Run The Jewels Slam Their Collective Fist Through Our Collective Face

Run The Jewels Slam Their Collective Fist Through Our Collective Face

Run The Jewels never take a night off, but they also know how to make their bigger shows memorable. And this was a big one; they had a huge mass of kids absolutely throwing down for them, screaming along with every twisty word. So they made it special, bringing out a string of guests: Boots! Gangsta Boo! Former Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha, wearing a Bad Brains shirt and disappearing from the stage as soon as his verse was done! But as ever, the real draw was the duo itself: Killer Mike and El-P, living out maybe the greatest feel-good story in rap history, bringing out the best in each other and hammering home every song with relentless energy, finding a huge audience in the process. At this point, I am hopelessly biased in this group’s favor. I am rooting for them in a big way. And they keep showing me exactly why I’m right to root for them.