RUN THE JEWELS 2 (EL-P & KILLER MIKE) Fan Appreciation NYC Event To Include Takeover At Rough Trade Records & Classic Movie Screening Of “The Warriors” 10.29.14

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I love these guys personally (some of the most humble and hardest working guys out there)
and excited about Round 2, “Warriors, come out and play with RTJ!” more info below-

Run The Jewels, the duo of El-P and Killer Mike, have just released their hotly anticipated sophomore album RTJ2, available as a free mp3 download (powered by CASH Music) as well as in CD, LP, and digital formats (including a deluxe iTunes edition featuring exclusive bonus track “Blockbuster Night Part 2”) from Mass Appeal Records, now streaming HERE The album racked up almost 200K free downloads in its first 3 days while simultaneously cracking the iTunes Top 10 album charts.

The group will celebrate on October 29th with a takeover of Rough Trade Records in New York, featuring an album play-through, a meet and greet, poster giveaways, and more. The event kicks off at 6:30pm- the first 20 attendees will also get passes to join fellow fans at a private event that night featuring a brief Q&A session with the group and Mass Appeal’s Sacha Jenkins, followed by a screening of perennial NYC classic The Warriors in a 92-seat movie theater. The week will be capped off with a live performance on the Late Show With David Letterman, airing on Halloween. The duo’s world tour kicks off that night, full dates of which can be found below.

In conjunction with the album release Run the Jewels have shared Tag The Jewels, a worldwide street art initiative in which over 30 artists across 6 continents were invited to remix the group’s iconic album artwork on walls in Los Angeles, Jakarta, Chicago, Paris, Sao Paolo, Lagos, Aukland, Warsaw, New Delhi, and many more. The project was curated & managed by the FatCap Agency. Photographs of the art pieces can be checked at the project’s website: www.tagthejewels.tumblr.com

GET RTJ2 AND CHECK TOUR DATES AND MORE:
www.runthejewels.net

RUN THE JEWELS TOUR DATES

10/31 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts *
11/1 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
11/2 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater *
11/3 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle *
11/4 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade *
11/6 – Dallas, TX – Trees *
11/7 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/8 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s *
11/10 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom *
11/11 – La Jolla, CA – Porters Pub *
11/12 – Pomona, CA – Glass House *
11/14 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine +
11/15 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater *
11/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge *
11/18 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre *
11/20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Line Music Café *
11/21 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre *
11/22 – Chicago, IL – Metro *
11/23 – St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room *
11/25 – Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall *
11/26 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall *
11/27 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda *
11/28 – Boston, MA – Paradise *
11/29 – New York, NY – Stage 48 *
12/10 – Glasgow, UK – Glasgow Garage
12/11 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
12/12 – London, UK – Koko
12/13 – Paris, FR – La Bellevilloise
12/15 – Oslo, NO – BLA
12/16 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser Strand
12/19 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehuset
12/20 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Vredenburg
12/21 – Dublin, IE – Opium Rooms
12/30 – Lorne, AU – Falls Festival
12/31 – Marion Bay, AU – Falls Festival
1/1 – Sydney, AU – Field Day
1/2 – Byron Bay, AU – Falls Festival
1/4 – Busselton, AU – Southbound Festival
1/7 – Sydney, AU – Enmore Theatre ^
1/8 – Melbourne, AU – The Forum ^
1/9 – Brisbane, AU – Hi Fi ^
1/10 – Auckland, NZ – Town Hall ^

% Red Bull Sound Select show
* with Rat King & Despot
+ with Despot
^ with Joey Bada$$

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RTJ 2 (ITUNES VERSION) TRACKLISTING

1. Jeopardy
2. Oh My Darling Don’t Cry
3. Blockbuster Night Part 1
4. Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) [feat. Zack de la Rocha]
5. All My Life
6. Lie, Cheat, Steal
7. Early [feat. BOOTS]
8. All Due Respect [feat. Travis Barker]
9. Love Again (Akinyele Back) [ft. Gangsta Boo]
10. Crown [feat. Diane Coffee]
11. Angel Duster
12. BONUS TRACK: Blockbuster Night Part 2 [feat. Despot and Wiki]

JEREMIH, EL-P & KILLER MIKE (RUN THE JEWELS) FREE NYC Secret #Uncapped Show Presented By Vitamin Water

Jeremih, El-P & Killer Mike announced they will be performing at a secret #uncapped show presented by Vitamin Water, free for fans who won tickets. Follow @thefader for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the NYC show.

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According to Billboard Magazine:

“For the past three years, vitaminwater and The Fader’s Uncapped concert series has been creating one-of-a-kind musical moments in intimate settings, from Frank Ocean and Bon Iver playing a New York City synagogue in 2012 to Solange performing at a laundromat in 2013.

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For its latest incarnation, Uncapped will bring vitaminwater’s 2014 advertising tagline “Hydrate Your Hustle” to life, teaming with artists who got to their current status with a hustle of their own. The first installment will take place in New York City on Aug. 19 and feature performances from Run The Jewels (Killer Mike and El-P’s side project) and Jeremih. Additional dates and performers will be announced for forthcoming show in Atlanta, Philadelphia and a return to New York.”

Exclusive content, including interviews and behind-the-scenes footage will be available on vitaminwater’s YouTube channel as well as TheFader.com.

THE ORAL HISTORY OF RAWKUS RECORDS: THROWBACK THURSDAY

So happy that this piece finally came to light, I know firsthand there was alot of hard work in writer Phillip Mlynar pulling together and thank Talib Kweli especially for his important input, don’t see how it could have been written without you. After A Tribe Called Quest, Gangstarr, De La Soul and The Pharcyde, Rawkus Records was responsible for the inspiration to creating Third Floor Radio to showcase records like “Fortified Live,” “Universal Magentic,” “Body Rock,” “1999” and “Get By” that I would travel all the way to record stores like Fat Beats to play on air or during lunch at Walnut High School. I remember visiting their NYC offices and leaving with the infamous “Rawkus” vinyl DJ bag that I still haven’t gotten myself to throw away because I wore it almost everyday.

Takes awhile to read through the article but take the time and you’ll be happy you did. You’ll learn about new beginnings like Def Jux by El P post Company Flow, how they came to work with artists like Big L. & Pharoahe Monch alongside misses the label had in not signing producer Kanye, Common or Eminem as well as the record that never saw the light of day by rapper Pitbull. I’ll never forget greeting Eminem in the House of Blues Sunset hallway after he killed it on stage at the Lyricist Lounge LA, not knowing what his future would hold.

Reading this just made me pull out the old Soundbombing tapes and VHS cassettes of the Lyricist Lounge on this Throwback Thursday. Join me with your Threes Up! and read the “Oral History of Rawkus Records HERE.”

#RunTheJewels @therealelp @killermikeGTO #GetIt new music video exclusive premiere apart of @myspace #musicvideosbyartistswelike program shot on their international tour. Happy for visuals to my favorite song on the album. 🙂 @sprvlln think you will like too! #ElP #KillerMike #FoolsGold (at myspace.com/runthejewels)

Bummed I missed the LA #RunTheJewels dates but happy @sprvlln got to go & hang with #ElP & #KillerMike – thanks @nevafale – Looking forward to seeing you guys in NYC on the 14th! @killermikegto – Travel safe! 👌#threesup (at The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA)

#ElP @therealELP & #KillerMike @killermikeGTO killing it on the #RunTheJewels @Foolsgoldrecs tour. @myspace Randy @nevafale in St. Louis x Iowa City today grabbing exclusive backstage, stage and post show footage that will continue throughout the tour posted directly by the guys. follow myspace.com/runthejewels to join the fun. Animated GIFs, photos, videos and the stuff you normally don’t get to see… #tourlife #ElPandKillerMike (at RTJ Tour – St. Louis, Missouri)

@myspace on set with @therealelp & @killermikeGTO yesterday before they kicked off their #RunTheJewels tour. Exclusive interview, behind the scenes & more fun stuff coming soon to #newmyspace – Tour dates including LA x OC: foolsgoldrecs.com/runthejewels – #ElP #ElProducto #KillerMike I better see you again! 👌#threesup (at myspace.com/runthejewels)