★★★★★
El-P and Killer Mike are a pretty killer combination, to say the least, and they have definitely delivered with their debut, self-titled release under the name Run The Jewels. This record boasts impressive rapping from these two American MCs, and even more impressive production. Run The Jewels is a record that is almost impossible to listen to without dancing...
- www.theaureview.com
2014-02-06
★★★★★
El-P and Killer Mike had a phenomenal 2012. Cancer 4 Cure and R.A.P. Music saw both artists re-energised and reaching new heights, the collaborative combustion of El's distinctive fusion of ambience and pummel and Mike's furious enlightenment ensuring that they both rode suitably high during that year's annual listageddon.Then, from a vantage point at the very peak of underground and critical credibility, photos emerged of shroom-fuelled late-night recording sessions...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2014-01-25
★★★★★
Eyebrow-raising partnership ... El-P (left) and Killer Mike. Photograph: Michael Schmelling A record label choosing to release an underground hip-hop mixtape that has been available as a free download for the last six months - and indeed is still available as a free download now - seems an unlikely state of affairs: a mass of convincing evidence suggests most people won't buy something they can get for nothing at the click of a button, even if you do add an extra disc of unreleased...
- www.theguardian.com
2014-01-10
★★★★★
Atlanta rapper Killer Mike and NYC backpack idol El-P last partnered up on Mike's and El's . Their self-titled album, , is produced entirely by El-P and takes advantage of their distinct yet complementary styles; El is loquacious and paranoid, while Mike's aggressive, bruising verses keep his partner's Philip K. Dick-ian fantasies street level. "DDFH" examines hood politics and crooked cops, while "No Come Down" dissects modern drug culture...
- exclaim.ca
2013-09-20