RTJ3 Album Release Info & New Single
At long last the highly anticipated and long-awaited third offering fron Run The Jewels duo Killer Mike and El-P is on its way. This morning an email went out to the RTJ mailing list with "a message from Jaime and Mike" announcing RTJ3 would drop January 13th, 2017 both digitally and physically.
In addition to the album news they also dropped a third single fron the albom entitled Legend Has It which you can check out below.
The album art for the 14-track album features a 3D aculpted take on the iconic El-P conceived & Nick Gazin drawn pistol & fist featuring the hands "cast in metal, chromed and gold-plated." In describing the artwork they explained the meaning and significance of this and thir prior two album covers.
"For us, the RTJ1 hands were about 'taking what's yours' - your world, your life, your attitude. The RTJ2 hands were wrapped in bandages, signifying injury and healing, which for us represented the growth in ideas and tone of that album. For RTJ3 the bandages are off, the chain is gone and the hands have been transformed into gold. For us this represents the idea that there is nothing to take that exists outside of yourself. You are the jewel.
The 14-track RTJ3 boasts appearances by Joi Gilliam, Danny Brown, Kamasi Washington and more. Check out the full tracklist below.
2. Talk To Me
3. Legend Has It
4. Call Ticketron
5. Hey Kids (Bumaye) (ft. Danny Brown)
6. Stay Gold
7. Don't Get Captured
8. Thieves! (Screamed the Ghost) (ft. Tunde Adebimpe)
9. 2100 (ft. BOOTS)
10. Panther Like a Panther (Miracle Mix) (ft. Trina)
11. Everybody Stay Calm
12. Oh Mama
13. Thursday in the Danger Room (ft. Kamasi Washington)
14. Report to the Shareholders/Kill Your Masters
Make sure to catch Run The Jewels when they come to your area with their 35+ date Run The World tour featuring special guests The Gaslamp Killer, Spark Master Tape & Cuz.
1/11 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
1/12 Washington, DC - Echostage *
1/13 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE *
1/14 Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues *
1/16 Columbus, OH - Express Live! *
1/17 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works *
1/18 Norfolk, VA - The NorVA *
1/20 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz *
1/21 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle *
1/23 Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre *
1/24 St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live *
1/25 Miami, FL - The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason *
1/29 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre *
1/30 San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park * (SOLD OUT)
2/1 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Expo Hall *
2/2 San Jose, CA - City National Civic *
2/3 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater * (SOLD OUT)
2/5 Arcata, CA - Van Duzer Theatre at Humboldt State University *
2/6 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom * (SOLD OUT)
2/7 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo * (SOLD OUT)
2/8 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre * (SOLD OUT)
2/10 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex *
2/11 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium *
2/13 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland *
2/14 St. Paul, MN - Myth *
2/15 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater *
2/17 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom *
2/18 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre *
2/19 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall * (SOLD OUT)
2/21 Montreal, QC - Metropolis *
2/22 Portland, ME - State Theatre *
2/24 Boston, MA - House Of Blues * (SOLD OUT)
2/25 New York, NY - Terminal 5 * (SOLD OUT)
2/26 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
4/4-4/8 Mayrhofen, Austria - Snowbombing
5/31-6/4 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
6/09 Aarhus, Denmark - Northside Festival
In addition to the album news they also dropped a third single fron the albom entitled Legend Has It which you can check out below.
The album art for the 14-track album features a 3D aculpted take on the iconic El-P conceived & Nick Gazin drawn pistol & fist featuring the hands "cast in metal, chromed and gold-plated." In describing the artwork they explained the meaning and significance of this and thir prior two album covers.
"For us, the RTJ1 hands were about 'taking what's yours' - your world, your life, your attitude. The RTJ2 hands were wrapped in bandages, signifying injury and healing, which for us represented the growth in ideas and tone of that album. For RTJ3 the bandages are off, the chain is gone and the hands have been transformed into gold. For us this represents the idea that there is nothing to take that exists outside of yourself. You are the jewel.
The 14-track RTJ3 boasts appearances by Joi Gilliam, Danny Brown, Kamasi Washington and more. Check out the full tracklist below.
Tracklist
1. Down (ft. Joi Gilliam)2. Talk To Me
3. Legend Has It
4. Call Ticketron
5. Hey Kids (Bumaye) (ft. Danny Brown)
6. Stay Gold
7. Don't Get Captured
8. Thieves! (Screamed the Ghost) (ft. Tunde Adebimpe)
9. 2100 (ft. BOOTS)
10. Panther Like a Panther (Miracle Mix) (ft. Trina)
11. Everybody Stay Calm
12. Oh Mama
13. Thursday in the Danger Room (ft. Kamasi Washington)
14. Report to the Shareholders/Kill Your Masters
Make sure to catch Run The Jewels when they come to your area with their 35+ date Run The World tour featuring special guests The Gaslamp Killer, Spark Master Tape & Cuz.
Tour Dates
12/17 Houston, TX - Day For Night Fesitval1/11 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
1/12 Washington, DC - Echostage *
1/13 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE *
1/14 Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues *
1/16 Columbus, OH - Express Live! *
1/17 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works *
1/18 Norfolk, VA - The NorVA *
1/20 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz *
1/21 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle *
1/23 Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre *
1/24 St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live *
1/25 Miami, FL - The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason *
1/29 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre *
1/30 San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park * (SOLD OUT)
2/1 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Expo Hall *
2/2 San Jose, CA - City National Civic *
2/3 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater * (SOLD OUT)
2/5 Arcata, CA - Van Duzer Theatre at Humboldt State University *
2/6 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom * (SOLD OUT)
2/7 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo * (SOLD OUT)
2/8 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre * (SOLD OUT)
2/10 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex *
2/11 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium *
2/13 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland *
2/14 St. Paul, MN - Myth *
2/15 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater *
2/17 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom *
2/18 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre *
2/19 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall * (SOLD OUT)
2/21 Montreal, QC - Metropolis *
2/22 Portland, ME - State Theatre *
2/24 Boston, MA - House Of Blues * (SOLD OUT)
2/25 New York, NY - Terminal 5 * (SOLD OUT)
2/26 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
4/4-4/8 Mayrhofen, Austria - Snowbombing
5/31-6/4 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
6/09 Aarhus, Denmark - Northside Festival