Stereogum — The internet is always a crazy place, but sometimes it’s crazy and great. After El-P made a joke about remaking Run The Jewels’ RTJ2 using only cat noises if someone bought a $40,000 deluxe edition of the album, fans rallied and raised the money ... more info

Stereogum — Killer Mike is an amazing human being, and his well-articulated opinions about pretty much anything are always worth hearing. Last night, the rapper and activist appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show to discuss rap, race relations in America, Nina Simone... more info

Stereogum — If you’ve been anywhere remotely close to a news source this week, then you know that South Carolina lawmakers are embroiled in debate over whether the Confederate flag should continue to fly over the state house following the murder of nine black ... more info

Stereogum — If you’ve been anywhere near the internet in the past week, you’ve doubtless encountered the confounding saga of Rachel Dolezal, the white woman (white-born woman?) who passed as white for most of her adult life, even becoming an NAACP leader in ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Forget the jewels; Killer Mike wanted a chance to run Georgia. more info

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Stereogum — Run The Jewels’ Killer Mike declared himself a write-in candidate for state representative in Georgia’s District 55 via Instagram today. The Atlanta native’s activism has been well-documented over the course of Run The Jewels’ rapid rise; he�... more info

Stereogum — When Caitlin wrote about Miguel’s live rendition of “Coffee” that was recorded for Jack Daniels’ “Uncut” series, she mentioned that the next session would be with Run The Jewels. Sure enough, the duo recorded a performance of “Pew Pew P... more info

Stereogum — Did you know Snoop Dogg has his own online weekly talk show? I didn’t! But he does — it’s called GGN (Double G News), and he just brought Killer Mike on the show to smoke some weed and chat. They run through a bunch of topics together: how Kill... more info

Stereogum — The joke is coming closer and closer to being a real thing. After fans raised more then $40,000 on Kickstarter to convince El-P and Killer Mike to record an all-cat-noises version of Run The Jewels 2, a number of big names have signed on to make thos... more info