These are the records we’ve leaned on during the first six tumultuous months of the year.
Album Reviews
Run the Jewels’ RTJ4 Takes Aim at Systemic Oppression amid National Uprising: Review
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Album Review: Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 3
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Album Review: Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 2
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Articles
by CoS Staff
on June 22, 2020, 2:00am
Taking Back Sunday, Circle Jerks, L7, Lupe Fiasco, Gogol Bordello, and more also set to play the Chicago festival next year.
by Alex Young
on June 16, 2020, 4:25pm
Killer Mike and El-P condemn police brutality and warn those who blindly follow leaders.
by Matt Melis
on June 06, 2020, 4:00pm
Killer Mike and El-P craft a manifesto of boisterous anthems and fearless criticism as protests continue across America.
on June 05, 2020, 9:07pm
These dynamic duos have made the two-man game a tradition in hip-hop that lives on.
by Okla Jones and Rashad Grove
on June 04, 2020, 11:37am
The 11-track LP features Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme, Mavis Staples, Pharrell Williams, and more
by Alex Young
on June 03, 2020, 12:13pm
RTJ4 drops this Friday, and will be available for free.
by Lake Schatz
on June 01, 2020, 4:06pm
The first time the Run the Jewels rapper/producer has scored an entire film since 2004’s Bomb the System.
by Ben Kaye
on May 29, 2020, 10:23am
The op-ed arrives in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death.
on May 28, 2020, 10:02pm
Mavis Staples, Pharrell, and 2 Chainz also appear on the 11-track effort.
by Ben Kaye
on May 12, 2020, 12:43pm
In support of RTJ4, which is reportedly set to “arrive soon.”
by Lake Schatz
on April 27, 2020, 1:06pm
Also featuring comebacks by Bright Eyes, Car Seat Headrest, M.I.A., and Bobby D.
by Dan Weiss
on March 28, 2020, 11:04am
