Whenever Run The Jewels release something, you can expect it to both get a party lit and make you uncomfortable with a real message. This week, El-P and Killer Mike liberate a socially-charged new visual for “Legend Has It,” the first to be taken from the duo’s third album (RTJ3).
In the clip (directed by Brian Beletic), we see the artists recently-arrested in stuck in a line-up, which bounces around a little girl, a clown-faces police officer and other random suspects. It’s a multi-layered shot at the prison system and everything that’s wrong with it; halfway through the clip, we even get statistics on rising mass incarceration rates in the country. In addition to a stuffed bunny seeing its head blown off, viewers also get a Keyser Söze-style ending.
Enjoy the “Legend Has It” clip in full below and — if you haven’t already — pick up your copy of RTJ3 here. In related news, Run The Jewels will be continuing a festival-heavy trek across the planet for much of the Summer (which includes their just announced Glastonbury confirmation); you can check out upcoming tour dates as well.
March 29th: Belfast, United Kingdom – Limelight
March 30th: Dublin, Ireland – Olympia
March 31st: Manchester, United Kingdom – Albert Hall
April 1st: London, United Kingdom – Roundhouse
April 3rd: Mayrhofen, Austria – Snowbombing
April 5th: Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
April 6th: Brussels, Belgium – AB Main Hall
April 7th: Paris, France – Élysée Montmartre
April 29th: Fort Worth, TX, United States – Fortress Festival
May 5th: Miami, FL, United States – Rolling Loud Festival
May 26th – May 28th: Township, IL, United States – Summer Camp Music Festival
May 28th: Boston, MA, United States – Boston Calling
June 2nd: Primavera Sound – Barcelona, Spain
June 3rd: London, United Kingdom – Field Day
June 8th: Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound
June 9th – June 12th: Bethel, NY, United States – Mysteryland USA
June 9th: Aarhus, Denmark – Northside Festival
June 16th: Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret Festival
June 21st – June 25th: Somerset, United Kingdom – Glastonbury Festival
July 14th – July 16th – Louisville, KY, United States – Forecastle Festival
July 15th – July 16th: Birmingham, AL, United States – Sloss Music & Arts Festival
July 21st – July 23rd: Los Angeles, CA, United States – FYF Fest 2017
July 21st – July 23rd: Seattle, WA, United States – Capitol Hill Block Party
July 22th: San Francisco, CA, United States – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
July 29th: Detroit, MI, United States – Mo Pop Festival
August 4th: Chicago, IL, United States – Lollapalooza
August 4th – August 6th: Montreal, QC, Canada – Osheaga Festival Musique Et Arts
August 24th: Glasgow, United Kingdom – Glasgow Summer Sessions
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