Watch Atlanta City Council Honor Killer Mike

4:09 PM EDT on July 17, 2017

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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Atlanta declared today "Killer Mike" Render Day in honor of one of the city's celebrated rappers. Killer Mike was honored as a musician, activist, and business owner of the local barbershop chain Swag Shop. City Councilman Andre Dickens also thanked Killer Mike for serving as an informal ambassador for the city of Atlanta. Killer Mike's given name, Michael Render, is attached to an $11.6 million tunnel-boring machine that will be used to create a new reservoir in Atlanta, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Watch video from the dedication ceremony below.

Salute to @killermike for all he does for the city and those without a voice out here. Honored to have witnessed this today! #thecolorgreenmovie #CashColorCannabis #atlantabis #sparkaconversation #ahigherlevelofconversation #killermike #runthejewels #RTJ
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Come out TODAY!WHERE:Proclamation presentation to Michael “Killer Mike” Render will take place at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue, S.W.
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We just swag'n N such.Proclamation presentation to Michael “Killer Mike” Render will take place at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue, S.W.
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