Run the Jewels Working With Nas (And Zack de la Rocha Again)
That up there is an exciting 2015 rap photo. What you're seeing, thanks to the photo-sharing app Instagram, is the rapper/producer El-P, the rapper/basically politician Killer Mike—the gentlemen of Run the Jewels—with Nasir "NAS" Jones and Zack "Rage Against the Machine" de la Rocha. (And there's a second new pic of Jaime and Mike chilling with Zack.)
This is perfect explode-the-hip-hop-tastebuds fodder. The Rage frontman's song on Run the Jewels 2, "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" was one of the best titles and best tracks of 2014. De la Rocha's voice got chopped into the spasmodic hook, then he wrapped the cut with a rap verse that smacked our brains off the pavement. I mean, "Check my résumé, your residence is residue"? Yes, give us more RTJ-fueled ZDLR ASAP plz, thx.
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