--- description: Bernie Sanders and rapper Killer Mike dined together at Busy Bee Café, a famous soul food joint in Atlanta title: Bernie Sanders Eats Soul Food With Rapper Killer Mike image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bernie Sanders Eats Soul Food With Rapper Killer Mike ## Video: Five Things to Know About Bernie Sanders [Watch (HLS stream): Five Things to Know About Bernie Sanders](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DG42CHjd.m3u8) (1:15)  _Published 2015-09-15. Five Things to Know About Bernie Sanders_  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2015 3:28 PM CUT  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2015 3:28 PM CUT Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders feasted on fried chicken with Killer Mike before the rapper gave the presidential hopeful a rousing endorsement at an Atlanta rally late Monday. The unlikely duo dined together at Busy Bee Café, a famous soul food joint in the city, according to [photos the hip-hop artist shared on Twitter](https://twitter.com/KillerMike/status/668907562079789056 "undefined"). “Brought this guy to Busy Bee on MLK in ATL,” Killer Mike tweeted Monday, along with a picture of Sanders looking over the menu. The rapper is a member of hip hop supergroup Run The Jewels. > [](https://twitter.com/WPJohnWagner/status/668906211962691584) Sanders ordered fried chicken, macaroni and yams, according to [ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rapper-killer-mike-compares-bernie-sanders-jesus/story?id=35382149 "undefined"). The Atlanta-born artist and activist, whose real name is Michael Render, later delivered an impassioned six-minute speech supporting Sanders for president. “I have to tell you that in my heart of hearts, in my heart of hearts, I fully believe that Sen. Bernie Sanders is the right man to lead this country,” he said to a cheering crowd of 5,000 people. Killer Mike also likened Sanders to Jesus, [ABC reports](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rapper-killer-mike-compares-bernie-sanders-jesus/story?id=35382149 "undefined"). “Bernie Sanders is the only candidate right now, he is the absolute only candidate where if you line up his political campaign, next to the words of Jesus Christ, it lines up. It lines up.” \[[_ABC_](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rapper-killer-mike-compares-bernie-sanders-jesus/story?id=35382149 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4125665/bernie-sanders-killer-mike/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4125665/bernie-sanders-killer-mike/"},"headline":"Bernie Sanders Eats Soul Food With Rapper Killer Mike","datePublished":"2015-11-24T15:28:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:53:54.024Z","description":"The presidential hopeful ordered fried chicken, macaroni and yams","url":"https://time.com/4125665/bernie-sanders-killer-mike/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic","Bernie Sanders"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4125665/bernie-sanders-killer-mike/","name":"Bernie Sanders Eats Soul Food With Rapper Killer Mike"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Five Things to Know About Bernie Sanders","description":"Five Things to Know About Bernie Sanders","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/DG42CHjd/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-09-15T15:27:07.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DG42CHjd.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4125665/bernie-sanders-killer-mike/","duration":"PT1M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4125665/bernie-sanders-killer-mike/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```