Killer Mike, rapper, civil rights activist and potential future President of the United States, was honored by the Georgia Senate yesterday. The State recognized both Mike and his semi-namesake tunnel-boring drill, Driller Mike, were recognized as "outstanding ambassadors of the City of Atlanta's commitment to providing clean, safe drinking water."Speaking to WSB-TV, Mike said that it was "an honor to be able to speak on behalf of fair and equitable treatment and making sure all of us have clean water."His speech on the Senate floor, however, was far broader. "Our children deserve decent housing. Gentrification should not make children poor," he said. "Our school systems deserve more attention. Our teachers deserve more money. Our firemen deserve more money. And our policemen deserve more than new guns. They deserve to have enough cops on the street to be involved in the community."Read Mike's Instagram post about the experience and watch the news report below.Follow Noisey on Twitter.
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