Run the Jewels (Killer Mike and El-P) Share New Album RTJ2 Early as Free Download
Last night, while the rest of us were freaking out about Ebola, El-P and Killer Mike did something quite generous. Their new album as Run the Jewels, RTJ2, isn’t due out until October 27 via Mass Appeal, but that didn’t stop the rappers from sharing the album with fans in full – and for free.
Early this morning, El-P tweeted a link to download the album, with Killer Mike following in suit:
good morning. #RTJ2 drops RIGHT NOW!!!! http://t.co/8u29pLI11O
— el-p (@therealelp) October 24, 2014
#RunTheJewels 2 is here fuck that other leak! http://t.co/IeK2Lt0Q6S
— Killer Mike (@KillerMikeGTO) October 24, 2014
They also sent out the link to fans via email, along with a message:
We just couldn’t wait another damn day longer to share RTJ2 with you. Thank you to all the jewel runners worldwide for all your support. It means everything to us. Please enjoy the music. It was made for you.
The surprise came after reports that the record, their follow-up to last year’s Run the Jewels, had leaked:
.@pseudo1978 we were not the original leak.
— el-p (@therealelp) October 24, 2014
RTJ2 features collaborations with Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, Beyoncé collaborator Boots and Diane Coffee (Foxygen’s Shaun Fleming).
Run the Jewels recently confirmed the album’s feline-themed remix album Meow the Jewels. They’re auditioning cats now.
Watch Run the Jewels on Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”:
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