And the 'go to home go to sleep up again early' The cycle continues nothing changes, these horrible sitautions are the norm.

the whole song gives me chills

Then the way El-P ties it back in at the end- chills! “They'll watch you walk to the store they're recording But didn't record cop when he shot, no warning Heard it go pop, might have been two blocks Heard a kid plus pops watched cop make girl bleed”

@@mandeebee8383 ohh i never realized those last lines were a retelling of the story mike told in the start!

You’re still right🤘🏼

It’s been fitting for everyday since 1619.

and itll keep being so if we dont have these pigs accountable. unless we follow "close your eyes"

+Shenruss Not sure why more haven't thumb'd your comment up? Perhaps they can't read more than one liners from their cellphones!! But I second this!

***** Thank you, My Brother Real. but don't just second. SEND THIS OUT so more people can be blessed by these sounds, dudes!

+Shenruss Already shared it 5 minutes ago! Outstanding production. Just goes to show that the beats are still relevant!

***** Indeed, my boy, indeed. Thing is, I find smaller scale guys like this are doing more for mainstream music, while creative minds like EPICLloyd and Nice Peter --- the masterminds behind Epic Rap Battles of History, or ERB---- are crafting more complex lyrical creations than what we get from 94% of most rappers today. Are you familar with them?

Shenruss I have heard of them yes, but the problem I have is that I prefer rappers who come at rap from a "sad" angle rather than "anger" or just plain fame seeking, ya know? I know this doesn't make sense & that it's MY own fault, but I like to hear struggles, emotional admissions, verisimilitude & intractable hardships rather than showmanship, gameface, rage & capitulation of the beats for the sake of the ego. RTJ have this uncanny balance which reminds me of older rap I missed due to my age. Feel free to recommend any other artists (not just rap) that has a tragic story to tell or a heterogeneous sad/ethereal sound. Sorry once again for being a dick fam.

+Matt Roberts SO true!

only person that I'd consider equal is aesop rock

@@vapid6311 makes sense, Aesop and El-P are longtime buddies!

Kendrick lamar

Both did. Producto heard what Mike went through around the corner.

*apply to every fuckin RTJ song

Sean Fairley Your not wrong Boss😎

Sean Fairley Og heads man

Every day we in a fight for our soul

Fully agree.

I agree. I'm 51 years old and I have I have seen Public Enemy and NWA in concert when Ice Cube was still in the group in 89 on the same bill and to still see that this type of hip-hop is still being promoted and made keeps me hopeful for the art

Same here. Run the jewels are giving me alot of hope for modern rap.

TheDreamescaper lol your MSI profile picture nice!

What did Mike say? Something like: a producer approached me and said i got the hit of the year, i EL-P didn't do it, get the fuck outta here

The line "I live here and that's what it is." usually gets a tear started. Which hangs around until the song ends

I think that's actually a smoke- it's not an explosive it just creates a cloud of smoke

Makes me smile 😜😘💋

Nobody Important i never said it was new

Nobody Important he never said it was new.. how did you get an upvote?

Nobody Important Who gives a fuck anyway dude?! The music is killer. Enough said.

+DankyDre420 Solid pro pic man. 616 was a classic

Fuck i cant remember on what track he said that 😭

i’m glad someone in the game said it

@@denisp8432 I think he said it on "Alright"

@@amanharwara hood politics

@@omarhenriquez3017 Thanks for the correction. Can't believe I got that wrong.

Stunning statement. Let us bring back the guillotine. What else do We The People have to do?

Daniel Shaver and many other now dead white men beg to differ

it's so chilling

I hope rtj4 has songs like this

@@newo9978 JU$T didn't disappoint imo

@@patrickn8355 yes and walking in the snow, damn that album is good

Honestly, I pray that this becomes dated. I don't want my kids to relate to this.

@@soorian6493 I hope that's the case, I hate the idea of future generations dealing with this same shit.

Dom's Sketch Cast To re-coin an overused term, "one of the realest in the game."

That's really the best way to describe it. RtJ always got heat with their videos.

Kobe Jackson

Agreed, also this is Ride's favorite track off the RJ2 album as well, but I thi

leggless mikki mouse ... But I think if I took the time to make a mash up of Ride over RJ's instrumentals my life would be more wholesome.

psycold if you think rap doesn't talk about important shit you aren't even looking.

psycold You've been looking in the wrong place, as have I. Hip hop has always been dropping truth bombs and is probably one of the most socially concious genres there is, up there with Punk.

Steven Graham I'm not arguing that. I haven't spent enough time listening to rap to really make a judgement...I see that with people who listen to metal, they hear one or two bands and judge them all on those.

***** I'll check it out thanks

***** Thanks for the suggestions.

+Andrew Kuzmenko Next year....

+Rhys Lloyd THIS YEAR! *My ears are ready!!!*

+Topher White fuck yeah!

+Topher White Damn right!!

+janedoe420 Excitied as fuck

Each night it's more painful. And more important.

Word brother... It is sad to say but this is exactly right. My love and justice to my brothers and sisters of color. I will stand beside you ever step of the way to ultimate justice.

Came here for this.

How many songs begging for justice. How many peaceful protests. How many speeches, reforms, foundations, court cases and memorials in the past 50 years after Jim Crow laws ended in 1964. MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS LATER, and we are met with 4 officers murdering a man begging for his life in front of an audience. No one should be wondering why these riots are happening.

@@FullyMartin what you said was perfect. I feel the pain of the people. Im sick of watching the world pass me by and I've been more alert than ever.

this isnt rebel music, this is the situation music, this dude is stopped and questioned and found to have a dime bag, cuff him and pull guns and start yelling at his family, and somebody in his family is shot for crying out while watching his mom be roughed up, then the man is put in jail. The white guy is going about his day, hears the commotion in his city 2 blocks away, wonders what happened, goes home watches the news, sees the tragedy and gets sad, but his day starts early so off to sleep, the city wakes up in protest, the cops are called in suppressive showing of force, but people are still out here and pissed off. And everyone just wonders why does it have to be this way, we can have respect for each other, not just one way.

@@MrLostform I suggest you listen to El-Ps verse again... You're kinda right... But not really. The OP is right, this is music of the rebellion. We have a proto-fascist in office and more tension between the people than ever. The rich are getting richer while we are starving and dying. Not to mention these guys work in direct with dude from RATM. I probably would've chosen a better word than, "rebel", though. Kinda invokes images of pasty dudes driving trucks with a confederate flag duct taped in the window.

So im guessing you in jail now?

Highly doubt you were protesting

How do racist pigs listen to a group like run the Jewels

@@ringer1324 ?

derw43 they are real for putting these two dudes together. RTJ wouldn't exist without AS.

Mr poopybutthole Honestly though, BOOTS’ voice is very haunting

Nothing close to Boots tho.

Same bro lol

It ain't a game if the shit don't pause

Yea one of the commercials between the kill la kill marathon

Nicholas Anon I actually thought it was just a bump at first so I ignored it thinking it'll be shown again, but it kept going to so I had to finish it.

Nice to see other people came across this like I did. I thought I was tripping when I heard Killer Mike coming through the TV during Toonami's commercial break.

TheProdigalEnigma That's the one of the things I love about adult swim: they love putting on music like this. Also, it didn't hurt to have it put to awesome animation :) Definitely gonna look into this whole thing, more. The animators, Killer Mike, and Run the Jewels. I love it when I have new GOOD music to look into.

0blackestboss03 I've always been a fan of the bumps they play. I've found dope music because of that. And yeah, Run The Jewels is great. Definitely worth checking out their two projects. I definitely want to check out who put the video together as well. Awesome animation work.

oh ye close your eyes....was an amazing video

Nigel Cooper I agree although Reagan is technically on R.A.P. Killer mike solo album. El-P does all the beats still though, one of my favorite albums of the last 10 years.

Nigel Cooper Reagan is just killer Mike lol

Sean Wattsmoore El-P did all the beats on R.A.P. Music though, so it was still a collaboration between them

The video for the song run the jewels is super dope as,well

What’s the message of tha song?