Killer Mike and El-P are asking you to gaffle them for their new record. It's in the name they chose. They are almost obligated to embrace the art of theft by allowing us to pirate their jams without the use of a switchblade or heater.
Produced entirely by El-P, Mike and Jamie trade verses through the 10-track download, making this collaboratively different than their work on Killer Mike's R.A.P. Music LP last year on William Street (and our staff pick for Album of The Year). In our Bothering with Killer Mike last June he hinted at working on his “next two records”, both heavily involving his new best friend in the world, El-P. But it's safe to say no one expected to have the newly formed duo hand over their debut for free download. Run The Jewels features guest appearances by Until The Ribbon Breaks, Prince Paul appearing as Chest Rockwell of Handsome Boy Modeling School, and Big Boi.
Purchase Run The Jewels's self-titled debut on vinyl or CD at Fool's Gold Records.
Run the Jewels Tracklist:
01 Run The Jewels
02 Banana Clipper (feat. Big Boi)
03 36″ Chain
04 DDFH
05 Sea Legs
06 Job Well Done (feat. Until The Ribbon Breaks)
07 No Come Down
08 Get It
09 Twin Hype Back (feat. Prince Paul as Chest Rockwell)
10 A Christmas Fucking Miracle
Run The Jewels 2013 Tour Dates w/ Kool A.D. and Despot:
July 10 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Fest
11 Toronto, ON @ The Hoxton
12 Mariaville, NY @ Camp Bisco
13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar
14 Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
16 Nashville, TN @ Exit Inn
17 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
18 Iowa City, IA @ Gabes
19 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
20 Madison, WI @ Memorial Union
21 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
24 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
25 Calgary, AB @ The Republik
26 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
27 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
28 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
30 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
August 01 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
02 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
03 Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
05 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
06 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
07 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
08 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
09 Carrboro, NC @ The Orange Peel
10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
12 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
13 Boston, MA @ Paradise
14 New York, NY @ Webster Hall