Author Profile
Killer Mike
1975 • American • Musician
60
Total Quotes
Collected Meditations
Showing 60 quotesFor the people of Baltimore, I don't criticize rioting, because I understand it. But after the fires die down, organize, strategize, and mobilize.— Killer Mike
Black people need to share collective dollars and demand equal representation, and the way you do that is by controlling their own economy and putting money behind candidates.— Killer Mike
I don't want to be married to any ideology, because life is a lot more fluid than that, and I think that we're trained and conditioned in this country to think in teams.— Killer Mike
I have hurt my community. I have to look myself in the mirror and know that, and I have to own that in order to grow past that.— Killer Mike
I have matured as a man to understand where my suspicion of women comes from and how that has everything to do with me and nothing to do with them. I have to deal with that.— Killer Mike
What's more American than young people speaking their mind over things they had to create over pots and pans and electronically because music was taken out of schools? What's more American than making something out of nothing? What's more gospel than rap music?— Killer Mike
If you don't like the NRA, get a million black people to join. Go to the convention. Realize that this ain't white people in hoods, just regular working class people like you that are probably going to be friendly and engage you. And then add your thoughts to the agenda.— Killer Mike
We are raising a generation of kids where everyone gets a trophy. But in real life, everyone don't get a trophy.— Killer Mike
Black people shouldn't have permanent friends or enemies: they should have permanent interest.— Killer Mike
All of us, as citizens, need to kind of get over our classisms and vote for the betterment of us all.— Killer Mike
I am Michael Render - that's what my mom named me. 'Killer Mike' is what my dumb friends called me in a rap battle once, and it stuck.— Killer Mike
I cannot lie: as good as it feels to get my deserved props, the best part of reading social media after I meet folks is reading, 'Mike was a nice guy.'— Killer Mike
I don't know what the hell the future brings. If I did, I would play the lotto and win the mega millions and buy toy cars, real muscle cars, sneakers, and art.— Killer Mike