Before Killer Mike opened for Senator Bernie Sanders at Atlanta’s Fox Theater last night (November 23), the Southern wordsmith took the presidential candidate on a brief tour of the city. The pair stopped at Busy Bee restaurant for lunch and also made their way to the Killer Mike-owned SWAG Shop barbershop.
Both stops were documented on the rapper’s social media accounts.
Later in the day, Killer Mike introduced Sanders during a rally held for the politician. During his speech, the Run The Jewels lyricist touched on healthcare, economic freedom for the working class, and the current fighting overseas.
He also declared that Sanders “is the right man to lead this country.”
“While I’m here, I have to tell you that in my heart of hearts I truly believe that Senator Bernie Sanders is the right man to lead this country,” Killer Mike said. “And I believe it because he, unlike any other candidate, he said ‘I would like to restore the voter’s rights act.’ He unlike any other candidate said ‘I wish to end this illegal war on drugs that disproportionately targets minorities and poor.’ Unlike any other candidate in my life, he says that education should be free for every citizen of this country.”
Killer Mike later addressed those who criticized the fact that he, a rapper, would open for Sanders. He went on to clarify that well before he reached rap stardom, he was an advocate for the people.
“As I read the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s comments about me speaking tonight, one jumped out at me and it broke my heart,” he said. “It says ‘I don’t listen to rap and I’ll no longer be listening to Bernie Sanders.’ And I just wanna say that whoever wrote that, before I was a rapper, I was a son of Atlanta. Before I ever wrote one rhyme and word on paper—Before that, I was a black man in America. And before I ever learned how to dance or jig, I gave a damn about American politics. I gave a damn about the people of America. And I took to the streets and I advocated.”
Killer Mike do you ever stfu? You bore people with all your shit. And just so you know… Sanders won’t even beat Hillary, much less Trump. You wasting ya time fat boy.
Damn bro….so negative. You hate your life?
@ Jay…You sound like a bitter bitch…LOL
Oh and Hillary? You trust those 2 faces!! Ask Jamaica’s economy about the Clintons.
Bernie has alot of well meaning people on his jock because he’s the lesser of several evils but Bernie is a sellout to the Apartheid state of Israel.. Vote for a 3rd party/write in candidate or simply don’t vote at all as a protests vote.. November is Hiphop History Month
Bernie supports a two-state solution. How is that selling out to Israel?
Killer Mike needs to do some research on Socialism because it never has worked in any society. I guess when the powers that be come to divide his hard earned money with ppl in his community then he will understand. Heck we might as well just elect a king or dictator to rule forever. African Americans are misguided and brainwashed. We vote for a political party that supports killing babies, tells you to rely on the corrupt government to take care of us and wait for a check once a month, accept things not aligned with our true values, and most of all accept this racist piece of legislation called Civil Rights. Ask yourself where is the Human Rights for Blacks, Latinos etc. They will not give you human rights because they don’t consider you human. That is why we are in prisons and killed by cops. We allow this country to call us minorities and accept that they are calling us minor. Open your minds ppl.
Open YOUR mind. Democratic Socialism is not the failed soviet socialism. Those are two entirely different things. Any time you take away capitalism and allow the government regulation in the economy, you have a recipe for disaster. In democratic socialism, you still have a capitalist free market, but you don’t allow the wealth to go straight to the top. It goes to the middle class instead of into the pockets of CEO’s and corporations disproportionately who then use the money to buy Washington ensuring that their tax loopholes stay open so that they can continue to NOT pay taxes, despite making billions in profit, or: Apple, GE, Exxon, more.
Always rocked with bigga but fuck bernie/killary & the rest*it’s already decided who’s next in line*our votes me jack shit*only there to make us feel like we have a voice*…if barry doesn’t suspend elections*killary will be the next president or ummm*Scapegoat*
the only thing close to being ‘rigged’ is the electoral college system. don’t feed into all that chosen-youtube-conspiracy bullshit… all votes matter.
Enjoy living in the matrix dawg*
Killa kill is the shit. One of my favorite rappers. Bernie = socialism, no thanks. Rubio!