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Greenwood, the digital banking platform launched last year by co-founders Ryan Glover and rapper/activist Michael “Killer Mike” Render, has attracted some of finance’s biggest names. According to a joint announcement released Thursday, the burgeoning fintech startup — named after the early 20th-century African-American business district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that received …

Killer Mike is advocating for Blacks to receive a large share of the blossoming cannabis industry, especially in his home state of Georgia. During a sit down with “TMZ Live,” the Atlanta activist and rapper spoke about his new line of marijuana that he has put out. The “Don’t Die” …

Killer Mike is going to receive the first-ever Change Maker Award at the Billboard Music Awards this week. NBC announced Monday that the Run The Jewels rapper will be honored for his work as a civil rights activist and social justice leader. The award is meant to recognize an artist …

Several influential names have banded together to found Greenwood, the first digital banking platform geared towards people of color. Even more exciting is that the platform has now secured $3 million in seed funding from private investors to fuel its many features such as best-in-class online banking and other initiatives …

Over the weekend, a video of Yung Joc went viral after he was spotted driving a car for the new Atlanta ride-share app, Pull Up N Go. Shortly after the video hit the internet, fans grew skeptical about Joc’s financial situation, assuming his new gig was a direct result of …

Killer Mike says it’s time for rappers to get credit for helping decriminalize marijuana. During a panel discussion for the “Free to State” on June 17, Mike explained why the hip hop community should receive credit for the decriminalization of marijuana. “We know that with national decriminalization of marijuana now, …

The history and current reality of Black people across the globe paints a picture of adversary, incredible challenges, opposition and what is arguably a systematic approach to eradicate any evidence of our very existence. However, in spite of all the odds against us, we still rise. Collectively, there’s a lot …

Fresh off the highly-anticipated premiere of his Netflix show, “Trigger Warning with Killer Mike,” the Grammy Award-winning rapper chopped it up with Baller Alert to talk current events, politics and 21 Savage.  “I’m really hoping he gets to stay in the States,” Mike said of 21 Savage, who was recently …