mxdwn.co.uk » Killer Mike https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Sat, 02 May 2026 19:40:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 El-P Shares Rejected Score for Blade Runner 2049 https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/el-p-shares-rejected-score-for-blade-runner-2049/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/el-p-shares-rejected-score-for-blade-runner-2049/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:50:43 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=7299 New York rapper/producer El-P, one half of Run the Jewels, has shared a section of demo score, which he wrote for a trailer for 2017 movie Blade Runner 2049, that ended up being rejected by the studio. You can check the demo out below.

Denis Villeneuve release the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic last October. The film garnered massive critical acclaim, but underwhelmed somewhat at the box office, despite starring the likes of Ryan Gosling, and a returning Harrison Ford.

El-P revealed back in September that he had been approached by the film’s producers, and explained in the notes accompanying the track that he was “honoured to even be thought of” by the producers.

“Almost every sound apart from percussion was created on the same type of synth Vangelis used for the original Blade Runner score. It’s unmixed as I only had about 2 days to whip it together and send over.”

Meanwhile, El-P’ Run The Jewels bandmate Killer Mike has come under heavy criticism, after he partook in a sit-down interview with controversial US gun lobby the NRA, receiving hearty backlash for some of his views on gun control. The context of the interview also stirred controversy, coming just hours after hundreds of thousands of Americans took part in the March for Life.

After initially going viral, Mike apologise, claiming his decision was motivated by Martin Luther King’s reputation for engaging in debate with opponents.

“I sat with people that I might not always agree with”, he explained.

“I sat with a group called the National Rifle Association and I did an interview about black gun ownership in this era.

 “That interview was used a week later by NRA TV to disparage a very noble campaign that I actually support.”

Mike also shared the full interview, seemingly to illustrate his point that the NRA supposedly manipulated the interview for their own benefits. You can see the full 45 minute interview below.

El-P came to the defense of his close friend and bandmate, taking to Twitter to point out that their differences in opinion were part of what makes their friendship so strong.  “He doesn’t need me to defend him but fuck that here we are and I’m doing that. Because I know the only way to have a perfect track record out there is to never try. And I know we need Mike out there trying, like he always has. Warts and all,” El-P wrote.

 

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/el-p-shares-rejected-score-for-blade-runner-2049/feed/ 0 Run The Jewels Announce Tour of Ireland and The UK https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/run-the-jewels-announce-tour-of-ireland-and-the-uk/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/run-the-jewels-announce-tour-of-ireland-and-the-uk/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2017 22:02:39 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=5705 NME reports that rap duo Run The Jewels have announced a brand new details around a tour around the UK and Ireland for Spring 2017. The announcement follows the surprise release of the supergroup’s third album Run The Jewels 3 on Christmas Day, three weeks earlier than originally scheduled.

The album has gained much critical acclaim, continuing the momentum of the duo’s two previous albums, with a more politically charged, visceral lyricism to this third LP, given the very liberal political views of both Killer Mike and El-P, and the rather grim things that happened in 2016.  Tickets for the four date tour will go on sale at 10am on January 20, and RTJ will be hitting Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, and London on their tour. There has been no confirmation yet of any potential additional dates, or indeed any festival dates on these shores in the coming months. The full details of the tour and it’s dates are below.

Limelight- Belfast- March 29 2017
Olympia Theatre- Dublin-  March 30 2017
Albert Hall-Manchester -March 31 2017
Camden Roundhouse- London – April 01 2017

 

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/run-the-jewels-announce-tour-of-ireland-and-the-uk/feed/ 0 Run The Jewels release new song ‘Talk to Me’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/run-the-jewels-release-new-song-talk-to-me/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/run-the-jewels-release-new-song-talk-to-me/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:00:39 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=5067 Hip-Hop duo Run the Jewels have dropped their first song from their upcoming third album,  on the second anniversary of the release of their second album, Run The Jewels 3. The song was initially premiered at the group’s Coachella performance in April, but the track was then titled “Scenes.”

The song follows Killer Mike and El-P contributing the song ‘Panther Like A Panther (I’m The Shit)’ to the soundtrack to Gears of War 4. However there is not yet any news as to whether this song will be on the tracklist for Run The Jewels 3. El-P took to twitter at the end of September to let the expectant fans know that the album was very nearly completely finished.

The recording process for this third album has been underway since as far back as the early days of Run The Jewels 2, when both members took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, but in the two years since the only release from the duo has been the charity, cat-inspired album Meow The Jewels, released a year ago.

The album was apparently “halfway finished” as far back as March, with El-P posting song snippets on his Instagram, and Killer Mike told discussed the album’s progress and potential features to Hip-Hop Wired, with a potentially “big” feature in the works. “We got a feature idea in mind and we’ll see how it turns out. If it’s not that, it’ll probably be no feature,” suggesting a more self reliant album, as well as a “darker, harder, meaner [and] angrier” project. When pushed and asked whether that one feature was a singer, rapper, rock star, Mike simply replied: “artist.”

Whilst there is no official release date for RTJ3, the album is still slated to have a release by the end of the year. In the meantime, over the summer, El-P has initiated a competition on Twitter amongst the group’s fans, challenging them to remix the instrumentals from the popular Pokemon games, following his comments against recent phenomenon Pokemon Go!

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