Run the Jewels releasing LP2 ft. Zack De La Rocha & Travis Barker, playing NYC w/ Jeremih who collabed w/ Omarion

by Andrew Sacher

Run the Jewels at Outside Lands 2014 (more by Samantha Saturday)

FADER and vitaminwater’s #uncapped series in NYC continues with another show on August 19 at SIR Stage 37 (508 West 37th St) featuring R&B crooner Jeremih and Killer Mike and El-P‘s no-bullshit rap project, Run the Jewels, plus a DJ set by DJ Envy. It’s free but you have to RSVP to get in. RTJ have a few other dates coming up, including FYF Fest and FFF Fest. All of their dates are listed below.

Run the Jewels spoke about their upcoming sophomore album, Run the Jewels 2, in a new interview with XXL, where they talked about two guests they’ll have on it, Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha and blink-182 drummer Travis Barker:

El-P: Well we can share what’s already out now. We got Zack De La Rocha from Rage Against The Machine. My boy Travis Barker is on the album as well. Me and Mike are on the album, we’re on every song. [Laughs] It’s a dope record. The fact of the matter is it’s the El-P and Mike show. The record really doesn’t have a lot of features on it. There are some friends that pop up here and there but it’s not a big feature record.

Killer Mike: We didn’t plot to go find Zack De La Rocha and Travis Barker. We were at the studio smoking a joint and El and Zack saw each other grabbing a sandwich. Him and El was there and I was with Travis smoking weed. This record is very organic. One thing, when we made Run The Jewels, we never wanted to get–you can’t make a better collab record than DJ Khaled, so if you ain’t Khaled don’t go fucking around with all the features, just do what you do to the best of your ability. And that’s what Run The Jewels is. When you buy a Run The Jewels album, you’re buying a Run The Jewels album.

Jeremih is also planning a new album, which Buzzfeed just did an interesting article on, discussing how he bridges the gap between indie-approved R&B and the more radio-ready stuff. You can hear his “indie” side on his recenty-released EP with Shlohmo, and for the radio stuff, check out his new single with Omarion, “Show Me,” below.

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Jeremih x Omarion – “Show Me”

Run the Jewels — 2014 Tour Dates
8/14 Starlite Room Edmonton, AB
8/16-17 MusicFestNW Portland, OR
8/19 SIR Stage 37 (FADER x vitaminwater) w/ Jeremih
8/22 Fiddler’s Green Amphiteatre Greenwood, Village, CO w/ Outkast
8/23-24 FYF Fest Los Angeles, CA
11/7-11/9 Fun Fun Fun Fest Austin, TX