Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels, also known by the initials RTJ, is an American hip hop duo composed of Brooklyn-based rapper and producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike. They released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut studio album as a free download in 2013 and have since released the follow-up albums Run the Jewels 2 (2014), Run the Jewels 3 (2016), and RTJ4 (2020),[a] all of which have been released for free and received critical acclaim.[1]
This article is about the hip hop duo. For their eponymous debut album, see Run the Jewels (album). For the JPEGMafia and Danny Brown song, see Scaring the Hoes.
Run the Jewels
- RTJ
- Yankee and the Brave
United States
2013–present
- Jewel Runners
- RBC/BMG
- Mass Appeal
- Fool's Gold
- Big Dada
- Definitive Jux
- Seeker
Tributes[edit]
As part of the promotion for Run the Jewels 2, the duo started a "Tag the Jewels" movement encouraging graffiti artists from around the world to tag their rendition of the duo's signature "pistol and fist" hand gesture, as featured on all of their album covers.[45] 30 artists were invited to participate in the movement, creating large murals on six continents.[46] The same "pistol and fist" gesture was featured on the covers of several Marvel comic books since 2015. Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso was the driving force behind the gesture's incorporation into variant covers for Deadpool #45, Howard the Duck #2, Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1,[47][48] Black Panther #2, Cage #1 and Doctor Strange/Punisher: Magic Bullets #1 variant. In the video game Borderlands 3, one of playable character FL4K's pets will throw up the duo's "pistol and fist" gesture when interacted with. In the video game Gears of War 4, a promotional skin bundle featuring Run the Jewels as playable characters was released in early 2017. For the video game Cyberpunk 2077, a photo mode pose option is the duo's signature pistol-and-fist gesture.[49]
Studio albums
Headlining
Supporting
Awards and nominations[edit]
Grammy Awards[edit]
The Grammy Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by The Recording Academy. Run The Jewels has been nominated for one award.
