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Even though they just made their live debut this past Friday (Dec. 5) in New York, PRhyme, the collaboration between Slaughterhouse's Royce da 5' 9" and Gang Starr's DJ Premier, have announced a month-long tour in support of their recently released self-titled debut album. According to Billboard, "PRhyme: The Tour" kicks off on Feb. 18 in Baltimore and finishes up on March 19 and 20 at Austin's South By Southwest Festival. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday, Dec. 12, through PRhyme's website. -
Run The Jewels Shares Trippy Music Video For "Oh My Darling (Don't Cry)" [WATCH]
El-P and Killer Mike continue their reign of terror with the release of the new Run The Jewels music video, "Oh My Darling (Don't Cry)," which you can check out here. The Timothy Saccenti-directed clip finds the duo rapping while standing back to back in a dark room with some flashing red and green lights. There are some occasional shots of naked women every once in a while, so this clip is a bit NSFW. -
Killer Mike Writes Op-Ed for 'USA Today' about Rap's Unfair Treatment in the Courts Following Ferguson Speech [EXCERPT]
Killer Mike is use to voicing his opinions, whether it be through rhymes with Run the Jewels, emotional onstage speeches or op-eds. Most recently, the rapper co-wrote an article for USA Today about his genre's unfair treatment in the courts. Erik Neilson, an assistant professor at the University of Richmond, helped pen the op-ed, which takes issue with the recent Elonis v. U.S. case in which Anthony Elonis was sentenced to 44 months in prison after posting violent verses on Facebook -
Killer Mike On Police Brutality, State of Rap Music: 'It's Very Narcissistic'
Killer Mike and El-P went full-out gangster on "Run the Jewels 2," but he said he's focused on the common man in a recent interview. -
Ted Nugent's Ferguson Twitter Rant: 'Stranglehold' Singer Says Justice was Served in Michael Brown Case
Out-spoken rocker Ted Nugent took to Twitter after a Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of African American teenager Michael Brown. The "Stranglehold" singer took the side on Wilson, saying justice was served for the whole ordeal that took place in August. Other artists like Macklemore, Pharrell Williams and Katy Perry expressed their displeasure with the verdict previously. -
Garth Brooks Cancels TV Appearances After Ferguson Decision, Singer Didn't Feel Right Promoting New Album
Garth Brooks took to Facebook today (Nov. 25) to let fans know that he will be canceling all of his TV appearances for the week in the wake of the civil unrest in Ferguson. The country star said it wouldn't be right to promote his new album, "Man Against Machine," after what happened. -
Ferguson Decision: Pharrell, Katy Perry, Other Musicians React To Officer Not Being Indicted In Mike Brown Shooting
Following the grand jury decision last night, Nov. 24, to not indict Darren Wilson on the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, millions of people across the country expressed their outrage, including plenty of musicians. Pharrell, Macklemore, and Katy Perry were among those who took to Twitter to address the situation, as you can see below. -
WATCH: Killer Mike Addresses Ferguson Indictment Ruling at St. Louis Run The Jewels Tour Stop: "These Motherf**kers Got Me Today"
Last night (Nov. 24), a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the highly politicized death of the unarmed teenager Michael Brown. The decision, while not wholly surprising, sent shockwaves throughout the country and the music community. Last night, hip-hop duo Run The Jewels played a concert in nearby St. Louis, and rapper Killer Mike started things off by giving an impassioned speech to the crowd. -
Run The Jewels Play Awful EMTs In "Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1" Music Video [WATCH]
Hip-hop duo Run The Jewels have shared the music video for their single "Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1," which you can check out below. The Trevor Kane-directed clip casts El-P and Killer Mike as EMTs during a nightshift down in Mike's hometown of Atlanta, though they appear to be much better at rapping than saving people's lives (they even go so far as to flip off an old man who's clearly having a heart attack). Fellow Atlantan Cole Alexander of the Black Lips makes a brief cameo. -
Killer Mike And El-P Are Relentless In Their Delivery On New Album ‘Run The Jewels 2′ [ROUND-UP REVIEW]
Last year, Killer Mike And El-P took fans by surprise with the release of their first collaborative effort. Now they're back, proving their chemistry wasn't a fluke. The highly anticipated album has been welcomed to much critical acclaim. -
Nas Unveils New J Dilla-Produced Track "The Season" At Run The Jewels Event [LISTEN]
Earlier this month, Nas announced that a new album is in the works. He first hinted at it in his remix of Schoolboy Q's "Studio" rapping, "Finished up my new album, single 'bout to be dropping / Last album on Def Jam and I got so many options." He confirmed the news with Power 105.1's Angie Martinez saying the single could drop any day, and now that day has come with the new single "The Season." -
El-P and Killer Mike Expand Run the Jewels Tour [WATCH]
In support of their recently released album "Run the Jewels 2" — which you can download for free here — rappers El-P and Killer Mike have expanded their upcoming tour to include more European tour dates in December. You can check out the complete schedule below. -
Run The Jewels Launch 'Tag the Jewels' Street Art Project In Support Of 'RTJ2' [PHOTOS]
Last week Run The Jewels (Killer Mike and El-P) dropped their sophomore LP RTJ2, and now the duo has launched a global street art project in support of the album called "Tag the Jewels." They enlisted 30 artists across six continents to create and share their rendition of the album cover. The original cover was created by Nicholas Gazin and features one hand forming a gun with its fingers and the other hand clenched, handing over a hold necklace. -
Run The Jewels' Cat Remix Of 'RTJ2,' 'Meow The Jewels,' Officially Funded On Kickstarter
Last month, El-P and Killer Mike's Run The Jewels announced a number of ridiculous fake pre-order packages for their upcoming album RTJ2. One of them was a package called "Meow the Jewels," which was described as a remixed version of RTJ2 "using nothing but cat sounds for music." One fan decided he would make a Kickstarter to raise the $40,000 needed to purchase the package, and because El-P has a sense of humor, he agreed to take on the project if it got funded. Surprisingly, it actually did reach its funding goal, and El-P has kept his word. -
Outkast Announce Full #ATLast Lineup in Atlanta: Janelle Monae, Childish Gambino, B.o.B. and More to Join 'Roses' Duo
When Outkast announced its giant homecoming mini-festival in Atlanta in June, the "Roses" duo promised it wasn't going to go back to the ATL alone. Just two days before Outkast's ATLast is set to kick off at the Centennial Olympic Park, the supporting acts for Friday and Sunday nights have been announced.
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