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Killer Mike
Killer Mike
American Musician
Born: Apr 20, 1975
Being Black Car Me People You
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The older I get, the more of an anarchist I become, and I don't mean in a punk rock way. Killer Mike
Punk Become Older Anarchist Way Punk Rock More Rock Get Mean
The way you start to break down systemic racism is to start building individual relationships with people who are not like you. Killer Mike
You Racism People Building Down Relationships Way Systemic Individual Like Break Who Start
I never stop reading. I read everything, and I read every day. If you never read anything, be curious. Curiosity is the true foundation of education, reading things that we've factually already agreed on, and I love reading books. With that said, it's more important that you ask the question 'why.' Killer Mike
Love Education Day You Every Day Important Reading Every Everything Books More Never True Never Stop Read Reading Books Said Question Curiosity Curious Stop Anything Ask Agreed Foundation Why Things
We have essentially gone from being communities that were policed by people from the communities to being communities that are policed by strangers, and that's no longer a community: that's an area that's under siege. Killer Mike
People Gone Community Strangers Siege Area Longer Were Essentially Being Communities
I was raised a black child in the South, where you're indoctrinated into a religion that an oppressor gave you. Killer Mike
Religion You Black Oppressor Gave South Child Where Raised
A lot of times, our greatest minds are locked into a 9-5 job. Killer Mike
Job Our Minds Locked Greatest Lot Times
My hope is that very young people in America who have experience with the streets, hip-hop, college, higher learning will fuse all that together. I just want to be the music that can relate to both sides, that stitch together their lives or represents their experiences. Killer Mike
Hope Music Together Learning Experience People Will College Young Relate Sides Fuse Both Both Sides Higher Hip-Hop Stitch Very America Just Represents Want Experiences Young People Who Lives Streets
I've been in the newspapers since I was about 15 - not for rapping, but for real substantive stuff I was doing in the community, organizing around gang violence in the schools. So I had already made my grandma proud before I was on TV. I've always been who I am. Killer Mike
Made Before Community TV Rapping About Had Stuff Since Schools Around Always Proud Am Real Doing Been Substantive Newspapers Grandma Organizing Who Gang Gang Violence Violence
Being a cop must be hard. My dad was one and never wanted any of his children to follow in his footsteps. Killer Mike
Must Follow Never Footsteps His Any Being Children Wanted Hard Dad Cop
Black people need to share collective dollars and demand equal representation, and the way you do that is by controlling their own economy and putting money behind candidates. Killer Mike
You People Money Black Collective Own Controlling Way Share Putting Demand Economy Equal Dollars Representation Candidates Behind Need
No Child Left Behind left a lot of kids behind. Killer Mike
Kids Lot Left Child Behind
I have white friends who have the Confederate flag on their license plates, and I have no issue with that if they see that as a matter of heritage. But I do not think it should ever fly over a state, city, county building, or school, for the simple reason that it represents secession from the Union. Killer Mike
Simple School Matter Fly Building Confederate White Think Heritage State License City See Simple Reason Over County Issue Friends Flag Represents Should Reason Union Who Plates Ever Secession
I take being an American very seriously. Killer Mike
Seriously Take Very American Being
I've worked with incredible producers in the past, but when me and El-P got in a room, there was no way I was going to let off his head because not only was he one of the greatest producers I heard, he was one of the illest rappers I had ever heard. Killer Mike
Me Past Incredible Way Rappers Only Had He Head Because Greatest Got His Heard Off Going In The Past Room Worked Producers Ever
People don't accredit Killer Mike and El-P with having the humanity that we do. They don't understand that the darkness and the anger that we rap about comes from a place of love, care, and concern. Killer Mike
Love Anger Humanity People Darkness Care Killer Rap About Having Concern Understand Place Mike
I've made classic records, and going into making 'R.A.P. Music,' I was determined to top the entire legacy of the 'Pledge' series, and the fact that I won a Grammy, and the fact that I was associated with OutKast, and the fact that I'm a Dungeon Family member. Killer Mike
Music Family Made Top Pledge Member Classic Entire Determined Records Fact Making Won Dungeon Legacy Family Member Going Grammy Series Associated
Being a cop is often seeing the worst of the human condition and behavior. With all of that said, there is no reason that Mike Brown and also Eric Garner are dead today - except bad policing, excessive force, and the hunt-and-capture-prey mentality many thrill-seeking cops have adapted. Killer Mike
Today Behavior Worst Bad Seeing Brown Mentality No Reason Except Excessive Also Dead Force Policing Said Eric Condition Often Human Being Human Condition Mike Reason Many Cop Garner Cops Adapted
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a revolutionary, simple and plain. Killer Mike
Simple King Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Revolutionary Plain Luther
You can't argue that hip-hop rots away the moral character of kids or rots their brain and still see middle-class white kids going to college who are listening to hip-hop. Going on to become healthy adults listening to hip-hop. Killer Mike
Character You Listening College Become Healthy White Kids Moral Moral Character See Argue Adult Hip-Hop Still Brain Going Who Away
I believe being honourable lasts longer than rapping good. Killer Mike
Good Believe Lasts Honourable Rapping Longer Than Being
I don't know what the hell the future brings. If I did, I would play the lotto and win the mega millions and buy toy cars, real muscle cars, sneakers, and art. Killer Mike
Buy Future Art Win Car Hell Mega Would Know Toy Real Sneakers Did Play Brings Millions Muscle
I'm a Banksy fan. I'm also a fan of Chris Hobe, Mister Totem, Drew Wootten, Mad Clout, Hense and Sever, in visual and street art. And Jonathan Mannion and Shane Nash in photography. Killer Mike
Art Photography Mad Visual Totem Drew Shane Jonathan Also Mister Fan Clout Chris Street
I am Michael Render - that's what my mom named me. 'Killer Mike' is what my dumb friends called me in a rap battle once, and it stuck. Killer Mike
Mom Me Battle Once Killer Rap Stuck Named Render Am Dumb Friends Michael Mike
Black people shouldn't have permanent friends or enemies: they should have permanent interest. Killer Mike
People Enemies Black Permanent Friends Interest Should
If you don't like the NRA, get a million black people to join. Go to the convention. Realize that this ain't white people in hoods, just regular working class people like you that are probably going to be friendly and engage you. And then add your thoughts to the agenda. Killer Mike
Thoughts You Class People Black White Add Join Like Go Friendly Get Going Just Convention Agenda Realize Then Regular Working Engage Your Working-Class Million
What's more American than young people speaking their mind over things they had to create over pots and pans and electronically because music was taken out of schools? What's more American than making something out of nothing? What's more gospel than rap music? Killer Mike
Music People Mind Young Nothing Rap Out Rap Music Something More Pots Had Taken Over Schools Gospel Because Making Than American Young People Create Speaking Things
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