I’ve been trying to figure out why “Trigger Warning with Killer Mike,” the Netflix reality show starring the eponymous rapper, feels more “real” than most reality shows. I think it’s because, over six episodes, he forces Americans (and himself) to try to live up to their words.

For example, in the introduction to the series, Killer Mike notes that, due to his political dabbling (he rallied for Bernie Sanders in 2016), he can be controversial. He plays a clip of himself on Bill Maher’s political talk show in which he says: “If you’re African-American, tyranny is happening now. If a soldier or a cop can own a version of an AR-15, I’m not comfortable in a country where I’m being asked to disarm and they are not.”