Genius Meanings
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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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Run The Jewels – walking in the snow
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“walking in the snow” features commentary from both El-P and Killer Mike on a number of different social issues, but mainly focuses on both police brutality and the system’s “
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Pharrell Williams & Zack de la Rocha) – JU$T
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On “JU$T,” Run The Jewels teams up with Zack de la Rocha and Pharrell Williams for a meditation on money and justice. Specifically, the crew wonders how free anyone truly is when
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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 – 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 – Don't Get Captured
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With themes of systematic poverty and corruption, El-P & Killer Mike deliver 2 contrasting verses from distinctive perspectives. Killer Mike starts the song with solutions towards
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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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Run The Jewels – DDFH (Live From SXSW / 2015)
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[Verse 1: Killer Mike] / Cops in the ghetto they move like the Gestapo / Drunk off their power and greed, they often hostile / My little homie talked shit back and they beat him
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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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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. BOOTS) – 2100
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Released the day after the 2016 Presidential Election was held, the song was meant to be a sort of calm against the negativity that permeated the country after Donald Trump’s
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Run The Jewels – Talk to Me
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“Talk to Me” is the first release from Run The Jewels' third studio album, Run The Jewels 3, released via the Adult Swim singles program on the two year anniversary of the release
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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 – yankee and the brave (ep. 4)
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“yankee and the brave (ep. 4)” is the first single from rap duo Run The Jewels' fourth studio album RTJ4. The song name draws upon the North/South imagery that embodies their
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Run The Jewels – Oh Mama
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[Verse 1: Killer Mike & El-P] / Gun in the holster be / Right in the upholstery / Somewhere right close to me / Just in case the rollers be / Rolling on the G / My woman keep it in
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Run The Jewels – Run the Jewels
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[Intro: Killer Mike & El-P] / Run, run, run, run, run / Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy / [Verse 1: El-P & Killer Mike] / Oh dear, what the fuck have we here? / These
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Run The Jewels – Sea Legs
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Track #5 of Killer Mike and El-P’s collaborative album Run The Jewels. One of the most heavily praised tracks on the album, Mike and Jamie both go H.A.M. over an El-P-produced
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Run The Jewels – Mean Demeanor
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The download link for this new track first appeared in a Sept 29th, 2017 email to fans:
Guess who’s included in EA’s FIFA 18 soundtrack?!
You’ve been asking since last week’s
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Run The Jewels – DDFH
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DDFH (“Do Dope, Fuck Hope”) is satire. In an interview with The Breakfast Club Mike says
It’s satire. Satire is what Mark Twain did; you guys look him up. ‘Do Dope, Fuck Hope’ is
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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 – Jeopardy
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The opening track on the duo’s 2nd album interpolates Mort Garson’s Taurus – The Voluptuary. Lyrically the record is a boastful warning to the duo’s would-be enemies.
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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 – Call Ticketron
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Named after an automated concert ticket purchasing system, “Call Ticketron” is a classic Run the Jewels brag-fest. The chorus, in particular, imagines Run the Jewels performing at
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Run The Jewels (Ft. Trina) – Panther Like a Panther (Miracle Mix)
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This was the first song officially released from the Run The Jewels 3 as part of the trailer for game Gears of War 4. The collaboration was released a day after it was teased 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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Run The Jewels – never look back
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[Verse 1: El-P & Killer Mike] / Eighty-one miles to the hour down road (Uh, uh, uh) / Never looked back, never ever went slow / Never look back, heard 'em say that before / Never
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Run The Jewels – Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1
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This is the full version of the ‘Blockbuster Night Part 1’ following the snippet that was released by on July 29th, 2014. El-P posted the lyrics for the first three verses on his
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