RTJ4
by Run the Jewels
- Type: Album
- Released: 3 June 2020
- Label: Jewel Runners, BMG, Jewel Runners LLC
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:59
- Community rating: 3.91/5 from 21 ratings
Artists on this release: Killer Mike, El-P
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'RTJ4' channels the socio-political turmoil of its time, pairing El-P鈥檚 aggressive, sample-heavy production with Killer Mike's incisive, revolutionary lyricism addressing systemic injustice. Released two days early amidst the 2020 global protests against police brutality, the album's prescient and hard-hitting anthems are amplified by a range of powerhouse features, including Mavis Staples, Pharrell Williams, and Zack de la Rocha.
Genres
Descriptors: rap, political, hard, abrasive, diss
Tracklist
- yankee and the brave (ep. 4) (02:26)
- ooh la la (feat. Greg Nice & DJ Premier) (03:03)
- out of sight (feat. 2 Chainz) (03:21)
- holy calamafuck (03:58)
- goonies vs. E.T. (03:03)
- walking in the snow (03:55)
- JU$T (feat. Pharrell Williams & Zack de la Rocha) (03:25)
- never look back (02:57)
- the ground below (02:32)
- pulling the pin (feat. Mavis Staples & Josh Homme) (03:37)
- a few words for the firing squad (radiation) (06:42)
Credits
- El-P - vocals, additional string arrangements, executive producer, art direction, producer, performer, written-by
- Killer Mike - vocals, performer, written-by
- Greg Nice - guest appearance, vocals
- DJ Premier - guest appearance, scratches
- 2 Chainz - guest appearance, vocals
- Pharrell Williams - guest appearance, vocals
- Mavis Staples - guest appearance, vocals
- Josh Homme - guest appearance, vocals, instruments, producer
- Zack de la Rocha - guest appearance, vocals
- DJ Trackstar - scratches
- Michael Ferguson - vocals [additional]
- Tim Saccenti - art direction, photography by
- Smartbomb.net - layout, design
- Nick Gazin - design [lettering & font]
- Little Shalimar - co-producer
- Wilder Zoby - co-producer
- Amaechi Uzoigwe - management
- Joe Baker (4) - management
- Will Bronson - management
- Joe LaPorta - mastered by
- Joey Raia - mixed by
- Carl Bespolka - recorded by
- Dylan Neustadter - recorded by
- Jonathan Lackey - recorded by
- Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit - recorded by
- Leon Kelly (2) - recorded by
- Mat LeJeune - recorded by
- Nick Hook (3) - recorded by
- Taylor Jackson (2) - recorded by
- Sam Rolfes - design [3d hands, uncredited]
- JN-H - lacquer cut by