The Emperor & the Assassin is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Micranots, consisting of I Self Devine and DJ Kool Akiem.

[3] The album is entirely produced by DJ Kool Akiem.

[4] Guest appearances include Slug of Atmosphere, Muja Messiah and Malcolm.

[5] When first creating the album, I Self Devine and DJ Kool Akiem had in mind to involve the album into present day news, and the name of the record was first named The Emperor & the Terrorist in response to the 9/11 attacks.

However, the group decided to change the name when getting closer to release as to avoid any controversy.