I'm happy to be for people what Scarface, Ice Cube, and Rakim have been for me. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Rap, to me, is communal. It's something you do with your friends. So becoming a member of a group was the dream. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I learned to fly planes at fifteen years old because one of my teachers thought I'd be a better pilot than rapper. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I would challenge more hip hop artists that are rapping about what it's like to be real and the social ills that… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
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… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I've worked with incredible producers in the past, but when me and El-P got in a room, there was no way I… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I can't expect rappers to be politicized when Americans are not socially motivated enough to care about their own lives and public… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Ultimately, Dead Prez should have went multi-platinum. But when people didn't rally around them, I knew the black hip-hop audience had become… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
My rap comes from a sociological standpoint rather than picking a particular side or dogma or ideology. I just want people to… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Antwan Patton and Andre Benjamin saved my life. That's how I view them giving me a record deal, with nothing but love… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I'm a student of Ice Cube and Scarface, which means the stuff I rap about is not radio-friendly, and it's very opinionated.… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Most rappers are black men. If you're a black man, you owe something to the community that you came from. If you're… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Ninety-eight percent of blacks voted for President Obama. That means these people are tied to that political party in a way that's… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
My family have always supported my rap - and they know I love them when I rap about them - but I'm… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I rap when I'm rich. I rap when I'm broke. I rap when I'm bullshit in the street. I rap about only… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I don't let people talk bad about Rick Ross around me. Like, you can't do it. He owns - I've heard a… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
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… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I'm lucky in that in my character in hip hop is me. I'm Michael Render. My character is Killer Mike. But the… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Nas is truly one of the greatest lyricists to ever come out of Queens, which has produced more great MCs than any… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I rap when I'm rich. I rap when I'm broke. I rap when I'm bullshit in the street. I rap about only having one… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
My rap comes from a sociological standpoint rather than picking a particular side or dogma or ideology. I just want people to be free… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I don't understand how any black person can tell me that they're not pro-gun. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Have you seen Bernie Sanders rallies? I haven't seen that many white voters since the Oscars. You know - oh, we have some Hollywood… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Rap, to me, is communal. It's something you do with your friends. So becoming a member of a group was the dream. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Being an adult, you've already suffered enough from your own mistakes, and the world, to come to this as a humble human being. So… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I don't accept the term 'political rapper' because I don't give a damn about either political party. I give a damn about the people. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
My rights are precious, and I value those provided to me through the United States Constitution so much. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I've been in the newspapers since I was about 15 - not for rapping, but for real substantive stuff I was doing in the… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
51 years ago, when Hillary Clinton was working on the Goldwater campaign, Bernie Sanders was getting locked up for my rights. 50 years later… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Bernie Sanders is the only politician who, consistently for 50 years, has taken that social justice platform into politics. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image