As several cities across the United States continue to erupt in riots and protests over the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, Killer Mike is attempting to encourage the Atlanta community to stop burning down their own city.
On Friday (May 29), the Run The Jewels MC delivered an impassioned speech at the Atlanta Mayor’s Press Conference and got emotional as he spoke about Floyd’s murder.
With tears in his eyes and t-shirt that read “Kill Your Masters,” Mike explained the frustrating position he’s in as both a black man and son of an Atlanta city police officer.
“I got a lot of love and respect for police officers down to the original eight police officers in Atlanta that even after becoming police, had to dress in a YMCA because white officers didn’t want to get dressed with n*ggers,” he said. “Here we are 80 years later, I watched a white officer assassinate a black man and I know that tore your heart out. I have nothing positive to say in this moment, because I don’t want to be here.”
He continued, “I am duty-bound to be here to simply say it is your duty not to burn your own house down for anger with an enemy. It is your duty to fortify your own house, so that you may be a house of refuge in times of organization. And now is the time to plot, plan, strategize, organize and mobilize.”
Mike then talked about how it’s time to “beat up” corrupt politicians at the voting booth, while asserting he’s “mad as hell.”
“I woke up wanting to see the world burn yesterday because I’m tired of seeing black men die,” he said. “He casually put his knee on a human being’s neck for nine minutes as he died like a zebra in the clutch of a lion’s jaw and we watch it like murder porn over and over again. So that’s why children are burning it to the ground. They don’t know what else to do.
“And it is the responsibility of us to make this better right now. We don’t want to see one officer charged, we want to see four officers prosecuted and sentenced. We don’t want to see targets burning, we want to see the system that sets up for systemic racism burnt to the ground.”
Hip Hop Demands Justice For George Floyd As Nationwide Riots Erupt
Fellow ATL rapper T.I., who spoke right before Mike at the same conference, agreed riots aren’t the way.
“Atlanta has been here for us,” he said. “This city don’t deserve it, however I understand that a lot of others do. But, we can’t do that here…it’s sacred. It must be protected.”
Watch the full conferenced below, which also includes commentary from Dr. Bernice King and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
AMEN! Burn their shit…
Hahahahaha. They’re burning THEIR OWN shit. Morons. Burn down the police stations, hospitals. Shit, burn down the electrical power grids. The water refinement units for the city. Cellphone towers. Have at it. Hahahahahahaha. Now try to cross over the tracks and burn some shit in the NICE part of town. Knee to the neck and fazer to death. LOL
You do realize that many, many of the protestors are white? Also if you’re a bigot, what are you doing on a hiphop site?
Hahahaha. The racist moron Swayz chimes in again. You obviously don’t read much. He is asking people in Atlanta not to burn down THEIR OWN HOME, which is what is happening. Dummy. Burn THEIR shit? You think this is happening in the Hamptons? Beverly Hills? Malibu? No, idiot. It’s happening in the hood. Jackass.
Right, pussy, I wish we were burning YOUR shit. That’s exactly what I said.
Oh, OK. So now your racist ass wants to burn down the home of a working class Latino, who believes cops should be held accountable for wrongdoing, and that setting fire to personal property of people who have nothing to do with this is wrong? LOL. Keep being a racist, dummy. Hypocrites like you are filling prisons, militarizing the police and guaranteeing a 2 term Trump. As far as pussy, you’re the bitch that needs a mob with you, fuck boy. I’d wipe the concrete with your face in a fight.
Hahahahaha. Pat yourself on the back, fat dummy. You and T.I. are partially responsible for Trump being elected, and the reason he will be re-elected as well. Also, it is 100% on you and that other moron T.I. that idiots are burning down their own neighborhoods and flooding the prisons. Thanks jackass!
Three words.. you sound stupid..
You sound real stupid with your rant and opinion but hey like assholes, everyone has one. Someone makes sense and you try to shoot it down, wake the fuck up you moron
So… the guy who’s Netflix trailer for his show “triggered” who started off the show by saying “Any business that doesn’t support black America needs to be burned down now!” That’s the guy who makes sense that I’m trying to shoot down? Take that same sentence and switch out black with white, or Korean. See if it’s OK then. You racist idiot.
Eat your own gun.
Burning down your own city is not the answer. It never is. Looting a store is not the answer. The police need to be held accountable for things they do. Putting your knee on someone’s neck is not right.
235 black men were killed by the police in 2019 in the ENTIRE United States of America. In that same time frame, 475 black men were murdered by other black men in Chicago alone. No protests for that? Is it OK for white people in Chicago to protest against killings and what is being done to their communities by black youth? Of course not. You would be generalizing about an entire demographic due to the actions of a few, or in this case, a whole lot. SMH. Keep this up. Trump is a guaranteed shoe in for the next election with this bullshit going on.
Lol you do realize that republicans are starting to give up on donnie, right. Theres a legitimate fear that the Senate majority will be lost too given his dismal handling of the pandemic.
You couldn’t be more wrong. His approval has actually been UP during the pandemic. Let’s see what happens during the campaign trail when Biden’s dementia ridden ass drops more gems like “you ain’t black” on us. LOL. Nothing on Cbi deaths versus cops deaths? Strange.
Actually Biden has an 11 point lead on tRump and all the major polls show his approval rates, post riot, plummeting. Even in staunch Republican states. That’s why tRump just launched a 50 million dollar ad campaign in Ohio and Georgia because he’s been losing support there
Respect to the Killer of Mikes.
First stop black on black crime,
Stop portraying negative stereotypes in music…..and then we can organize.
So they wheeled out Mike to tell ppl to do wat they’re told. Ppl rioting cuz doing wat told results in police murdering for decades
Sure buddy. Lee’s black people are killed year round by police, then are killed in Chicago during the same time crime by other black men. Maybe 3 out of 500 police shootings are questionable etc. EVERY death in Chi is illegal. Now factor in the rest of the country, and the fact that 13% of the population is 60% of prison inmates. This has been going on for decades. SMH
They not burning homes. They’re burning police stations and businesses which don’t care about police brutality either. Businesses who got insurance and b happy at the payout. Corona time means profits down. Such faux concern for “their homes” like they kids need b told wat to do
Over 90% of businesses don’t have insurance. Arson is also different than fire in itself from an insurance standpoint. They burnt ONE police station. How they weren’t shot to death is beyond me. They also burned plenty of businesses in the HOOD. Plenty of were arrested and thrown in prison, which definitely defeats the entire purpose. Two weeks from now no one will care about this.
The opening of the trailer for killer Mike’s show on Netflix called Triggered, began with Mike saying “Any business that isn’t supporting black America needs to be burned the fuck down right now.” No doubling down Mike? You should just hand out a list of businesses you deem worthy of flame, or are you now back peddling? LOL. Racist idiot. Let me guess, you’re worried about YOUR shitty businesses, right? LOL
Look at his twitter.
One day ago he posted his song “Burn” and said that it “still applies”
The lyrics goes:
“ If you on the bottom right you gotta feel this
I know that you’re frustrated and you want to kill shit
Stock pile your weapons cause that day just might come real quick
[Hook]
Burn this motherfucker down (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I will burn this motherfucker down (yeah, yeah, yeah)
You and your folks, love me and my folks
Like me and my folks love you and your folks
Never was folks”
He is conflicted and a hypocrite
who is killer mike?
If it means so much to you, why arent you out protesting.”ni**as is actors they deserve oscars”