Killer Mike Said What He Said

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( a long talk [Killer Mike Said What He Said]( Is the southern rap legend a truth teller or a capitalist in activist’s clothes? Photo: Brinson+Banks Killer Mike is a fascinating character, a rapper whose nonlinear career path took him from [incredible]( [work]( with OutKast to the mixtape grind and then into arenas and music festivals alongside [El-P](, his partner in [Run the Jewels](. He is also a product of the Black entrepreneurial spirit of Atlanta in all its complex permutations: the trapper, the musician, the mom-and-pop business owner, the voice in local and national politics. In 2016, Mike endorsed Bernie Sanders for president, and in 2020, in the heat of the George Floyd protests, came under fire for a press conference with rapper T.I. and Atlanta’s then-mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, during which he implored protesters “not to burn your own house down for anger with an enemy.” Where Killer Mike’s fans see a truth teller, his critics see a capitalist in activist’s clothes and question his ideas and intentions: how his advocacy for gun ownership plays into the [NRA](’s agenda and whether his meetings with [Georgia governor Brian Kemp]( and football star and [chaotic 2022 Republican Senate candidate]( Herschel Walker were fruitful endeavors. But the 48-year-old rapper has no problem clapping back. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of Atlanta: [Escape-Room Explosions]( • Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard: [Shanice’s Revenge]( • The Idol: [Everyone’s Team Dyanne]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 Tony Awards Unscripted and yet still charming.]( By Jackson McHenry [How Britney Spears, Nelly, and the Clipse Influenced Amaarae’s Fountain Baby “I wanted to take listeners back to dancing to interesting beats in the club.”]( By Isabel Ling [I Can’t Get Enough of a Site Called Eastern European Movies Dot-com Will using it lead to identity fraud? Sure hope not.]( [The World’s Heart Beats in Sync With ‘Padam Padam’ We can’t get Kylie Minogue out of our heads.]( By Jason P. Frank [Who Are All These Spider-People? The Spider-Verse has a lot of spider-creatures. Here is every man, woman, punk, cat, monkey, manga, dinosaur, and car, explained.]( By Richard Newby [2023 Tonys: Watch Denée Benton Call Out ‘Grand Wizard’ of Florida Ron DeSantis But will he rename Plantation, Florida?]( By Bethy Squires [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 6-Down, Five Letters: Drag queen Blair St. ___. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Alamy, Getty Pretty Major at Union Hall Photo: Vulture Tomorrow, June 13, at Union Hall at 7 p.m., Vulture’s comedy show, Pretty Major, will be hosted by Jay Jurden and Zach Zimmerman, featuring comedy from Carmen Christopher, Esther Fallick, Jared Goldstein, Vanessa Gonzalez, and Joe Pera. [Buy tickets here.]( [Read more from Vulture]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved