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Killer Mike Strikes Deal With Netflix For New Series, ‘Trigger Warning’
The new show will discuss cultural taboos and more. (more…)
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Video: Listen to the Full 42-Minute Rap Monument w/ Pusha T, Young Thug, Killer Mike, Action Bronson, & More
The wait is finally over. After weeks of sharing individual bricks (verses) from 36 total rappers, Noisey is now sharing the full version of their epic 42-minute The Rap Monument project. The entire project is produced by everyone’s super producer Hudson Mohawke and features Pusha T, Bryant Dope, Go Dreamer, RetcH, Nipsey Hussle, Problem, Danny Brown, Mayhem Lauren, Raekwon, Vado, Kilo Kish, Flatbush Zombies, Renegade El Rey, Rockie Fresh, Pill, Bodega BAMZ, Remy Banks, Killer Mike, Del Harris, YG, CyHi The Prynce, Young Thug, A$ton Matthews, Prodigy, SL Jones, Nigel Nasty, Bobby Creekwater, Action Bronson, Heems, Mike G, Yak Ballz, Zebra Katz, Two-9, Alexander Spit, ScottyATL, and Da$H. Grab some popcorn, a drink or two, and peep the 42-minute epic after the jump! -
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Run the Jewels Concert Review
I still remember copping the Outkast Greatest Hits in high school and going straight to “The Whole World” and losing my mind. Dre and Big Boi murked their verses until Killer Mike came on and did to them what Freeway did to Jay and Beans on “1-900 Hustler.” “Playa, I grind/My focus is crime/Raw with the rhyme/Slick with the slime” is all it took for me to ride with Killer Mike through whatever (except that “A.D.I.D.A.S.”). I can even remember his jaw-dropping performance at Smoking Grooves in ‘02 when Outkast started “The Whole World” and no one knew if Killer Mike had got on the bus or they were just going to skip through his verse and just when it looked like they’d left him in the ATL, he comes barrelling out from backstage with the mic in hand, tearing through his verse with a sense of urgency like his life depended on it.
And shit, I’m from the ‘burbs. Of course I came up on Co Flow and Funcrusher Plus. I can’t even get started on Can Ox and Cold Vein. Def Jux will forever have a special place in my heart.
I love hip-hop. Always have. Not many writers out there have a decade-plus in the game and in that decade I’ve been to a lot of shows. Some really great ones, and some that I’m still trying to block from memory like those girls with that cup shit. And it’s not always the artists that are the problem. Sometimes they definitely are, but it’s usually the forgettable opening acts. Sometimes it’s the fans, like that one dude in front of me at an Immortal Technique show headnodding and pumping his fist to “Dance with the Devil.” Dude like that probably gets hype watching Titanic. But I also didn’t rush to get to the venue. Had some more important things going on, like my three year-old not being able to sleep. By the time I got to the spot, I’d missed the Despot performance, which was supposedly dope, but I caught RATKING, more limited by their acoustics than anything else.
Black dude walks on stage to help set up after Ratking. He’s stocky. Crowd thinks he’s Killer Mike. They cheer. Oops.
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Run the Jewels Announce Tour Dates
The now legendary pairing of El-P and Killer Mike, aka Run The Jewels, have announced several headlining shows in August, bolstering a set of previously confirmed festival appearances into a proper West Coast tour. In addition to their coveted appearances at Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Music Fest Northwest, the Denver stop of Mad Decent Block Party and FYF Fest, the duo have added headlining shows in Chicago, Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton.
El-P and Killer Mike recently announced that they’ll be releasing a follow-up album to 2013’s universally acclaimed self-titled album on Fool’s Gold, with the first single set to premiere on Adult Swim’s Single Series in early Fall.
RUN THE JEWELS TOUR DATES:
SAT 8/2 CHICAGO, IL Double Door
SUN 8/3 CHICAGO, IL Lollapalooza
FRI 8/8 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Outside Lands
SAT 8/9 SEATTLE, WA Showbox
MON 8/11 VICTORIA, BC Upstairs Cabaret
TUE 8/12 VANCOUVER, BC Biltmore
WED 8/13 CALGARY, AB Republik
THU 8/14 EDMONTON, AB Starlite Room
SAT 8/16 PORTLAND, OR Music Fest Northwest
FRI 8/22 DENVER, CO Mad Decent Block Party
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Chamillionaire feat. Scarface, Killer Mike & Bobby Moon – Reignfall
Chamillionaire links up with Scarface, Killer Mike and Bobby Moon for this new joint, ‘Reignfall’ off his upcoming EP ‘Reignfall’ dropping tomorrow.
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Killer Mike & El-P – Run The Jewels
Killer Mike and El-P, now known as Run The Jewels drop this new free project. Download and tracklist after the jump. (more…)
