Killer Mike & El-P were determined to elevate their game with their second album together by addressing more complex social issues. Their strategy paid off in a sequel that eclipses their successful debut.
Read moreRun The Jewels’ Eponymous Debut Album ‘Run The Jewels’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary
‘Run The Jewels’ was originally intended to be a one-off project. However, the album caught fire in a way that neither El-P nor Killer Mike ever conceived.
Read moreCompany Flow’s Debut Album ‘Funcrusher Plus’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
Anti-pop sentiments were hardly new to hip-hop during the mid ’90s, but with their debut LP, Company Flow raised them to a high art form.
Read moreEl-P’s ‘Cancer 4 Cure’ Turns 10 | Anniversary Retrospective
EL-P’s third studio affair became a cathartic experience, where he exorcised the pain that his past brought him, allowing him to re-start with a clean slate.
Read moreKiller Mike’s ‘R.A.P. Music’ Turns 10 | Anniversary Retrospective
With his El-P produced fifth studio affair, Killer Mike enshrined himself as one of the all-time great emcees, while laying the foundation for the pair’s continued collaboration as Run the Jewels.
Read moreEl-P’s Debut Solo Album ‘Fantastic Damage’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
El-P’s debut solo full-length honors hip-hop’s past, while striving to create something new and groundbreaking.
Read moreEl-P’s ‘I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective
El-P’s second solo LP remains as bleak and pitiless today as it was 15 years ago, but it undoubtedly set him on the path for the artist he has become today.
Read moreCannibal Ox’s Debut Album ‘The Cold Vein’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
‘The Cold Vein’ describes the artery of pain that flows through New York City, as well as the desperate hope of its denizens to find a way to transform into something that can rise above it all.
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