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Run The Jewels – All My Life
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The fifth track on Run the Jewel’s second album, Run the Jewels 2, released on October 24, 2014.
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Run The Jewels – All My Life (Instrumental)
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[Instrumental]
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Run The Jewels – All My Life Samples
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See all of “All My Life” by Run The Jewels’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Run The Jewels – All Meow Life
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[Intro: Killer Mike] / One time for the pill and the reefer, man / One time for...One time for... / One time for the pill and the reefer, man / One time for the...One, one-one-one
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Run The Jewels – a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
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As the last song of the album a few words for the firing squad (radiation) is a journey of recollection by both Killer Mike and El-P as they look at how each on has reached this
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Run The Jewels (Ft. BOOTS) – Early
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The song covers the topic of police corruption and brutality. It’s extremely relevant right now with the incidents taking place in Ferguson and NYC 2014.
Not only have they
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Run The Jewels – 36" Chain
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Track #3 from the 2013 El-P and Killer Mike collaboration album Run The Jewels.
Also make sure to watch the LL Cool J inspired music video (LL originally used the phrase “run the
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Run The Jewels – Oh My Darling Don't Cry
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The second single from RTJ’s second album, RTJ2, “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry” was released on September 15th, 2014 as the fifteenth track from the 2014 Adult Swim Singles Program.
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Grand Wizard Theodore – Military Cut Scratch Mix Samples
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Run The Jewels – 36" Chain (BSBD Remix)
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Killer Mike / Bitch we be that shit that's right / Number two boo boo straight caca (yeah) / I smoke ganja with a dreadlocked rasta / Move like Frank you will die like a hassa
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Run The Jewels (Ft. BOOTS) – Meowrly
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“Meowrly” is the first track of the remix album by Run the Jewels: Meow the Jewels. The song, a flip of the album track “Early” features boots and morphs a pretty standard “meow
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Kay Rock – Run the Jewels 2 REVIEW
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Final Score: 9/10
Killer Mike and El-P manage to craft together a sophomore album even more explosive than the bomb released in 2013. For me, Run the Jewels 1 was album of the
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Grand Wizard Theodore – Military Cut Scratch Mix Samples
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See all of “Military Cut Scratch Mix” by Grand Wizard Theodore’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Run The Jewels (Ft. DJ Premier & Greg Nice) – ooh la la
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On February 24th, 2020, El-P teased a snippet of a new song on Instagram with the hashtags “#OOHLALA” and “#RTJ4.” The post has since been deleted. The track was later released on
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Run The Jewels – No Save Point
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[Intro: El-P] / R-T-motherfuckin'-J / R-T-J / (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, hey) / Ayy (Hey, oh) / Ayy (Oh, hey, oh) / Ayy / [Verse 1: El-P] / I swallow all my drugs 'til the pain
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OutKast – Wheelz of Steel Samples
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Run The Jewels – A Christmas Fucking Miracle
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This song is about not selling out, both in music and in life. El-P and Killer Mike both touch on this in their verses.
El-P talks about the pitfalls of the urban jungle and a
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Run The Jewels – A Few Words for the Firing Squad (Live at Holy Calamavote)
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[Verse 1: El-P] / I woke up early once again, that's four days straight / I didn't wake you, baby, I just watched you lay / In the radiation of the city sun / I am in love with you
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OutKast – Wheelz of Steel Samples
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See all of “Wheelz of Steel” by OutKast’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Travis Barker) – All Due Respect
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Both El-P and Killer Mike go in on this track, with Travis Barker on the drums.
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Run The Jewels – Lie, Cheat, Steal
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This song starts as a display of Mike and El’s ability to lie, cheat, and steal on their own, but transforms into a meditation on the shady figures that really run this world and
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Kamasi Washington) – Thursday in the Danger Room
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“Thursday In The Danger Room,” tells two stories, one of El-P’s friend whose death was caused by some sort of illness (most likely Camu Tao), and Killer Mike’s friend who died on
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Danny Brown) – Hey Kids (Bumaye)
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Killer Mike and El-P begin their prevalent theme of killing their masters and revolting against the business yuppies and moguls that rule the world.
“Bumaye”, the hook, translates
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Big Grams (Ft. Run The Jewels) – Born to Shine
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Track off Big Boi & Phantogram’s EP Big Grams release 25th September 2015. Killer Mike and El-P of Run the Jewels roll thru and drop some bars over a dope jazzy beat.
El-P’s
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Josh Homme & Mavis Staples) – pulling the pin
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Using consistent metaphors relating to different stories from the Judeo-Christian canon, El-P and Killer Mike use this song to point out the evils of Capitalism and state that we
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Diane Coffee) – Crown
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Christopher R. Weingarten claims in Rolling Stone that Mike is actually rapping about himself in this song. Note the 6/8 time signature.
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King Magnetic (Ft. Benny the Butcher & GQ Nothin' Pretty) – We Want It All
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VERSE 1 KING MAGNETIC / Hit the block and hassle y'all for fun, Hit the rock with acetol to numb, Quit acting dumb and strap a gun to move, My man killer mike make you run the
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Zack de la Rocha) – A Report to the Shareholders / Kill Your Masters
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“A Report to the Shareholders/Kill Your Masters” continues the powerful messages from the first RTJ track that Zack de la Rocha was featured on: “Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Zack de la Rocha) – Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)
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“Close Your Eyes (And count to Fuck)” deals with the theme of police brutality against minorities. Mike (black) and Zack (latino) are both part of racial minorities that often face
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Joi) – Down
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“Down” opens the album with a powerful ode to the old Jaime and Mikey. Killer Mike remembers his old troubled circumstances dealing “dope.” But now, the group understands their
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NME (Ft. Lucy Jones & Run The Jewels) – Hitting The Gold Mine: Run The Jewels Q&A
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The Q&A can be found here.
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Ja Rule (Ft. Caddillac Tah, Hussein Fatal & James Gotti) – The Life
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After Loose Change and the disses that came from it Ja Rule was getting more and more pissed so he decided to “Clap Back” at gangster rapper 50 Cent and co with some help from
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The Cross Movement (Ft. John Wells (The Tonic)) – Maze of the Madness
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VERSE 1: Danger, danger / has got me stepping like a Power Ranger / calling on the power of the One from the manger / in anger, but not in sin / I begin / to make my way thru all
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Run The Jewels – Lie, Cheat, Steal (Instrumental)
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[Instrumental]
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Run The Jewels – Legend Has It
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“Legend Has It” was released on December 1st, 2016, the same day the album artwork and release date was announced for Run the Jewels 3. The announcement and album details are here.
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El-P (Ft. Trent Reznor) – Flyentology
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The whole song is about turning to God, after a life of disbelief, when a plane is about to crash. Of course, the plane crash can represent any hardship. However, it makes for a
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Run The Jewels – Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) [Instrumental]
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[Instrumental]
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Gangsta Boo) – Love Again (Akinyele Back)
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A celebration of having insane sexual intercourse with someone who enjoys it just as much as you do. The song praises this from not only a man’s perspective but a woman’s too
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Prince Paul) – Twin Hype Back
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[Intro: Prince Paul] / Now come over here and let me give you a tongue kiss / On your hot pocket / [Verse 1: El-P] / Me and Mike'll go Twin Hype and do a dance on your windpipes
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Lin-Manuel Miranda) – unas palabras para el pelotón de fusilamiento (radiación) [Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales & El Producto’s Versión]
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[Verse 1: El-P] / I woke up early once again, that's four days straight / I didn't wake you, baby, I just watched you lay / In the radiation of the city sun / I am in love with you
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Josh Homme & Mavis Staples) – Pulling the Pin (Live at Holy Calamavote)
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It is us versus them / It is always us versus them / Yeah / Yeah, that cash / Yeah, take it, here / [Verse 1: El-P] / From a long line of the rancidest swine came the violators
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Killer Mike (Ft. Scar) – Untitled
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Released on March 16th, 2012, “Untitled” is the second single off Killer Mike’s 2012 album R.A.P. Music. Produced by El-P, this album is the first full length collaboration between
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Run The Jewels – Get It
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Jamie and Mike put together a fast-paced head-nodder about, you guessed it, people getting murked!
Lyrics from the horse’s mouth
Official tour footage video
Fan Made Music video
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