FACT magazine

Talking Heads: El-P threatens new album title to compete with Jay-Z and Kanye West

17th June 2013 •

I Am A God. Cult rap producer El-P has long been a source for prime Twitter nonsense, but he dropped his best in a while today threatening to amend the title of his forthcoming collaborative LP [...]

Special edition rap comics: Killer Mike and El-P are Run The Jewels

Interviewed by Laurent Fintoni • 14th June 2013 •

The most memorable rap moments are always those that appeal to the inner fanboys in all of us. And this has only gotten truer as the culture and music has gotten older. Last year’s R.A.P. Mu [...]

El-P and Killer Mike detail Run the Jewels album, share explicit version of ’36″ Chain’

12th June 2013 •

The rap heavyweights share the cover art, tracklisting, and release date for their collaborative album. Killer Mike and El-P's Run the Jewels project will release a free album on June 26 via Fo [...]

Flying Lotus and MF Doom to collaborate for Adult Swim’s Singles Program 2013: Lil B, Andy Stott, Madlib and more also on board

11th June 2013 •

BasedGod Lil B and alt-pop star Dan Deacon are also set to release singles through Cartoon Network's late night TV channel. The Adult Swim Singles Program is a summer-long giveaway of tracks fr [...]

El-P and Killer Mike’s Run The Jewels reveal 8-bit new single ’36″ Chain’

7th June 2013 •

Great. '36" Chain' is the third track we've heard from El-P and Killer Mike's new Run The Jewels project, and is just as crucial as its predecessors. Built around a scratchy, cavernous 8-bit be [...]

Run the Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) share the full version of ‘Banana Clipper’; announce US tour

31st May 2013 •

Strange fruit. While a snippet of 'Banana Clipper' appeared back in April, the duo of Killer Mike and El-P have finally shared the full version. It's been worth the wait too; El-P's production [...]

El-P and Killer Mike announce collaborative album and US tour; hear new track now

29th April 2013 •

Two rap heavyweights get rebranded. It's no secret that legendary NYC producer El-P produced the entirety of Killer Mike's 2012 full length R.A.P. Music, but now the duo are set to make thing [...]

Killer Mike and El-P unite as Run The Jewels; preview ‘Banana Clipper’ now

9th April 2013 •

The hip-hop heavyweights collaborate on a new project. While El-P remained behind the boards for Killer Mike's R.A.P. Music, the alt-rap mainstay will join the Atlanta rapper on the mic for the [...]

Killer Mike working on three projects; will re-team with El-P for <em>R.A.P. Music II</em>

Killer Mike working on three projects; will re-team with El-P for R.A.P. Music II

21st March 2013 •

The legendary Atlanta rapper looks to follow last year's R.A.P. Music with a trio of releases. Killer Mike has detailed three forthcoming projects in an interview with XXL. The rapper has recru [...]