Listen to this episode of The Moment with guest Killer Mike:

Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS Feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab

This week on The Moment, we revisit Brian Koppelman’s 2014 conversation with Killer Mike, who fronts the acclaimed duo Run the Jewels with rapper-producer El-P. Coming off an emotional night in Ferguson, Missouri, where he played to a crowd after the verdict was announced in the Michael Brown case, Mike talked with Brian 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.

Note: This conversation was produced by Grantland in 2014.

Topics this week:

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

Email: themomentbk@gmail.com
Twitter: @briankoppelman
Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment