Feature Photo: OHOP Hosts Killer Mike at Cat
Killer Mike, a Grammy Award-winning rapper and half of the hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, speaks to an audience of students at the Cat in the Cream. The question-and-answer session, hosted by The Oberlin Hip-Hop Collective, covered a wide range of topics, from white privilege to Ronald Reagan and friendship. He also discussed the impact his family had on his life and music, the importance of local politics in his home city of Atlanta and how he uses rap to educate as well as entertain. The packed crowd of over 100 students responded positively to Killer Mike, clapping and snapping often. Over the last few years, Killer Mike has gained attention as an activist as well as a musician after being interviewed on CNN and other TV networks about racism, police brutality and Ferguson.
February 13, 2015
