Killer Mike and the Return of Politically Charged Rap

The rapper Killer Mike, a.k.a. Michael Render, dropped a six-part interview with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on his YouTube channel this week. Killer Mike is leading a mainstream revival of the political rap artist, according to New Republic’s Bijan Stephen. Madeleine speaks with Stephen about the history of political rap and Killer Mike.

Credits

Guest:

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Laura Swisher