Michael is Killer Mike's first solo album since 2012, after over a decade of focusing on his duo Run the Jewels. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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RTJCU4TRO, the Spanish language remix from Run The Jewels, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on Nov. 11. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and wild food educator. NPR hide caption
"This Time" by Ana Egge is featured in January's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rolf Jørgensen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Run The Jewels On World Cafe
Top row, left to right: Teyana Taylor, Run The Jewels; Bottom row, left to right: Phoebe Bridgers, Sault, This Is The Kit Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Megan Thee Stallion performs Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami, Florida. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for EA Sports Bowl hide caption
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RTJ4 seems tailor-made for the present moment, but Run the Jewels has always made music about inequality and corruption in America. "In my mind, things are never not happening," Killer Mike says. Tim Saccenti/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Killer Mike (left) and EL-P of Run The Jewels. Their new album is RTJ4. Timothy Saccenti/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Run the Jewels perform in 2017. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Fantastic Damage, El-P's solo debut from his years before Run the Jewels, has come to streaming services after years out of print. Daniel Medhurst/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Killer Mike of Run The Jewels. After appearing in an interview with NRATV, the rapper claims his appearance was misused by the gun advocacy organization. David A. Smith/Getty Images hide caption
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A still from Run The Jewels' "Don't Get Captured" video. YouTube hide caption
Run The Jewels in a police lineup, in a scene for their new video for the song "Legend Has It." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Run the Jewels perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 12, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Run The Jewels, Brian Eno, Taylor Kirk of Timber Timbre, The Lowland Hum Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Rappers Killer Mike (left) and El-P make up the duo Run The Jewels. Todd Westphal/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'The Soul's Gonna Speak': Run The Jewels Stares Down A Fraught 2017
RTJ3 features Danny Brown, Kamasi Washington, BOOTS, Trina and Zack de la Rocha, among others. Courtesy of the artist hide caption