Run The Jewels have delivered the first gift of the holidays.
Many fans awoke Christmas morning to discover the surprise release of Killer Mike and El-P’s third collaborative album, which dropped at midnight East Coast time. The highly anticipated project wasn’t expected until the announced release date of January 13, 2017.
The 14-song album is available for free download from their site (though the flood of traffic has overwhelmed the servers a few times), as well as on streaming platforms.
Check out the stream below.
(This article has been updated. The following was first published on Dec. 1, 2016.)
Run The Jewels fans can finally mark their calendars. El-P and Killer Mike’s third collaborative album will arrive January 13, 2017.
Among the 14 tracks listed for the RTJ3 album, guest spots come from Danny Brown, Trina, jazz saxophonist (and Kendrick Lamar collaborator) Kamasi Washington, TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe and Dungeon Family associate Joi Gilliam.
To call the RTJ3 album “highly anticipated” would be putting it lightly.
Accompanying the previously released singles “Talk To Me” and “2100,” RTJ shared a brand new track called “Legend Has It.”
They also shared a statement about the upcoming release on the group’s website, along with pre-order options for free downloads, physical albums and merch.
Holy Shit. We can’t believe we get to finally write this to you… RTJ3 IS READY!!!! After a straight year of work the next chapter in this madness is done. We’ll spare you too much talk but we will say this: thank you so much for making RUN THE JEWELS the most amazing experience either of us have had in our careers. We hope you feel the love and time we put in to this record and can’t wait to share it with you and see you out on the road. Whether you buy it, download it for free, steal it from your annoying cousin or hear it at a show, just know that we are eternally grateful for the love you’ve shown us. Thank you thank you thank you.
Love,
Jaime and Mike
As previously reported, the duo will be heading out to promote the new album with a world tour starting with dozens of dates across North America in January and February.
Check out the cover art and tracklist for Run The Jewels’ RTJ3 below.
Run The Jewels 3 Tracklist
01 Down [ft. Joi Gilliam]
02 Talk to Me
03 Legend Has It
04 Call Ticketron
05 Hey Kids (Bumaye) [ft. Danny Brown]
06 Stay Gold
07 Don’t Get Captured
08 Thieves! (Screamed the Ghost) [ft. Tunde Adebimpe]
09 2100 [ft. Boots]
10 Panther Like a Panther (Miracle Mix) [ft. Trina]
11 Everybody Stay Calm
12 Oh Mama
13 Thursday in the Danger Room [ft. Kamasi Washington]
14 Report to the Shareholders/Kill Your Masters
aw that it’s coming out next instead of this year but they’ll set the tone for next year hip hop/rap.
as a hipster I cant wait for this, its like this shit is amazing, its soooo different from anything else and yes I love it
dumb
White people all over the world are counting down the days until January 13. Even math-challenged white people can participate, because the calculation is much easier now at the start of the month. By the way Starbucks is way too popular for real hipsters. If you see a “hipster” in Starbucks counting days on a calendar they are likely just pretending to be checking for RTJ3 while they wait for J.Cole.
Yeah, we white people are waiting for this album, because we don’t fuck with dumb ass muble rap. Black kids take this L
No thanks, i don’t support liberal cucks and/or hateful racist negroes.
lol
thats entirely your loss guy. RTJ > your favorite rappers
Too many racist whiteboys on this site SMH
I want to thank Killer Mike for helping to get Donald Trump elected. Now all the whining black folk will realize that when you dress like a gangbanger, and have a gun on you and don’t listen to police commands and a cop shoots you, no one cares, regardless of race. LOL. Dumbasses.
Killer Mike is a racist idiot libtard. He only rides El-P’s dick for beats and backpacker sales… coffee shop ass N word.
U guys are a bunch of trolling losers that get no pussy
yawn, this album is for backpackers and nerds only. where’s kodak black’s album at? skrrt!
Checked my email and saw the RTJ3 download link! nice movie from El-P and Killer Mike. Currently listening, 6 tracks in and it’s just too damn good, not sure if it can beat the last one tho.