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Run the Jewels Return with ‘RTJ4’ When We Need Them Most

Run the Jewels Return with ‘RTJ4’ When We Need Them Most

Run the Jewels have always had a taste for action-movie hyperbole, but as they've powered through their careers, the lines between slapstick and real have almost ceased to exist.

The 60 Best Albums of 2007

The 60 Best Albums of 2007

From tech house to Radiohead and Americana to indie and everything in between, the 60 best albums of 2007 included many of the 2000s' best albums.

Run the Jewels – “Ooh LA LA” (Singles Going Steady)

Run the Jewels – “Ooh LA LA” (Singles Going Steady)

Run the Jewels' "Ooh LA LA" may hit with old-school hip-hop swagger, but it also frustratingly affirms misogynistic bro-culture.

Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 3

Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 3

Run the Jewels 3 is the sound of one hip-hop's most significant groups channeling their feelings of frustration, alienation, and rage into a radical call to arms.
Panorama Peaks with Sounds of Silver

Panorama Peaks with Sounds of Silver

Panorama closes out its first edition with the monumental return of LCD Soundsystem and an awkward performance by Sia.
Run the Jewels: Meow the Jewels

Run the Jewels: Meow the Jewels

The jewel runners go full Cheezburger, pointing claws and snatching collars in the finest feline-based album in the history of everdom.
Run the Jewels – “Early” (video)

Run the Jewels – “Early” (video)

Socially conscious and musically inventive in the way we've come to expect from Run the Jewels, the animated video to "Early" is a real ear and eye-grabber.
Counterbalance: Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 2

Counterbalance: Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 2

One of 2014's most acclaimed albums is a dense, challenging effort from two wily veterans. Profanities and profundities abound in this week's Counterbalance.
Run the Jewels feat. Zack De La Rocha – “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)” (video)

Run the Jewels feat. Zack De La Rocha – “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)” (video)

Run the Jewels take a track from their highly acclaimed Run the Jewels 2 LP and set it to a video that documents the rough reality of police violence in the United States.
Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 2

Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 2

A bluesy howl of addictive beats, political fury, and hypnotic technique, the sequel to Run the Jewels' triumphant debut bests the original in every way.
Run the Jewels – “Blockbuster Night Part 1” (audio)

Run the Jewels – “Blockbuster Night Part 1” (audio)

Run the Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) have dropped a cut from their forthcoming Run the Jewels 2, "Blockbuster Night Part 1".

Run the Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) – “Get It” (stream)

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