Meow The Jewels Is Officially Happening and Everything is Awesome

Meow The Jewels, the cat remix version of El-P and Killer Mike’s forthcoming Run the Jewels 2 album, has become a reality. We reported on the kickstarter campaign last month, and while it was an interesting idea, the reality of it happening seemed a bit far fetched. With the goal of $40,000, the page had only raised $7,000 as of that post, and things seemed grim. That was until a number of different producers hopped on board for the cause (all money raised will go to the families of Eric Garner and Mike Brown). Just Blaze, Alchemist, Boots, Dan the Automator, Zola Jesus, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and more will be contributing.

The star-studded line-up will be eclipsed, of course, by the fact that we’re getting fucking cat noises all over this thing and therefore the internet is likely to implode once it arrives. There are few things the online community adores more than felines, except whenb those felines are being put over amazing hip-hop production, of course.

MEOW THE JEWELS: FIGHTING INJUSTICE IN THE STUPIDEST WAY WE KNOW HOW

— el-p (@therealelp) October 15, 2014

at its core meow the jewels is really about people, not cats. thank you everyone for having hearts and loving stupid ideas.

— el-p (@therealelp) October 15, 2014

.@JustBlaze @ZOLAJESUS @baauer @Alchemist @jetfury @nickhook @dantheautomator @DJPrincePaul @xskywlkr @bootsonboots about that cat album…

— el-p (@therealelp) October 15, 2014

Run the Jewels 2 arrives October 27. Meow the Jewels will arrive sometime later, hopefully in time for Christmas so all households can play that instead of Jingle Bells.