Killer Mike

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Most Creative People 2015

Killer Mike

For letting goodwill drive their music business

Hailing from Atlanta, Killer Mike (Michael Render) had his first major break on OutKast’s 2000 album Stankonia, going on to release six solo albums of his own. Aside from Run the Jewels, Killer Mike owns the Atlanta-based barbershop Graffiti's SWAG with his wife, Shay.

Killer Mike On The Web

Stories about Killer Mike

Killer Mike’s Netflix show Trigger Warning will, in fact, trigger you

You can’t say you weren’t warned.

Killer Mike’s Netflix show Trigger Warning will, in fact, trigger you

Innovation By Design

Marvel Pays Tribute To Last Year’s Best Rap Album With Two Different Covers

Most Creative People

How El-P and Killer Mike Built The Creative Powerhouse That Is Run The Jewels

The dynamic duo of Run The Jewels, which just dropped a second album, share their thoughts on the power of creative collaboration.

How El-P and Killer Mike Built The Creative Powerhouse That Is Run The Jewels

Impact

This AI-powered chatbot connects homeless people with help

How going to the Moon really did change the world—back on Earth

This “virtual power plant” made of solar and batteries means Oakland can stop burning jet fuel

Creativity

Sports media is going direct to consumer—and Copa90 wants to be the Glossier of soccer

The original ‘Lion King’ had a racist hyena problem. The new film fixes that, with mixed results.

This fan-made, stop-motion ‘The Shining’ took 60 hours and 10,000 LEGOs to create

Co.Design

This fascinating graph shows how life in America has changed since 2003

The quest to bring urinal culture to women

Sorry Wall-E, this is now the world’s cutest robot

Work Life

How to manage email so that it doesn’t control you

Why team-building exercises are useless (and what you should do instead)

What companies should do with the office mansplainer