L.A. Times - Entertainment — Donald Trump is not even in the White House yet, but already some in the music community are incensed and reacting the best way they can: through songs. Hip-hop duo Run the Jewels’ El-P and Killer Mike, who spent the bulk of the elect... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Donald Trump is not even in the White House yet, but already some in the music community are incensed and reacting the best way they can: through songs. Hip-hop duo Run the Jewels’ El-P and Killer Mike, who spent the bulk of the elect... more info
Stereogum — RTJ3 might not be here yet, but Run The Jewels still are. Killer Mike and El-P have just shared “2100,” a new RTJ song featuring frequent collaborator Boots, as a response to Trump’s election. “for everyone who is hurting or scared right now.... more info
Stereogum — We’re all trying to make sense of yesterday’s election, and one person who was more vocal during the election than most was Killer Mike, one half of Run The Jewels and one of the greatest rappers walking the planet today. Mike was a Bernie Sander... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — His take on why he thinks Trump won: "I think poor people got angry, and I think that there just happen to be more poor angry white people [in this country]."
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Brooklyn Vegan — Also: Best Coast, Wavves, Chuck D, Snoop Doog, Rihanna, Talib Kweli, Waxahathcee, PWR BTTM, Laura Jane Grace, Modern Baseball, Cloud Nothings & more.
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TMZ — NOBODY breaks it down like Killer Mike when it comes to politics, and school was in session when he ran into our photog at LAX on election day. The Atlanta MC and political acitivst was explaining why he's been imploring African-American voters to…... more info
Stereogum — Killer Mike campaigned hard for Bernie Sanders during the primaries, and he’s criticized both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, saying that a vote for either candidate is “the same thing.” On Friday, the rapper wrote a note on Instagram urging ... more info