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Run the Jewels 2 by Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels 2 is an album by Run the Jewels, released in 2014. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Crown”, on 1 list with a best position of #40.
Run the Jewels 2, the second album from Brooklyn's El-P and Atlanta's Killer Mike, dropped for free on October 24, 2014, hit iTunes the next day and reached stores on CD and LP through Mass Appeal and RBC Records on October 28. El-P produced it, and the beats are darker and more densely layered than the first time around, all grinding low end and sirens in the fog.
What makes it hit is the chemistry: two rappers passing the mic like a lit fuse, each trying to out-snarl the other, with a stack of guests along for the ride. "Crown" and "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" are here. It entered the Billboard 200 at number 50 on 12,000 first-week copies, and Pitchfork, Complex and Stereogum all named it the best album of 2014. They followed it with Meow the Jewels, a remix album with beats made entirely from cat sounds.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Run the Jewels 2 on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown | 1 | #40 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) | 1 | #72 | – | 2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.