Killer Mike Issues Urgent Plea For Peaceful Organizing Amid George Floyd Protests: 'We Have to Be Better'
Run the Jewels' Killer Mike made a surprise appearance at Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom's press conference on Friday (May 29), in an attempt to quell some of the violence that has taken place during nationwide protests of George Floyd's police-related death last week.Mike (born Michael Render) appealed to those angry about the incident, asking them to channel their anger into positive movements."I am the son of an Atlanta police officer," said Mike, who was flanked by the Mayor, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields and fellow ATL rapper T.I. at the press conference."My cousin is an Atlanta police officer.