“Talk to Me” is the first song from the anxiously-awaited Run the Jewels 3, and it falls closer to snarling vitriol than social critique. But Mike does target Trump: “Went to war with the devil and Shaitan/He wore a bad toupee and a spray tan,” he raps, and shouts at “these All Lives Matter-ass white folk.” El nods to a parent government full of “crooks tap your phone and now have a file on you.” The fact that those lines can exist in the same song as “You think Baby Jesus killed Hitler just so I’d whisper?” is, as always, remarkable. The juxtaposition shows the polar inanities of … read more
“Talk to Me” is the first song from the anxiously-awaited Run the Jewels 3, and it falls closer to snarling vitriol than social critique. But Mike do… read more
“Talk to Me” is the first song from the anxiously-awaited Run the Jewels 3, and it falls closer to snarling vitriol than social critique. But Mike does target Trump: “Went to war with th… read more
Run the Jewels is an American hip-hop duo that consists of emcee/producer El-P and emcee Killer Mike. In 2012, El-P produced Killer Mike's critically acclaimed album R.A.P. Music. The following week, Killer Mike appeared on the track "Tougher Colder Killer", from El-P's album Cancer 4 Cure. Both won the acclaim of media and fans across the globe and led to 2012′s legendary, hugely successful “Into The Wild” tour. One year later, the duo return to satisfy fan demand, and their own creative urges, as Run The Jewels, cementing their musical alliance with a full alb… read more
Run the Jewels is an American hip-hop duo that consists of emcee/producer El-P and emcee Killer Mike. In 2012, El-P produced Killer Mike's critically acclaimed album R.A.P. Music. The … read more
Run the Jewels is an American hip-hop duo that consists of emcee/producer El-P and emcee Killer Mike. In 2012, El-P produced Killer Mike's critically acclaimed album R.A.P. Music. The following week, Killer Mike appeared on the tr… read more