Killer Mike and El-P were already established figures in hip-hop before teaming
up as Run the Jewels in 2013, but the duo's incendiary collaborative output took
both artists to new heights in the 2010s. The pair's fiery blend of righteous
outrage and aggressive beats grew what was once a casual side project into a
chart-topping, festival-headlining act that found fans across a variety of
audiences.
Atlanta-born Killer Mike (Michael Render) was known for his affiliation with
Outkast, and had been featured on their Grammy-winning 2001 song “The Whole
World”. He enlisted rapper...