Run the Jewels 3
A towering, dystopian hip-hop monument. Abrasive industrial beats meet razor-sharp political wit and tag-team chemistry at its absolute peak.
December 25, 2016 · Seeker Music
A towering, dystopian hip-hop monument. Abrasive industrial beats meet razor-sharp political wit and tag-team chemistry at its absolute peak.
December 25, 2016 · Seeker Music
Cold, spiraling keyboard patterns and a thick smog of low-end frequencies descend upon this third outing, casting a neon-lit, midnight-hued anxiety over the duo's signature tag-team delivery. The production leans into a claustrophobic, maximalist density where distorted synthesizers and metallic drum programming soundtrack a world-weary political rage.
“The record label’s decision to put out Run the Jewels despite its free download status seems less like an inexplicable act of folly than a confirmation of its quality”Read review
“A rough and rabid ride”Read review
“Most everything here has the hard-edged head nodding properties of Cancer 4 Cure’s The Full Retard”Read review
“Feels like the victory parade for rap music’s freshly crowned tag team champs”Read review
“A distilled take on everything that made last year’s albums such an event, with all the chrome ripped off and upholstery pulled out so it’ll run faster, louder, nastier”Read review
“What ultimately makes this more than a great album isn’t the teamwork or mutual respect, but that both men somehow leave the experience having evolved creatively”Read review
“It’s powerful in both delivery and in effect, without being heavy-handed or sacrificing form”Read review
“Immediately imprints itself as one of the best hip-hop records of 2013 so far”Read review
“The vibe is somewhere between the coherence of an album and the casual flow of a mixtape”Read review
“A masterful set, stuffed with brooding, industrial-synth beats”Read review
“A pleasant memory of good times had by reclaiming “jewels” from the corporate overlords of mainstream rap”Read review
“A short, 33-minute record absolutely brimming with ten of the hardest bangers known to man”Read review
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