Run The Jewels 2 (studio album) by Run The Jewels

Run The Jewels 2 by Run The Jewels
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-10-27
Overall rank: 407th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 753 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2014 (4th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 2010s (55th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (407th)
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From 06/08/2023 16:51
All Run the Jewel projects have top notch production and rapping. Where RTJ2 really goes above and beyond the other projects is that it is an absolute punch in the face. So tight, so confident and so well executed. Each song fits perfectly and stands on it's own.
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75/100
From 02/05/2023 22:45
A frantic and energetic experience that has a lot of solid beats that makes it very enjoyable to listen to. The vocal delivery is fantastic throughout and it makes every song on here have some form of quality even if the music backing it up isn't great. He just possesses such a commanding and powerful voice that makes everything he says seem important even if it isn't. There are some huge hits on here as well and a few deeper cuts which surprised me with how good they are when I revisited the album. However, the back end of the release does feel slow and weaker than the first half. Overall, a pretty solid record that is easy to enjoy and has plenty of tracks to pick out and listen to again.
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90/100
From 09/28/2022 16:21
The best total rap sound of all time. Meaning, the combination of beats and back and forth rhymes is so complex and frenetic and interesting, it’s almost impossible to imagine a better rap production.

Which is not to say these are the best rap *songs* ever. But it’s really damn good.
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85/100
From 11/25/2021 23:41
Gênios!!
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From 10/06/2021 18:57
Killer Mike's ferocious delivery and lyrics fit together with El-P's production to make a nice hardcore hip hop package. El-P really surprised me here, it's not an easy task to match Killer Mike. I don't get the general detestation for the tracks All My Life and Love Again, since I found these to be among my favorites on the album. The production on All My Life is a high point personally.
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From 05/19/2021 02:36
Maybe the best first four tracks to any album I've heard
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From 06/29/2020 14:41
Fav. Tracks: Blockbuster Night Pt. 1, Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) (Feat. Zack De La Rocha).
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From 12/12/2019 15:58
My favourite RTJ record.
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From 09/19/2019 02:17
Highlights:

Oh My Darling Don't Cry
Angel Duster
Early (Feat. Boots)
All Due Respect (Feat. Travis Barker)
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From 07/15/2019 18:43
This is miles better than the first Run The Jewels, and even that was pretty decent. The production is a lot more fulfilled, the melodies are banging and the lyrics are swell. Makes me wonder if RTJ3 is gonna be able to top it.

Best track: Early. Even the slightly cheesy Pacman sample can't dampen it.
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