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gerald ducote - review: 'run the jewels 2' by run the jewels lyrics

93/100

to the joy of many fans, rap duo k!ller mike and el-p — better known as run the jewels — has released its second album, “run the jewels 2.” the album comes as a follow-up the 2013 debut “run the jewels.” “rtj2” features numerous artists who perform on some of the album’s best tracks

with both albums being eponymous, the duo plays the rap game as a sort of advertising campaign. run the jewels is an essence, an unattainable state of hip-hop mastery. each album furthers the concept of run the jewels being art for its own sake. run the jewels exists in a vacuum with itself, and it is the only artist it respects

this is all seen at a surface level. when you actually listen to “rtj2,” you get something else entirely. you get what you paid for. the album’s first single is t-tled “blockbuster night part 1.” the majority of this track shows k!ller mike and el-p reveling in the success of the first “rtj.” insulting artists who looked down on the debut, k!ller mike questions the production of other big albums and cites el-p as his one and only partner in hip-hop. pop culture also runs a large thread through “blockbuster.” in a verse concerning their rapping prowess, k!ller mike and el-p make references to they might be giants, isaac newton and the late philip seymour hoffman’s drug abuse

arguably the best song on “rtj2,” “close your eyes (and count to f-ck)” features none other than zack de la rocha from rage against the machine. de la rocha’s most obvious contribution is an arresting hook at the beginning of the song. this song, covering issues from the riotous rikers island prison to waterboarding to the s-xual abuse scandals within the catholic church, carries an overall theme of political activism, which has been -ssociated with de la rocha since his days with rage against the machine. de la rocha’s verse acts as the apex of “close your eyes.” in his signature fashion, he addresses racial profiling and the industrial breakdown of american commerce

“rtj2” serves its purpose as another installment in what will hopefully be a long collaboration between k!ller mike and el-p. as run the jewels, the duo works quickly to deliver to its fans more fast-paced content with biting commentary on the rap world and the world in general. run the jewels makes music that both its members enjoy and that it hopes fans enjoy, too

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