Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike, who calls himself a "gangsta rap suburban father," has emerged as one of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' most outspoken supporters in the South.

The rapper, who spoke of his political awakening at a Sanders event last month, sat down at the SWAG Shop in Atlanta for an hourlong interview with the Democratic candidate. They chat about the meaning of democratic socialism, Sanders' political strategy and gun control – "I'm from the South," Killer Mike says at one point. "And I like guns."

You can watch the six part series, which was just released this week, below:

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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