Killer Mike: "I believe in being able to do it all"

There are two Killer Mikes: One, a rapper, and member of Run The Jewels, an acclaimed group with intense music; the other, the host of a PBS talk show, "Love and Respect," in which he turns down the volume, and tries to build conversational bridges.

The program is a throwback, no frills, as he sits down with those who are left, center and right. Despite his name, his show is civil and candid, despite tough questions. "You don't agree with everyone; you and everyone are not always in sync," he said. "But what you can do is have a loving and respectful conversation and exchange."

Born Michael Render, he forged his love of words growing up in historically Black Collier Heights, which is near where the 47-year-old lives today, in Atlanta. Visiting his childhood home, he told correspondent Robert Costa, "This is where I grew up. This is the porch I grew up on. And this is where my grandparents would sit and talk. It's a neighborhood of all Black people that chose to live amongst Black people… this world where everybody looks like me."