- Music
- 06 Jan 16
Run The Jewels man speaks about race, Bernie Sanders, his children fighting, RTJ3 and the fact that white people will pay $50 for a haircut, while Foals blast out 'Mountain At My Gates'
Michael Render, better known by his hip-hop stage name Killer Mike, and English indie rock darlings Foals, both appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Killer Mike appeared on the talk-show as a speaking guest, while Foals performed their storming track, entitled 'Mountain at My Gates', taken from their 2015 album What Went Down.
All throughout the seemingly endless amount of police shootings involving young black males over the past few years, Killer Mike has constantly been a reasoned, concerned, and insightful political justice activist.
The Atlanta rapper spoke to Colbert about responding to the escalating violence in America with the Martin Luther King message of a non-violent response. He firmly believes that electing Bernie Sanders as the President of the United States, will bring the country closer to resolving the underlining race issues that have plagued America since its inception.
Killer Mike also talked about having to attend his children's parent-teacher meetings. Apparently, his daughters like to fight, and it's hard to be a perturbed parent, when you're referred to as 'Killer'. He also joked that wearing sweatpants was pretty formal for him and because he'd recently lost some weight, he was worried about his trousers falling down. Now that would have been a eyeful...
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Watch Killer Mike's full interview, and Foals' performance, below.