Run the Jewels 2

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AlbumOct 27 / 201411 songs, 39m 2s
Hardcore Hip Hop
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It’s important to note that Run the Jewels 2 is an album—it’s on a real label and you can pay money to own it. And the transition from mixtape-to-album explains every progression El-P and Killer Mike have made in the past year. This is the most viciously realized rap album of 2014.

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Nearly two decades after rocking the underground realm with Funcrusher Plus, El-P has cut down on his dense cultural references and mile-a-minute musical approach to make way for accessibility. This gave Killer Mike enough room to slip in and form the much lauded bad-guy duo Run The Jewels. Instead of hustling to…

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Killer Mike and El-P are back to take care of some unfinished business with the stunning Run The Jewels 2.

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Functional hip-hop duos are a rarity these days. It takes work to balance out strong personalities that have a lot to say.

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There’s not a single speck of emotion that wants it to end.

The music created by Killer Mike and El-P easily falls into this category, and is closest to that of Jeff and Prince's, not just because the duo fall under the same category of "hip-hop" but also because Run the Jewels 2, like its predecessor, comes with some joy baked in.

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Until tracked down and handcuffed by something better to listen to, Run the Jewels have seized the crown of Best Rap Album of 2014 and sped off, getaway-style, into the black night.

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"I'm gonna bang this bitch the fuck out," yells Killer Mike before the opening track of Run the Jewels 2.

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Album review: Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2. Killer Mike and El-P are still fiery, still furious – and still fantastic…

Run The Jewels 2 not only resumes the lyrical onslaught of its predecessor, but expands the duo’s purview both thematically and sonically.

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The American hip-hop duo don’t entirely avoid off-colour lyrical cliches, but their second album is full of power, writes<strong> Paul MacInnes</strong>

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Album Reviews: Run the Jewels - Run The Jewels 2

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Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 review: Big up, big up, it's a stick up, stick up.