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  Hear El-P and Killer Mike Return as Run the Jewels on Lacerating 'Get It'

  April 29, 2013 – The pairing of Brooklyn indie-rap luminary El-P and Atlanta revolutionist Killer Mike proved to be one of the most fruitful endeavors of last year, with Mike's El-P produced album R.A.P. Music clocking in as SPIN's second best rap album of 2012. It was a career revitalization for two respected artists who had nonetheless fallen out of the spotlight. …
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  Hear Killer Mike Spar With Big Boi on Remixed 'In the A'

  April 24, 2013 – Killer Mike and Big Boi are currently in the midst of their Shoes for Running tour, which kicked off this week in Atlanta and runs through July, ending in Louisville. They also put together a mixtape for the tour helmed by Trackstar the DJ, which collects some of their most well-known individual tracks. …
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  Listen to Killer Mike's Growling New Song 'Villain'

  April 10, 2013 – Killer Mike is one of the most likable MCs in rap, but he reminds us that he can play evil on his new track "Villain," which is slated to appear on the soundtrack for the new DC Comics video game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Mike sounds as forceful as ever, but the song finds him rapping over production far from the lacerating golden age revival beats, courtesy of El-P, that were the backbone of R.A.P. Music, SPIN's No. …
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  El-P and Killer Mike Are Run the Jewels, Nearly Finished With Collabo LP

  April 9, 2013 – Brooklyn noise-rap veteran El-P and Atlanta mic-ripper Killer Mike, both fresh off the wild critical success of the latter's R.A.P. …
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  When Saints Go Machine Go Neo-Noir for 'Love and Respect' Video

  March 28, 2013 – When Saints Go Machine have gone cinematic for the sleek new video to "Love and Respect," the synth-infused lead single off the Copenhagen foursome's upcoming full-length, Infinity Pool (out May 28 via !K7). …
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  See Killer Mike Cuddle Up to 'Letterman' After Intense 'Untitled' Performance

  March 19, 2013 – Not just anyone who raps can get away with calling an album R.A.P. Music. As if Killer Mike didn't show enough on that record, one of 2012's best, why he's the guy he can do it, the Atlanta MC made it thrillingly clear last night on Late Show With David Letterman. …
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  The 5 Best Things We Saw at SXSW Thursday: Killer Mike, Mikal Cronin, Chance the Rapper

  March 15, 2013 – See all our best live photos from SXSW 2013 here 5. Chance the RapperGatsby’s, 5 p.m. SXSW is full to the brim with "personalities" hoping to score attention, but Chance the Rapper's oddball set at Red Bull's 120 Hours party — curated by Chicago rap blog Fake Shore Drive — felt genuine. …
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  Sample Sweet Valley's 'Jenova' Christmastime Beat Tape With Appropriately Festive Teaser

  December 20, 2012 – Shortly before he shared the new Wavves song, "Sail to the Sun," Nathan Williams let Facebook know his Sweet Valley project has got a fresh full-length coming as well. Now, thanks to the teaser trailer above, we know that the third installment in his and brother Kynan's instrumental rap project will be called Jenova, due out via Fool's Gold Records on Christmas day. …
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  Sea Change: Photos of the S.S. Coachella's Maiden Voyage 2012

  December 20, 2012 –  …
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  President Obama (and Jay-Z) Defeat Hip-Hop Apathy

  November 8, 2012 – The only time I have ever felt afraid at a rap show was when Killer Mike performed at this year's Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina. It wasn't because of some vague but palpable criminal element often present at hip-hop events. And it wasn't the swarthy-bougie frat bros from nearby Chapel Hill using Mike's onstage energy as an excuse to knock some nerds around, either. …
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