A Conversation with Killer Mike

Rolling Stone Music Now

Rolling Stone

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🗓️ 16 June 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Killer Mike talks with Jamil Smith about Run the Jewels' great new album, the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Brian Hyatt, and this is Rolling Stone Music Now.
0:08.0	Run the Jules, the duo of Killer Mike and L.P.
0:11.3	Just released their fourth album, RTJ4, and it's already become one of the most
0:15.2	acclaimed releases of the year. As you probably know, there's something of a two-man supergroup
0:20.1	slash odd couple who were deep into careers of their own before they joined forces back in 2013.
0:25.0	Killer Mike was a member of Outcast dungeon family before becoming a solo artist.
0:30.0	LP came up from the New York underground rap scene, he was in that group company, Flow.
0:34.3	And their new album is incredibly timely. And there's also some high profile guests. Everyone from
0:39.3	Zach to the Brokawke and Farel to two chains. Greg Nice, Mavis Staples, Josh Hamme even.
0:46.0	Killer Mike was also a really prominent Bernie Sanders supporter and you probably heard
0:50.5	about a speech he made recently directed at protesters in his native Atlanta.
0:54.8	My colleague Jamil Smith recently had a great long chat with Killer Mike, which we're going to bring
0:58.9	you today on this episode.
0:59.9	You can also go on to YouTube and check out the video version if you're so inclined.
1:03.6	So I'm going to turn it right over to Jamil.
1:05.8	Run the Jules began as this spontaneous collaboration between U and L.
1:10.1	How is the mission in the music changed over the years for y'all?
1:14.0	How do you think this album is different?
1:16.0	The mission always remains the same.
1:18.0	It's for me and L.P.
1:20.0	to be the rawest most brutal, wildest rap group ever.
1:25.0	You know what I'm saying?
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