. (Brace yourself for a long story, not really)
This man “Mikel Knight” is hateful, rude, negligent, abusive and just downright disrespectful. When confronted about his dirty past, he has a tendency of doing one of three things, he either ignores you (or removes anything to do with the question at hand), he will send someone else to do his bidding for him or he will take on another personality entirely to get his point across (aka “Jessica”). This man has major mental issues himself which are most likely dated back to his early childhood (I’m sure his mother could agree if given the opportunity).
In a way, I’m calling him out here, but I feel that enough time has passed that he should be FORCED to answer those unanswered questions.
Such as:
Why did the insurance company NOT cover the deaths of those boys when insurance is required, by the state the vehicle is registered in, to cover ALL company vehicles (Unless there was none, which is ILLEGAL)?
Did you, in fact, send people out to physically harm any of your employees whose daily profits were unsatisfactory to you?
Why have you still (we are in 2016 now) NOT contacted these families that are holding grievances against you, which you blatantly disregard within YOUR paragraphs. If only to offer your condolences at the very least.
Why is it that, as the CEO of a “company” would you NOT take some responsibility for your actions and at least publicly apologize for the loss of your employees INSTEAD of blaming the happenings on other people?
I could go on and on here. (If anyone else has any other questions toward this “Mikel Knight”, feel free to post them below)
You may not have been “hands on” with these people, but you ARE/WERE their “boss” you need to take care of the problem and THAT problem is YOU, not them. But I’m sure you already KNOW that.
Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if they (the Investigators, or “PD” as you like to call them) find a trail of bodies left in your wake as well as a drug organization. You’re NO better than CHARLES MANSON, only, it’s even more horrible because you are using something that generally most people love (Music & Money) as tools to keep your followers interested in staying.
You flash money in front of these struggling people and watch as their faces light up with relief as they imagine all their financial problems disappearing from their minds BUT if they “don’t sell 100 of your shitty CDs per day” you send thugs out to beat on them, scream unnecessary obscenities (I would be shocked if you are even intelligent enough to figure out the meaning of those two words without the aid of Google) at them or abandon them completely. You are a serious piece of work that needs dealt with on a deeper level than jail or prison.You NEED mental help.
Yes I am calling you like I see you, so sue me…touch me, I dare you! Get all whiny and call your attorney on me you lazy mooch! “Jessica” – I would also like to know when that tour is…and I can probably also count the amount of “fans” (not “staff” included), on ONE hand, that would even potentially show up…and that wouldn’t even take up all the fingers.
By the way, I can ALL CAPS certain words as points of interest as well, as you can clearly see. 🙂
April 11, 2016 @ 9:57 pm
I saw these guys in my town today selling cds from the laundromat parking lot. They looked like a bunch of dirty bums . I had never heard of him before lol.
April 12, 2016 @ 9:05 am
4/11/16 8:00 PM, I spotted this joker at the new Snappy’s convenience store in Lewistown PA. Stay out of my town, county and state. That southern crap with the rebel flag don’t fly here. He keeps hanging around, he might see the inside of our jail!
July 10, 2016 @ 11:50 am
From the facts posted, and remarks made, I think that they are just like traveling magazine salespeople. So what if he don’t tour. So what if there are disgruntled employees (Look into trucking, there are far more and the smaller companies (and some of the big ones) will leave you stranded too). The accident, it happens, Why do you think there are laws for truck drivers on the hours they can work/drive. Was it his fault? No, whomever was driving could have pulled over at any time and said I am too tired to drive. The families of the ones hurt, I can see how they would be, and vengeful too. All this adds up to a witch-hunt to destroy this person and the setup. (Also, I hate RAP and new country so don’t accuse me of defending them, I am not. Just pointing out the obvious)
July 14, 2016 @ 6:29 am
Country music label going on National Tour, documentary to be filmed (Nashville); he is on the craigslist jobs board recruiting for people to tour with him to “introduce new music” From the looks of the picture in his post, guys wear jeans and ladies wear bikinis. He wants the job seeker to send pictures via text.
The link:
https://knoxville.craigslist.org/lab/5680334880.html