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Killer Mike: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know

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Killer Mike is a musician with Run the Jewels who made headlines after giving an emotional speech urging Atlanta protesters to refrain from vandalizing the city.
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Killer Mike speaks onstage at the Los Angeles REVOLT Summit on Race last October.
Michael Render, also known as “Killer Mike,” is a Grammy award-winning rapper and activist. The Run the Jewels musician made headlines last Friday after giving an emotional speech urging Atlanta protesters to refrain from vandalizing the city.
Render called for peace during Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ news conference while residents took to the streets over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of a white Minneapolis officer. Scores of anti-police brutality riots erupted nationwide following a harrowing video of former officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes. Chauvin has since been fired and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
The city’s peaceful demonstrations took a turn for the worst when protesters shattered the windows of CNN’s Headquarters and set a cop car on fire.
Render, the son of an Atlanta cop, empathized with the protesters at first, citing hundreds of years of American policies labeling black people as less than. He then urged them to take their pains and frustrations to the polls.
“It is your duty not to burn your own house down for anger with an enemy,” he expressed. “It is your duty to fortify your own house, so that you may be a house of refuge in times of organization.”
You can watch his full speech here:
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The roughly eight-minute speech went viral on Twitter with more than 130,000 tweets. LeBron James also shared the speech, calling it a “mandatory listen.”
Here’s what you need to know about “Killer Mike” Rendon:
GettyRun the Jewels rappers Killer Mike (left) and EI-P (right) perform onstage at the Staples Center in March 2018.
Render was born on April 20, 1975 in the Adamsville neighborhood of Atlanta. In 1995, he met Antwan Patton, aka Outkast’s Big Boi, while briefly attending Morehouse College.
The aspiring rapper made his first musical debut trading rhymes with Big Boi on “Snappin’ and Trappin” in a guest verse on Outkast’s 2000 quadruple-platinum LP Stankonia. A year later, he landed his first Grammy for his performance on “The Whole World,” the single from Outkast’s 2001 greatest hits collection. Render saw more success in 2003 with his first debut album as “Killer Mike,” reaching gold status through the Recording Industry Association of America.

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