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Killer Mike Tells Black Voters To Stay Home Unless Demands Met

INDIO, CA – APRIL 23: Recording artist Killer Mike of Run the Jewels performs onstage during day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 2 at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

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Killer Mike campaigned hard for Bernie Sanders during the primaries, and he's criticized both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, saying that a vote for either candidate is "the same thing." On Friday, the rapper wrote a note on Instagram urging black voters to "stay the fuck home" and not vote unless politicians promise to create jobs, decriminalize marijuana, federally prosecute trigger-happy police, and more. "Don't remain a patsy and pet simply doing what you are told," the caption of the post reads. "Get something for your vote or stop complaining and accept your role as a second class citizen once and for all."

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