American - Musician | April 20, 1975 -
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
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For the people of Baltimore, I don't criticize rioting, because I understand it. But after the fires die down, organize, strategize, and mobilize.
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Government should fear the people, not the other way around.
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The way you start to break down systemic racism is to start building individual relationships with people who are not like you.
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For all my proclivities for thuggery, I am a typical middle-class dad. I'm a gangsta rap suburban father!
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Atlanta is unique to me. You got poor black people, but I also saw this: I saw black doctors, lawyers, educators. All you gotta do is want to be it to see it, and once you see something, it can be a reality.
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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.
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My ears are shot. I'm a musician.
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We need more Rocafellas; we need more Bad Boys.
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No Child Left Behind left a lot of kids behind.
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Rap is supposed to scare soccer moms.
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Nas is truly one of the greatest lyricists to ever come out of Queens, which has produced more great MCs than any other borough. He's one of the greatest MCs of my lifetime and in the world. He's also a friend.
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