Run The Jewels "A Few Words For The Firing Squad"

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El-P and Killer Mike return to The Late Show to perform their latest Run The Jewels song, "A Few Words For The Firing Squad," from the new album, 'RTJ4.' Catch them out on tour now with Rage Against the Machine! #Colbert #RTJ4 #RunTheJewels
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@ciaranmcsavvy7565 Жыл бұрын

RTJ amazing as ever, but massive props to the Sax man who absolutely brought it, hope they had an oxygen tank waiting in the wings for him

@glengarbera7367 Жыл бұрын

He killed it. Wow

@dungeonrock Жыл бұрын

- The sax player's name is Cochemea Gastelum... He's amazing. Look him up! He was in Antibalas, Budos Band and the Dap-Kings (Sharon Jones, Amy Winehouse) He's played on tons of stuff... The Roots, Public Enemy, Lady Gaga, Queen Latifa and many others... He has a solo career too!

@brandoncostea2254 Жыл бұрын

"My partner in Rhyme and crime El-P, DJ Trackstar, I'm Killer Mike, we're Run the Jewels" Dude killing it on the sax, fuck him.. 🤣

@Jen_Wick Жыл бұрын

😂Right?! I’m over here wondering who that is as Mike turns thinking I’m about to find out… nope😅

@reginaldorodrigues3530 Жыл бұрын

hahaha

@dungeonrock Жыл бұрын

@Jen_Wick Жыл бұрын

@@dungeonrock Thanks!

@dungeonrock Жыл бұрын

@@Jen_Wick - you're welcome, glad I could help out! ... Oh! and Cochemea's a really nice person too He elevates whoever he's working/playing with.🤘🎷

@topheradkins2275 Жыл бұрын

When I heard El-P and Killer Mike were forming a little group I said I'm gonna put my chips in that fandom basket, I've never looked back. Thanks for the positive music and vibes. Even when the world looks dark they give me hope. 👉🤛🏿

@Hellheart Жыл бұрын

Yo! Your emoji fist&gun is dope.... So stealing that. Yoink!

@illhomemadetcg3218 Жыл бұрын

It’s incredible to see El P go from Company flow to performing for mainstream television. That’s dope! Shout out to Killer Mike too!

@brokenenglish7544 Жыл бұрын

Folks are unaware of how illustrious his career has been. Company Flow, Cannibal Ox, Def Jux, Weathermen, all his solo and instrumental albums... good to see him get his shine

@dinospumoni5611 Жыл бұрын

El-P most underrated hip hop artist of all time.

@dinospumoni5611 Жыл бұрын

@@brokenenglish7544 cannibal Ox the Cold Vein is in the running for GOAT hip hop album

@byanymeansnecessary9329 Жыл бұрын

@@dinospumoni5611 nope, Pharoah Monch or J-Live, Roots, Mos Def, Large Professor

@fdrstan Жыл бұрын

I hear ya but RTJ has been mainstream for years now, g.

@ARK1X Жыл бұрын

And the crowd go "RTJ!" "RTJ!" "RTJ!"

@seanmcgovern1779 Жыл бұрын

So happy to see RTJ with Colbert. Killed it as usual. And remember, nobody speak nobody get choked.

@ilangilang7185 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE IT

@Chernobylii Жыл бұрын

That's a good joke

@Hellheart Жыл бұрын

@@Chernobylii Dammit! Exactly what I came to say!

@smokejc Жыл бұрын

Incredible duo, incredible song, incredible lyrics.

@Punky_Brewster Жыл бұрын

Mike's interviews with Stephen over the years are so good! Looking forward to finally seeing RTJ live in March😁

@AnotherblackmanOG Жыл бұрын

Bruh RTJ is really one of the most influential folks in hip hop right now. Nothing they make sounds the same, and everything they say makes you feel, and listen.

@nomicons Жыл бұрын

This is a great jam for people who don't normally like or understand the appeal of rap music. This track has something to say.

@Jivolt Жыл бұрын

This entire song sounds like a big build up intro to a song that doesn’t happen. I love it!

@bepowerification Жыл бұрын

I thought the same but found it kind of annoying.

@fandam801 Жыл бұрын

It's the minimal, dark, moody outro song from the RT4 album. Works well for the ender to that album though

@biggtrux Жыл бұрын

It. Sucked. Period.

@jackchance2980 Жыл бұрын

@@biggtrux your names Peter Dragon, you can’t have an opinion

@f_brank Жыл бұрын

check out the studio version. it's the closer to RTJ4 and builds into a pretty sweet sax solo that I WISH had been included here because it's an awesome finish.

@justinkasulka7499 Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure the saxophonist is Cochemea Gastelum from Daptone records, but can’t find anything listed that says - anyone else know?

@kate1979 Жыл бұрын

but why is no one talking about that saxophone player? he went ham as well!!

@LordBrittish Жыл бұрын

That was some bomb ass sax playing. Careless Whisper-level. Dude was jamming.

@Bconsuegra255 Жыл бұрын

Atlanta is so proud of Killer Mike. What a beast.

@usernotfound904 Жыл бұрын

Just saw them open for Rage Against the Machine at MSG. They killed it 💯

@stonedphilosopherza4915 Жыл бұрын

That’s a nice combo show!

@usernotfound904 Жыл бұрын

@@stonedphilosopherza4915 yup. Rage famous for touring with hiphop acts. Back in late 90s i saw Rage / Wu-tang at Continental Airlines Arena … And Rage / Gangstarr at Nassau Coliseum RIP GURU RIP ODB! 💯 👊🏼

@stephenserna7615 Жыл бұрын

"A Few Words" gives me chills. Minor key, but positive speech.

@iamhereblossom1588 Жыл бұрын

Minor key, major speech

@nickiegoldinhart Жыл бұрын

Nothing beats seeing them live! I'm still recovering from it and its going on two weeks! Killer Mike be looking GOOD!!

@jalabi99 Жыл бұрын

A lot of people didn't know about them until their song "Legend Has It" from _Run The Jewels 3_ (2016) was featured in the first trailer for _Black Panther_ but RTJ's always bringing the fire.

@somniatic Жыл бұрын

GIVE THAT SAX MAN CRED

@mistahanansi2264 Жыл бұрын

Normally I don’t care who the musical guest is, but those are on another level. Couldn’t bring myself to skip past this, so damn good.

@casyatbat Жыл бұрын

try listening to the music without the words (rap) and that is how one judges music. That would be on an another "level" and would be on the level is at best amateurish.

@10bd1 Жыл бұрын

@@casyatbat wtf? That’s not how you judge music. Music is more than instrumentals. If you don’t care about what they’re saying, that’s fine. But to say you can only judge music by the instrumental is dumb as hell

@hagabear Жыл бұрын

@@casyatbat Thats why you aren't a music exec. Thank goodness you don't make musical decisions for the masses. These guys are a damn good show and their music is good.

@casyatbat Жыл бұрын

@@10bd1 no, music is music. And all wrote was to judge the music without the words. That is how anyone should judge the music. It ain't rocket science. Now try again, listening without the words. Your last sentence is funny. Please listen to that "music" without the words and would you still find that a good example of "composed" music. If so, wow!!!!

@casyatbat Жыл бұрын

@@hagabear actually some music "execs" know there are people like you will buy anything they throw out because they know they can spend a nickle on the "music" then rake in all that money . Again listen without the words and realize you could have composed that in a couple of minutes.

@curtisholsinger6023 Жыл бұрын

"When my mother transitioned to another plane I was sittin' on a plane / tellin' her to hold on and she tried hard but she just couldn't hang" is just a perfect line. Hurts so much

@jeffreywweaver Жыл бұрын

This song gives me goosebumps 👊🏻👈🏻

@thachocolategod Жыл бұрын

Same here

@BrokeredHeart Жыл бұрын

The whole album is a banger. And the fact that it came out during the BLM marches, there's some very prescient lyrics throughout the songs that they wrote just months before George Floyd was murdered. They made it even better by releasing RTJ4 for free, given that people were really struggling with pandemic shutdowns and facing evictions. These guys are brilliant performers, but even better human beings.

@InAverySilentWay Жыл бұрын

Yankee and the Brave!

@batgurrl Жыл бұрын

I admit I was unfamiliar with them before watching, but that was fu**ing fantastic 👏👏

@velvetjones8634 Жыл бұрын

Welcome and enjoy the journey!

@uzi978 Жыл бұрын

If you go through their catalog, they won't disappoint you. Start with RTJ4 and go backwards, it's some of the best music you'll ever hear.

@firetruckstory6243 Жыл бұрын

You're in for a journey

@jlaw3255 Жыл бұрын

these guys are the Peas and Carrots of hip hop. Great separate but legendary together.

@WatchingDemocracyDie Жыл бұрын

Dam, y’all. You gotta new fan here. I couldn’t look away. I did look for the bass and rhythm section. Is it the vinyl scratch dude?. The Sax is E street-Stoned me like Van Morrison-Baker Street level perfect on top of 2 amazing raps. Then I realize, Killer Mike! I wanted more of that Danny Glover series inspired genius and here y’all are filling my ear buds with undeniable hit me like a sock full of pool ball sound. Thank you

@huppenstuff Жыл бұрын

I love these guys and love that colbert gave them a spotlight!

@uzi978 Жыл бұрын

He's been giving them love for years.. not just live performances, but hilarious skits, ridiculous Holiday songs. El-P gave Stephen props for how well his show has treated RTJ since they started.

@gajayjay Жыл бұрын

Killer Mike and El-P are American heroes and hip hop legends! Seeing them live is incredibly powerful and empowering, they are on tour with rage against the machine now, it’s an epic show, very cathartic

@spek2747 Жыл бұрын

It's still so surreal seeing EL-P getting so much mainstream success. I still remember hearing Company Flow for the first time on Stretch and Bobbito over 25 years ago.

@coleharding9439 Жыл бұрын

Saw them live on that DC stage a week ago. They absolutely killed it and they’re so laid-back and friend shaped.

@jaclynem3884 Жыл бұрын

RTJ are next level. Saw them at MSG Sunday night and they killed it! 🔥🔥

@laxku Жыл бұрын

LIVE L-L-L-L-LIVE AT THE GARDEN

@methodmantis3060 Жыл бұрын

2 of the best to ever do it. In the grand scheme of things, it really is an actual miracle that these dudes linked up at all. Much less continue putting out some of the best music in the world year after year after year.

@oyroiivy Жыл бұрын

Let's go!!!! Killing it as always

@cherylsibson2529 Жыл бұрын

First I've heard them and they are Great!

@SomeGirlSomewhere Жыл бұрын

Oh you're in for a treat then because they have 4 albums.. They give all their albums away Fans love them so we buy them anyway lol. 2020 was RTJ4 was Top album of the year for many and one article I read said Americas required listening. Check out walkin in the snow. Released like crazy enough same week George Fl oyd thing went down and sadly very prescient lyrics. They are both career rappers killer mike since Outkast days been around and El p since 90s too, he is my personal favorite MC and producer he does all the production all songs. Anyhoo tonnns of videos to watch solo and the duo. Oh and how they met look up the most amazing cute way, like a dude introduced them became buds etc

@ahawk4690 Жыл бұрын

Their 4 Albums are in the Top 25 of All Time for Hip Hop. Might sound insane, but they are a different breed. Mac was special 2 or 3 of his would be there - Faces maybe #1, Kendrick would have 2 or 3 in those 25 as well. Nobody else in Hip Hop can touch what those guys do. There are the obvious ones and yeah, but RTJ are still criminally underrated. People always tell me “It must be music for smart people or something..” Pretty much. I live in Florida. Check those albums out, you will not be disappointed. Every album is a different beast. El-P has the best beats and production in Hip Hop, it’s almost like NIN or Prodigy.

@SomeGirlSomewhere Жыл бұрын

@@ahawk4690 I love EL-P solo stuff too phenomenal! So many good albums and his production is legendary to me. I'll Sleep when your dead is wild for decades replay never gets old! His layered songs, as you grow as a human suddenly will get a whole new layer of meaning from things heard 10,000 times. And yep Top producer for me always evolving too can do anything!

@aetherbound65 Жыл бұрын

They are the real deal. Also check out my fav Aesop Rock with a larger vocabulary than Shakespeare . Atmosphere, Brother Ali, all Rhymesayer's artists.

@uzi978 Жыл бұрын

Keep going... you won't be disappointed.

@jshyne213 Жыл бұрын

The masses need to hear RTJ!

@biggtrux Жыл бұрын

Naw.

@CartoonLuva Жыл бұрын

RTJ laying down the heat and giving the people a taste of greatness

@animarious Жыл бұрын

I'm not really into Hip-Hop but I love these guys

@vanessawhitneypro Жыл бұрын

So. Damn. Good.

@mikenoface Жыл бұрын

The strands of Co Flow, Def Jux, Outkast, Dungeon Fam... still bangin in 2022 and forever. Hip Hop is dope.

@CaleSchmitz Жыл бұрын

Shout out to Cool Breeze.

@LordBrittish Жыл бұрын

If you haven’t seen the music video for Nobody Speak, you’ve gotta check it out. Had me rollin’ the first time I saw it.

@OuterSpace90 Жыл бұрын

Underground rap is where the art is people!

@chrisrj9871 Жыл бұрын

So bring it to mainstream already! We need better rap "up here", teach these new modern little kids how to make better music. We can't go underground all the time. We haven't had good mainstream music since the non-boyband 90s when they ruined it all. We just need to keep ultra-corporation out of it.

@iamhereblossom1588 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisrj9871 there's good music out there but the music with the most aesthetic and fun gets the most plays since it's easier for people to listen to.

@OuterSpace90 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisrj9871 mainstream has all the money, power, and influence to flourish over underground forever. They arent underground because they choose it. Its because their sounds isnt "mainstrem" so its not marketed. As long as mainstream has the momey to push commercialism, underground wil stay underground. Which i why we go there if we want to hear art. I get what your sayinf, but theres a reason why kids are influenced to listen to commerical garabage. Since its "popular" their enticed to listen to it

@TRACYEGOODE Жыл бұрын

God damn I love them.

@williamangel4370 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing on my guide they were on that night, and rushing home from work(get off 1130, 20 min drive) to see them real time, had dvr set to record and watching this few times as soon as TLS posted it to thier channel... RTJ is main stream....ish a ton of people have no clue who they are, and many who know of them just know "ohhh la la ah oui oui" but dont actually know the lyrics how meaningful they are and how great RTJ are... and individually Killer Mike and EL-P are top tier lyricists and top performers and out spoken advocates for the poor and forgotten classes of people... love these guys

@mikejohnson3338 Жыл бұрын

RTJ killed it as usual 🔥

@mercedeshoy6791 Жыл бұрын

El p when he talks about his sister omg I could melt

@petersutcliffe4927 Жыл бұрын

I'm watching this video over and over again on loop :)

@glengarbera7367 Жыл бұрын

Wow that blew my mind. Like the first time I listened to NWA in the late 80s

@andrewhertzberg6889 Жыл бұрын

Great great great band. This track is a standout.

@LikeTheBuffalo Жыл бұрын

dat live saxophone tho

@deejayjojo5784 Жыл бұрын

Can't stop watching this. RTJ!

@Ti5qu4ntum Жыл бұрын

I'm very excited to see them This Sunday with RATM. 🙌🏼🗽🇺🇸🦅

@j.r.mccalla8662 Жыл бұрын

Wow.

@BareBonesofficial Жыл бұрын

The greatest hip hop duo of a generation

@bryanbourcier6492 Жыл бұрын

chills

@justinklink1588 Жыл бұрын

My favorite RTJ song!

@JohnSmith-mi8zy Жыл бұрын

This gives me chills. Mike and El are on another level.

@Scarlett-jq4cj Жыл бұрын

Damn good.

@dictater2 4 ай бұрын

Just beautiful

@JonEffinZoidberg Жыл бұрын

Duuuude. The saxaphone player absolutely kills

@dungeonrock Жыл бұрын

@envyLP333 Жыл бұрын

Legends

@somethingclever4563 Жыл бұрын

RTJ is my shiiiiiiiiiiittttt!!!

@zachhodge5092 Жыл бұрын

RTJ.one of my fav shows ever llve

@fundament666 Жыл бұрын

Jaime and Mike for the win…again.

@scottmccabe4893 Жыл бұрын

El-P is unbelievable

@alexmiene5546 Жыл бұрын

Run the damn jewels!

@alejoparedes2388 Жыл бұрын

Excellent as always!

@Deformographic Жыл бұрын

Great as always! I first discovered RTJ when they performed Angelduster on late night back in the day (Maybe Colbert?). I immediately looked them up and became obsessed with RTJ2 and played it on a loop for like a year straight lol. I hope this appearance opens the door for many more people to discover them. The only downside to this performance is that the network made them change the final words to "damn you too!" when it's actually "fuck you too!"

@genjii931 Жыл бұрын

Shockingly good.

@ChippXelNaga Жыл бұрын

They are crushing it at MSG with Rage

@cashboymusic245 Жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah

@kevingibson2519 Жыл бұрын

RTJ ! Hells yeah

@Chris-lf9ch Жыл бұрын

Music sounds like an INXS “Never Tear Us Apart” sample. Cool tune.

@liannewouds07 Жыл бұрын

RTJ! RTJ! RTJ!

@johna.pellicci8913 Жыл бұрын

Saw them open for rage last week.... Amazing!

@TheGeniuschrist Жыл бұрын

Here. For. It

@curtisholsinger6023 Жыл бұрын

How did this not get recommended to me 7 days ago?? This is my favorite song off RTJ4, phenomenal

@amandabassham9393 Жыл бұрын

AWSOME PERFORMANCE!!!!!! My FAV DUO!!!!

@sinsinawa9830 Жыл бұрын

Run The Jewels!!!!

@garrisonfjord Жыл бұрын

RTJ!!! BABY ALL THE WAY!

@Succubusisis Жыл бұрын

The song is titled "A few words to the firing squad". What did Run the Jewels tell the firing squad? That's censored by the powers that be. The irony is probably lost on CBS.

@illusioncity Жыл бұрын

Just saw them in Madison Square Garden last night! Great show! Their energy was amazing!

@draexian530 Жыл бұрын

Good for them.

@thachocolategod Жыл бұрын

Such an intense and heartfelt song, I'm glad more people are finding RTJ. 🤜👈

@speedycables Жыл бұрын

Frickin awesome

@uzi978 Жыл бұрын

I love this song so much, glad a bigger audience gets to hear it.

@Hellheart Жыл бұрын

So appropriate they performed this song on Colbert! El-P & Killer Mike, dudes in their 40's crushing the game! 👉🏻👊🏿 #jewelrunner4life

@saml302 Жыл бұрын

Run The Jewels. Forever.

@mau48310 Жыл бұрын

Rtj is legit the best new era old school group

@Maco777111 Жыл бұрын

One of the best RTJ songs ever

@LeeDavisonYo Жыл бұрын

Alerican TV is such a meme. Track is called "Last words for the firing squad" but they have to amend it live to "damn you too"

@filaspeaks1094 Жыл бұрын

Im so late to this party , this group is fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

@BjossiAlfreds Жыл бұрын

Happy to see RTJ again, just a shame they didn't do a comedy bit like the previous times.

@MartianMoon Жыл бұрын

👉🏿🤛🏻

@ursaltydog Жыл бұрын

Epic!

@dloude1 Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@dinospumoni5611 Жыл бұрын

Brave choice to do something with no backbeat

@ImProspects Жыл бұрын

El looking healthy bro, idk if its just me making stuff up but fuck yea.

@douglaswhalen629 Жыл бұрын

Jamie, you look fit and heathy. Keep it up.

@brianbutler8566 Жыл бұрын

Best rap duo out there! They killed it on the RAGE tour ✊ 🤜👈

@MegaFunkey2 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the most powerful songs released in the past decade in my opinion