Atlanta-based rapper (and personal favorite of mine) Killer Mike, has surpisingly emerged as one of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders most outspoken supporters in the South.

[READ: Killer Mike Delivers Powerful Endorsement Speech for Bernie Sanders… (VIDEO)]

The rapper spoke of his political awakening at a Sanders event last month and he also sat down with the Democratic candidate at the SWAG Shop in Atlanta for an hourlong interview, which was recently releasd.

Mike and Sanders chat about the meaning of democratic socialism, Sanders’ political strategy, gun control, and even address Donald Trump’s racism:

“I played Mexico City yesterday…and I yelled, ‘F*ck Trump!’ and basically 20,000 Mexican citizens repeated it,” Killer Mike told Sanders. “I feel like that in my heart. I’d even tell that to Jesus Christ.”

“How dangerous is it that a man just got beat up at his political rally?” he went on, referencing the Black Lives Matter activist who was beaten at a Trump event last month.

Watch the full interview (broken into six parts) below… Continue Reading…

Rapper Killer Mike, a personal favorite of mine, delivered a powerful speech while introducing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in Atlanta a few days ago (November 23, 2015) and even showed the presidential hopeful around his hometown of Atlanta, where he took him to a few hotspots like BusyBee Cafe and Edgewood. In his powerful endorsement speech, Killer Mike referenced his song Untitled, from 2012’s RAP Music, stating:  “I don’t trust the church or the government. A Democrat, a Republican. A pope or a bishop or those other men.” He goes on to say…

But after spending five hours with someone who has spent the last 50 years radically fighting for your rights and mine. I can tell you that I am very proud tonight to announce the next president of the United States, Senator Bernie Sanders.

Watch video of Killer Mike’s powerful endorsement speech below… Continue Reading…