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Killer Mike and El-P Outdo Themselves on Run the Jewels 3

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By Aaron Hartley–

When Run the Jewels dropped their first record in 2013, it was a full-force uppercut to the chin of hip hop. The collaboration between New York rapper/producer, El-P, and Atlanta rapper Killer Mike was loud, angry, deftly written and the duo’s chemistry was immediately palpable.

With “Run the Jewels 2” the year after, they somehow improved in all the areas they were excelling, topped multiple year-end lists, and solidified themselves as one of the best hip hop projects of the decade so far.