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Run The Jewels
a long talk
Aug. 2, 2024
Killer Mike Said What He Said
Is the Southern rap legend a truth teller or a capitalist in activist’s clothes?
By
Craig Jenkins
music videos
Nov. 15, 2020
Run the Jewels Debut New ‘No Save Point’ Video for
Cyberpunk 2077
“Mike really wants to become a computer, despite the fact that he doesn’t know how to use a computer.”
By
Rebecca Alter
q&a
Oct. 17, 2020
Run the Jewels Can Tell You the Exact Moment 2020 Went to Crap
Now allow Killer Mike and El-P to make it right, performing
RTJ4
for the first time on Adult Swim to run the vote.
By
Dan Reilly
album review
June 9, 2020
Run the Jewels 4
Is Exactly What America Needs to Hear Right Now
Killer Mike and El-P have landed on the pulse of spring 2020.
By
Craig Jenkins
words of wisdom
June 3, 2020
7 Prescient Lyrics From Run the Jewels’
RTJ4
“You so numb you watch the cops choke out a man like me / And ’til my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, ‘I can’t breathe.’”
By
Justin Curto
music you can use
June 3, 2020
Run the Jewels Release
RTJ4
Early, Knowing You Needed It Now
It’s available for free on their website, per RTJ tradition.
By
Justin Curto
protests
May 30, 2020
Killer Mike Addresses Atlanta Protesters in Emotional Speech
He urged protestors to “go home.”
By
Charu Sinha
a long talk
May 15, 2020
El-P Has Made Peace With His Past
The rapper and producer on bringing his Def Jux solo classics to streaming for the first time.
By
Craig Jenkins
my single is dropping
Dec. 13, 2019
Grimes Is One Step Closer to Being a Cyborg in Her Game Awards Performance
Grimes will provide music for
Cyberpunk 2077,
as well as voicing the character of Lizzy Wizzy.
By
Bethy Squires
videology
Mar. 16, 2018
Run the Jewels Enlists Rick and Morty to Vaporize Aliens for the ‘Mama’ Video
The video arrives ahead of RTJ’s set at the Adult Swim Festival.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
songs of the week
Mar. 1, 2018
11 Best New Songs of the Week: Janelle Monáe, Kacey Musgraves, 5SOS, Lorde, SZA
Janelle Monáe just made the best rap song of 2018, so far.
By
Dee Lockett
songs of the week
Nov. 8, 2017
6 Best New Songs of the Week: Sam Smith, Willow Smith, Shamir, Run the Jewels
Resist the urge to hate Sam Smith’s Radiohead rip-off.
By
Vulture Editors
chat room
Jan. 5, 2017
El-P on
Run the Jewels 3
and That Apocalypse He’s Been Warning Us About
“I like the fact that me and Mike can kinda be assholes and also be good at the same time when we write these lyrics.”
By
Craig Jenkins
roll clip!
Dec. 26, 2016
Run the Jewels’ Surprise Album Drop Gets a
Portlandia
Origin Story
Just spitballing here.
By
Karen Brill
right-click
Dec. 25, 2016
Run the Jewels Drops Their New Album
RTJ3
Merry Christmas, motherf*ckers.
By
Halle Kiefer
right-click
Dec. 1, 2016
Run the Jewels Drop New Song ‘Legend Has It,’ Announce Album Release Date
“Legend Has It” is out for more blood.
By
Dee Lockett
ugly christmas sweaters
Nov. 28, 2016
Run the Jewels Selling a Gem of an Xmas Sweater
The ‘sweater’ comes as a T-shirt or sweatshirt.
By
Tolly Wright
right-click
Nov. 9, 2016
Run the Jewels Drop Song in Response to Election
“For our friends. for our family. for everyone who is hurting or scared right now.”
By
Karen Brill
merch
Oct. 29, 2016
Killer Mike Uses Hacked Clinton Email on Merch
Very chic.
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
Oct. 28, 2016
Watch Stephen Colbert’s ‘Halloween Wiggle’
Run the Jewels has a different idea of what makes a song “classic.”
By
Kaitlin Fontana
right-click
Oct. 24, 2016
Rejoice! The First Song From
Run the Jewels 3
Is Here
“
RTJ3
, motherf*ckers.”
By
Dee Lockett
the videodome
Aug. 24, 2016
Watch the Video for DJ Shadow’s ‘Nobody Speak’
Happy election year!
By
Devon Ivie
panorama 2016
July 25, 2016
Everything You Missed at the Inaugural 2016 Panorama Festival
This is what the first year of the Coachella organizers’ new festival looked like.
By
Dee Lockett
and
Samantha Rollins
June 22, 2016
Kevin Hart to Produce Action-Comedy ‘Run the Jewels’ by Alex Blagg and […]
Kevin Hart has a new movie project in the works. According to Variety, Hart has signed on to produce an action-comedy for Universal called Run […]
By
Megh Wright
copywrong
June 22, 2016
Kevin Hart to Make
Run the Jewels
; RTJ to Object
“Excuse me while I go starve a savage pack of lawyers for 7 days.”
By
Karen Brill
comics
Jan. 6, 2016
Killer Mike Wrote Marvel’s
Hip-Hop Covers
Intro
“The age of Internet lists has shows us how difficult it is to please everyone, but Marvel manages to represent Hip-Hop in every one of its various incarnations since its glorious inception.”
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
Nov. 4, 2015
Run the Jewels Mashed Up So Many Cat Memes in the Video for ‘All Meow Life’
Never change, internet.
By
Dee Lockett
right-click
Oct. 5, 2015
Hear Run the Jewels’ New Song for NYC Gang Doc
The final installment of the Adult Swim Singles series goes hard.
By
Dee Lockett
meow meow
Sept. 26, 2015
Run the Jewels Drops
Meow the Jewels
, an Album Comprising Cats Meowing
The world’s first cat-rap masterpiece?
By
Greg Cwik
last night on late night
Sept. 16, 2015
Run the Jewels and TV on the Radio Devoured Colbert’s
Late Show
Stage
Yes, Colbert did the pistol and fist with RTJ.
By
Dee Lockett
music
Aug. 22, 2015
Run the Jewels Talk About Kanye and Crying in an Interview With Banksy
Killer Mike says Rihanna is the new Tupac in “feminist form.”
By
Greg Cwik
origin stories
Aug. 19, 2015
This Is the Email That Spawned Run the Jewels’ Iconic Logo
There were a couple of options.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
feelings
June 25, 2015
Here’s How Killer Mike Feels About Confederate Flags
Essentially, he’d like people to stop drinking Traitorade.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
videology
Mar. 26, 2015
Run the Jewels’ New Video Beautifully Exposes the ‘Futility’ of Police Brutality
“This video represents the futile and exhausting existence of a purgatory-like law enforcement system.”
By
Dee Lockett
sxsw 2015
Mar. 17, 2015
This Is What Happens When You Try to Stage-Crash a Run the Jewels Show
Attack Killer Mike, expect to get your ass whooped.
By
Dee Lockett
year in culture 2014
Dec. 8, 2014
The 32 Best Pop Albums of 2014
Frankie Cosmos! St. Vincent! Run the Jewels!
By
Lindsay Zoladz
radio vulture
Nov. 4, 2014
3 Great New Albums That Aren’t by Taylor Swift
A few albums came out in the past few weeks that were not
1989
. Here are three of my favorites.
By
Lindsay Zoladz