Rapper Killer Mike (Run the Jewels) interviews Bernie Sanders

by | Dec 15, 2015 | MUSIC

It’s not often you see two worlds collide, but a new interview between a God of hip hop and a God of progressive values provides a unique insight to two worlds.


It’s not often you see two worlds collide, but a new interview between a God of hip hop and a God of progressive values provides a unique insight to two worlds.

Parts of this video series are a bit heavy handed, and it takes almost two and a half minutes before the Democratic Presidential Hopeful gets a word in, but the exchange seems genuine enough.

The six video series, coming in at about an hour total, covers a number of topics, laid out in a fairly straight forward Q&A manner. Mike, after talking about his own background as a hustler from a young age, opens with the socialism angle hard. Sanders responds in a way Berners are all too familiar with – the man sells social programs like an evangelist sells faith.

Watch it below:

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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