Killer Mike revealed that the duo would begin work on Run the Jewels 3 in January 2015. Trackstar the DJ served as Run the Jewels' DJ during their RTJ2 tour. In addition to these larger festivals, RTJ also announced performances at the Boston Calling Music Festival, the Big Guava Music Festival, the Pitchfork Music Festival, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was slated to join them. In early 2015, it was announced that the band would perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in June. Run the Jewels supported Jack White at Madison Square Garden on January 30, 2015. Like the previous year, Adult Swim released the 2014 edition of their compilation, which saw the release of the lead single from Run the Jewels 2, 'Oh My Darling (Don't Cry)', while the non-album single 'Rubble Kings (Dynamite on the Street)' was released in 2015. They also announced the release of a traditional remix album of Run the Jewels 2 which was to be released via Fool's Gold Records in 2015. Proceeds from the album went entirely to charity. It features guest production from the likes of Prince Paul, Boots, Geoff Barrow, Zola Jesus, The Alchemist, Just Blaze and others. A light-hearted remix album composed entirely of cat sounds titled Meow the Jewels was released on September 25, 2015.

Run the Jewels 2 was released through Mass Appeal Records on October 24, 2014. They also released '36' Chain' as a free track as part of the 2013 edition of the yearly Adult Swim Singles Program.Įl-P (left) and Killer Mike (right) with Zack de la Rocha (center) at the 2015 Coachella Festival On June 26, 2013, Run the Jewels released their self-titled debut album on Fool's Gold Records as a free download. The success of the tour eventually led to the decision to form Run the Jewels, with the duo taking their name from a lyric in the 1990 LL Cool J song ' Cheesy Rat Blues'. Music and Cancer 4 Cure were released within weeks of each other, the two decided to tour together.

Music, which was soon followed by Mike's appearance on the track 'Tougher Colder Killer' from El-P's 2012 album Cancer 4 Cure. El-P later produced Mike's 2012 album R.A.P. The duo were first introduced to each other by Cartoon Network executive Jason DeMarco in 2011. Killer Mike's recording debut was in 2000 with Outkast on the Stankonia album, and his solo debut appeared in 2003. El P was active professionally in music from the early 1990s, first with Company Flow and then as a solo artist and in-demand producer for others.

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