69 Min Released May 29, 2015

Killer Mike: 12/2/14

Note: This bonus episode was produced and aired by Grantland in December 2014.

This week on The Moment we revisit Brian’s conversation with Killer Mike which took place in November 2014. Killer Mike is one half of the Run the Jewels duo along side El-P. Coming off an emotional night in Ferguson, where he played to a crowd after the verdict was announced in the Michael Brown case, Brian talked with Mike about his duties as an artist and being an ambassador for his community. Since this conversation, Killer Mike has appeared on numerous shows including a recent appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher.

Topics this week:

“R.A.P. Music” album
“Run the Jewels” album
“Run the Jewels 2” album
“PL3DGE” album
Stage 48 - New York City
Morehouse College
Adrian Peterson child abuse case
“I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind” album
“I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind Vol. 2” album
Killer Mike in Ferguson
Avatar
“A.D.I.D.A.S.” – Killer Mike
Brooke Baldwin Interview with Killer Mike
L.A. Confidential
Sound Opinions from WBEZ
“AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” album
One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future a book by Ben Carson
Pimp: The Story of My Life a book by Iceberg Slim
Man’s Search for Meaning a book by Viktor Frankl
Guns, Germs, and Steel a book by Jared Diamond

People this week:

Killer Mike
Run the Jewels
El-P
Outkast
Alice Johnson
Blowfly
Quentin Tarantino
Lloyd Banks
Jay-Z
Dave Chappelle
MC Hammer
Big Boi
Dick Gregory
Chuck D
Eric Holder
George Wallace
Clarence Thomas

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