After the critical and commercial success of 2012’s R.A.P. Music, Atlanta, Georgia’s Killer Mike and Brooklyn, New York’s El-P are taking it one step further. While Mike already confirmed a follow-up to the album on the Adult Swim imprint, SPIN reveals that for the upcoming works, El-P will be stepping in the vocal booth. Moreover, the pair will be now operating under the guise of a group, called Run The Jewels.
“It’s probably like the hardest shit you can possibly say,” the Company Flow co-founder told SPIN, who also previewed a R.T.J. snippet:
(April 10)
UPDATE: Yesterday (May 15), El-P revealed Run The Jewels’ believed-to-be self-titled free album’s features. Guests on the effort will include Prince Paul and Big Boi. El-P and Paul worked together during Handsome Boy Modeling School, with the then-Company Flow member appearing in the Handsome Boy’s promotional video, as well as on 1999’s So…How’s Your Girl? and the 2004 follow-up, White People. Big Boi was a mentor to Killer Mike, and the pair worked extensively in the early 2000s, during the height of Purple Ribbon Records.
El’s tweet also confirmed that while he will handle a bulk of the production, co-production duties were executed by Little Shalimar and Wilder Zoby.
(May 16)
UPDATE #2: Fool’s Gold Records’ publicist has announced a June 29 release date to Killer Mike & El-P’s self-titled debut. Today (June 12), the artwork was also confirmed, along with the tracklist. The songs and sequencing for Run The Jewels are as follows:
1. Run The Jewels
2. Banana Clipper (feat. Big Boi)
3. 36″ Chain
4. DDFH
5. Sea Legs
6. Job Well Done (feat. Until The Ribbon Breaks)
7. No Come Down
8. Get It
9. Twin Hype Back (feat. Prince Paul as Chest Rockwell)
10. A Christmas Fucking Miracle
(June 12)
UPDATE #3: Killer Mike has announced that his Run The Jewels collaboration with El-P will release three days earlier than previously announced. On Twitter this morning, Mike Bigga confirmed that he is now planning a free release tomorrow, June 26.
(June 25)
UPDATE #4: Fool’s Gold Records has formally released Killer Mike & El-P’s self-titled album (as Run The Jewels) today. Label founder A-Trak tweeted fans the approved download link. The free album is also soon coming to vinyl release, with other formats potentially:
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RAP music was dope
R.A.P. Music was too damn DOPE!
Damn this is hot. I don’t know why people sleep on Killer, Rap Music was just as Good as Kendrick’s album. I guess he’s never gonna get his full Shine.
People don’t necessarily follow the artists with the best music, it hasn’t been that way for… a long time, they just go for whats trendy or fashionable. At least we have a dope ass artist who is trendy right now with Kendrick.
Co-sign!
Rap Music kills Kendrick on substance alone.
Kendrick is garbage that dude is overrated. The tape makes gkmc look like a 2 chains album. Nigga’s need to hop off his average lyric havin ass dick.
Kendrick is aight, he is way too hyped. The sad thing is the two best in tde are Ab and Jay and them nigga’s are almost non-existent to kendrick fans.
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DOPE!!!!!!!!!
finally some good music…
OHH SHIT!!
Hell yeah
Killer Mike’s R.A.P music best album to drop in a long time kendrick was ok substance wise killer did just that as usual. by the way he is from the south
Kendrick is hype his best works was Overly dedicated, the ep and 80. GKMC was an average album nothing special, most of the songs on there were not too lyrical at all. There were many simple bangers on that album, which sadly enough is what sells.
Best news of the year. Can’t wait for this to drop, I’m copping 10 copies gifting to all loved ones.
it’s free bruh
“I don’t give a fuck about a motherfuckin’ Forbes List / Far as I’m concerned, that’s a motherfucking whores list”
WELL IF NOW YOU’RE A GROUP, PLEASE NAME THE ALBUM SOMETHING OTHER THAN “RAP MUSIC 2″…EVEN SELF-TITLED WOULD BE BETTER.
That’s a different album/project. R.A.P. Music 2 would be another El-P produced Killer Mike solo project, if/when it happens. That’s tentative for 2014. Run The Jewels is mostly done.
OH OK…GOOD LOOKING ON THE INFO BRAH
Im f*cking crazy about this duo :))))))
Good hip-hop? The wait is over.
all i can say :-)!!!
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This is it man… event of the summer
I will be getting this album. I like EL-P Cancer 4 Cure was so good, and Killer man he is a very underrated as far as where he should be.
really good news but not so keen on run the jewelz name
So stay in your cul-de-sac, lame.
Hopefully this album builds on the two fantastic albums Killer & El-P released last year. This should be the best hip hop album of the year if these 2 live up to the potential and chemistry they have.
HHDX you fools! This is not the sequel to rap music. This is a collaborative album produced entirely by El-P with El and Killer rapping on EVERY track which is why they are going under the name “Run The Jewelz” GET YOUR SHIT 2GETHA FFS!
Killer mike talked all that trash to gain attention and promote his garbage album that wont even sell 5 copies. Lame ass niggas
just enjoy the damn album, sissieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!
I love free music but this should be an LP
Dope shit fuck negative remarks if you aint getting money or contributing to this thing called hiphop in a positve manner shut the fuck up and gey on your grind and quit hating on what real emcees do fuck nigga
JA RULE X EL-P
killa collab right thurrr.
im going to see big boi and killer mike at the House of Blues this saturday. cant wait!
saw em in asheville. they killed it
I like how Killer Mike was talking shit about white rappers and he can’t be seen without one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XevhgJ7Xlk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDYSLX_2vr0
killer mike and jersey shoe cast are fat wiggers who hate spanish people and light skin girls but yet “try to dress like them.
huh?
Looking forward to it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOoj3N5o8hY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6zP7nnp-5I
killer mike is a fat wigger who eats dogs.
i hope the album will be better than the cover
Why a free album? Were these throwaway songs from the C4C / RAP Music sessions?
its brand new shit, i guess to launch the group
Because they know everyone will download it free anyway, and hipsters (among others) will still buy the vinyl and the grinders and stuff.
I actually want the vinyl. The artwork is fucking amazing.
Is this album about 2 Chainz, Cam’ron and Prodigy?
gonna be dope
they a bunch of racist pricks. fuck em
more elephant talk
yup. rhyming elephant with eloquent again. those 10 tracks better be bananas.
this is gonna be fucking dope, keeping an ear out, 1love.
Yes sirrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FOR FREE?!?!? Thank you Mike and El. R.A.P. Music was craaaaazy dope
You haters need to calm down. Mike Bigga and EL-P keep doing what you do.
this is not even hip hop
fuck this racist black supremasist nazi, with his jew producer.
so who is the supremacist nazi? fuckin idiot…
lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKlZQCLNVi8
Cancer 4 Cure & R.A.P. Music were both dope in there own right but I think Run The Jewels will end up being the best project that either men have ever been involved in due to the chemistry these two have.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYPoDFil1r0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp9BSmxgUxs
get out of here satin
Just downloaded it. Haven’t skipped any songs on this, I just let it play and break my neck..
Damn good music!
WELL PUT TOGETHER ALBUM
wait wait wait.. LOL this is tooooooo funny!
wasnt this the guy that just went on a rant the other day how ‘white execs’ push out ignorant rap to black masses to ‘brainwash’ them
now hes got an album title called ‘run the jewels’ the cover is someone gettin stuck up by a gun HAHAHHAAHHAH
KILLER MIKE YOUR A CLOWN AND LOST SALES BEFORE YOU EVEN DROPPED YOUR ALBUM! #flop
not to mention its free? so anyone broke can get the album and peep it? LOLLLL
Killer mike = rebel without a cause (he should team up with kanye)
Anyone broke can get ANY album, and always have been whether it was online leaks the past 15 years or dubbed tapes before that. These guys just aren’t pretending that’s not the case. I would bet anything, they will make more money off the vinyl packages and optional CD/merch sales than 99% of rappers in similar positions would off not releasing a free album and expecting to sell CDs.
im not saying anything about the music in general. i just think itsfunny he goes on a rant blaming white people for pushing ignorant black music that ‘brainwashes’ black youth—
yet hes on no type of major meaning he has almost 100% control of his music and hes releasing more ignorant music. its just ironic is all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmOau-PMWJk
My god, I’m halfway through this tape and it is fucking amazing. This tape makes Cole’s and Kanye’s Album look like straight ASS!
not a tape. its a free digital album. the vinyl is coming out soon. its the same thing fools gold did with danny brown’s xxx. just because its free doesn’t mean its a mixtape.
Shit is dope.
HOLY ISH!
SO ILL!
Dope ass album!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9hj8Qi7ed8
run the jewels = black nazies
crack = cocaine
JA RULE X HARRY FARUD
JA RULE X HARRY FARUD
JA RULE X HARRY FARUD
you’d think he would be rapping about going to college and getting jobs the way he blamed white people for sharing ignorant rap to the masses.
hypocrite at its FINEST!
he’s out there in his community cornball and it’s way too evident that you haven’t been listening to this man’s music before he said something about whites that got you mad
Loving the album
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii17/heartsonasleeve/Michael-Myers-michael-myers-2622534.jpg
http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Freddy-Vs–Jason-horror-movies-77464_1024_768.jpg
like it, but preferred r.a.p. music. if you get chance to see them with big boi, do so. Saw em in April and they killed it.
after more listens it just gets better!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T8E09aAOIc
I keep hearing kendrick in these conversations peeps, be actin like he is the end all be all. The nigga is ight same with cole just ok, stop hypin these nigga’s up because they are not too skilled, especially when going up against these two.
I agree kendrick and cole could not go toe to toe with these guys, because they are on another level. These guys been legendary from day one. This tape is better than both of their albums and is album worthy.
This is some electronic shit wtf. I seen this nigga poppin shit for this bull? Back to my rozay nigga.
This shit is not hip-hop nigga this sum else, definitely not rap tho.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUGpOjswDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZwsdW6TAl8
this tape is gonna be ill
It’s Good. I like It.
much love from germany
http://t.co/ukJn99GcZU We next up!! Get in tune stupid!! Hope you all enjoy!
This over Yeezus 100%.
Killer Mike got verse of the year so far:
Real shit, I came for the jewels
I’m the killer of kings and fools
I’m the reason the season for treason starts this evening
And this evening the odds ain’t even
People praying to the gods but the gods ain’t even listening
Don’t matter if you’re Muslim, Hebrew, Christian
When death runs in the distance there will be no Mercy me’s
There will be no reprieve for the thieves
There will be no respect for The Thrones
No master mastered these bones
Your idols all are my rivals
I rival all of your idols
I stand on towers like Eiffel, I rifle down all your idols
Niggas will perish in Paris, niggas is nothing but parrots
I write for the writers that write for the liars that impress you and your parents
Is this real or another dimension?
Am I trippin’ here in the kitchen?
Am I a victim of my convictions?
I feel my sanity slippin’
And I think I like the freedom
Cannibal, animal, rappers I eat’em
Even in Dubai I smoke like it’s legal
Bitch so exotic she rode on a zebra
Made in America home of the (eagle)
Home of the (anger), home of the (evil)
Do what I do for the good of my people
Holding my lane, smoke jane in a Regal