Rapper Lil Yachty said he is supporting Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE for president, CNN reported Monday.

"A lot of people are just following the masses and ... I don't think they really know what each side holds," the Atlanta-based rapper told CNN.

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He said he's not supporting the Vermont senator "just because he was with the Civil Rights movement, but because of everything he stands for."

"I feel like he's really about equality," he said.

Lil Yachty, who has a hit single, "1Night," that has more than 21 million streams on Soundcloud, said he first heard of Sanders from Lil B, a California-based rapper who announced on Twitter last year that he was switching his vote from front-runner Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhat Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE to Sanders.

Lil B said he decided to back Sanders after "really seeing that Bernie was a part of fighting against segregation. That was something that really touched my heart."

Lil Yachty during the interview encouraged people to get out and vote.

"I want to say it's important that you vote, that you get out there. Everybody's voice matters," he said.

"Just make sure that you register, and if [you're] not going to vote, at least take the time, do some homework on what's going on."