RTJ4 , the (obviously) fourth album by esteemed hip-hop duo Run The Jewels. Comprised of El-P and Killer Mike, RTJ was launched in 2013 and has grown in scope and status with each subsequent album released. Through equal parts humour and activism, the duo have achieved recognition from critics and fans alike that have at this point arguably eclipsed their individual accomplishments, which are numerous. RTJ4 sees El-P and Killer Mike in typically top form, scaling back on some of their more humourous tendencies in favour of the society-baiting observations that the times call for (though they still allow themselves the occasional joke); much of its subject matter seems perfectly suited to the current environment and in many ways plays as prophetic, although if we're being honest it's more so the soundtrack to history repeating itself. Though lacking in some of the "fun factor" that made their first three albums such a blast, RTJ4 is more personal and important. Killer...
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