Run The Jewels 2 leak: El-P and Killer Mike offer free download ahead of release date
Single featuring Zack de la Rocha dropped last week
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Your support makes all the difference.Christmas came early for hip-hop fans at approximately 2am this morning, when Killer Mike and El-P released their second album Run The Jewels 2 for free on their website.
The album is available as a .zip file at runthejewels.net, all you have to do is enter your email address and hit download.
Run The Jewels 2 will also be available on CD and LP through Mass Appeal Records and was produced mostly by El-P and Little Shalimar (co.), featuring already released singles "Oh My Darling Don't Cry", "Blockbuster Night Part 1" and "Close Your Eyes (And Count To F*ck)" which features Rage Against The Machine's Zack de la Rocha.
Vinyls and super vinyls have already sold out on the website, but a few T-shirts featuring the artwork still remain.
Last week, a fan-started, Run The Jewels-backed Kickstarter campaign drew enough donations to fund Meow The Jewels, a remix of the album made using entirely cat sounds.
Hosts have producers have agreed to work on it, including Just Blaze and El-P himself.
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