With all the news of police brutality, murders, and racism still prevalent in America, Run the Jewels‘ fast-spitting songs about retaliating against the government and bringing humanity together take on a new meaning. But as if that wasn’t enough, Killer Mike went and released an old mixtape this past Sunday, because if there’s anything we […]
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Killer Mike Drops ‘Sunday Morning Massacres’ Mixtape For Free
December 4th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran 
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Run the Jewels Release Trippy New Video for “Oh My Darling (Don’t Cry)”
December 2nd, 2014 Mark Garza Since releasing their sophomore record Run The Jewels 2, the hip-hop duo consisting of veteran hip-hop artists Killer Mike and El-P, Run The Jewels have been enjoying quite a successful year. You know they’re a group you should be paying attention to after a fan-made crowdfunding campaign successfully raised $40,000 for them to remake RTJ2 […]
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November 20th, 2014 Tyler Hanan Killer Mike and El-P recently talked to Pitchfork about the unexpected resounding success of Run The Jewels, with Killer Mike even intimating that he was “ready for retirement” before the duo took off. Whether that’s actually true and Mike really would’ve joined the church is a moot point now, although it’s a good thing it […]
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Zack De La Rocha, Travis Barker Join Run The Jewels For LA Performance
November 15th, 2014 John Bazley We’re all loving the new Run The Jewels record over here at UTG. This album feels like a departure from the vast majority of music we’ve heard in the genre this year, largely due to the excellent choice of collaborators. My favorite contributor, Zack De La Rocha, joined the hip-hop duo along with Travis Barker this week for the […]
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Nas Debuts New Single At Run The Jewels Release Party
October 31st, 2014 Mark Garza October 29 marked the release of Run The Jewels‘ critically acclaimed sophomore record, Run The Jewels 2. The release party, held in Brooklyn at Nitehawk Cinemas, featured a screening of The Warriors as well as a Q&A with Killer Mike and El-P who make up Run The Jewels. At some point during the festitivites, Nas, […]
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Run The Jewels Share “Blockbuster Night Pt. 2″
October 27th, 2014 Nina Corcoran This year, Run The Jewels have become official overachievers. The second full-length from El-P and Killer Mike, RTJ2, comes out today via iTunes, but the duo put it up for free to download on Friday because why not? They got enough money to move forward with Meow the Jewels, their remix of the album using only cat noises. […]
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October 24th, 2014 Brian Leak Killer Mike and El-P don’t typically play by the rules. The dynamic tag-team are on another level within the rap game and we’ve simply given up trying to understand how they consistently raise the bar for their peers in the genre. The duo’s followup to last year’s unreal debut was set to release via Mass […]
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‘Meow The Jewels’ Is Real, And Its Trailer Is Here To Unite Cats, Kung Fu, And Explosions
October 16th, 2014 Tyler Hanan Meow The Jewels, which I will be calling Meow The Jewels: Meow That’s What I Call Music! until Killer Mike sends someone to stop me, is real. Now we have an amazing trailer to tell us that, yes, it will be as amazing as we think it will As of writing this, the $45,100 Kickstarter goal has been surpassed by […]
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Run The Jewels Are Remaking ‘RTJ2’ Using Nothing But Cat Noises
October 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran The internet can do magical things. When Run The Jewels‘ El-P said he would remake the rap duo’s newest album using only cat sounds if someone bought a deluxe edition (costing $40,000), he never thought the goal would be met. Low and behold, it was. The RTJ2 remake, titled Meow The Jewels, brought in all $40,000 thanks to a fan-created […]
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October 13th, 2014 Tyler Hanan Run The Jewels continue to leave us awestruck, an unstoppable force yet to make a misstep. Rage Against The Machine’s Zack de la Rocha hopped onto the runaway train for “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)” and he didn’t slow down the machine a bit. His voice, chopped and looped, serves as the track’s […]
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Run The Jewels Release New Track From ‘RTJ2’ Feat. ‘Police Academy’ Actor Michael Winslow
September 15th, 2014 Brian Leak Oh my. Killer Mike and El-P can do no wrong. Run The Jewels have finally released their contribution to the Adult Swim Singles Program which has been running strong and steadily for 14 weeks, featuring huge hits from the likes of Mastodon, Deafheaven, Diarrhea Planet, Captain Murphy and many more. This year’s series’ second to […]
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UTG’s Favorite Singles Of Summer 2014
September 8th, 2014 James Shotwell The summer may have been a bummer for hollywood execs and people hoping to see Outkast perform anywhere other than an overcrowded festival, but those who love discovering new music have had plenty to celebrate. Whether you like pop, rock, folk, country, EDM, or any combination of the five there were a slew of new […]
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