Killer Mike and El-P are gearing up for the release of the sequel to their critically-adored Run The Jewels album. While the anticipation for the album is more than enough, some attention ws taken off the actual project when they sent out a tongue-in-cheek e-mail full of crazy pre-order packages. Among some real options, such as the usual t-shirt and vinyl bundles, there were some more lavish options such as the “I’m on The Fucking List, Asshole” option for $7,500, which gets your name and a +1 on the list for up to 10 shows. However, there were also crazier choices, ranging from having Mike and Jaime stay at your house to smoke all your weed for 35k to them taking revenge on someone you hate for 100k.

The option that gained traction, though, was the “Meow The Jewels” package. For $40,000, “Run The Jewels will re-record RTJ2 using nothing but cat sounds for music. You are free to profit from this album in any way you see fit up to 100k in net global profit or 3 years (whichever comes first).” Now, this was clearly a joke, but you simply cannot tempt the internet with cat-related content. In fact, the internet loves cats so much, a Kickstarter campaign has been launched to make Meow The Jewels a reality. As of posting, the page has 490 backers with over $7,000 pledged. Catching wind of the campaign, El-P took to Twitter stating that if it in fact happened, the money would go to charity:

if meow the jewels happens i intend to donate the money somewhere that will directly benefit the families of Eric Garner and Mike Brown.

— el-p (@therealelp) September 17, 2014

 

Run The Jewels is shaping up to be great, but how could beats made from cat noises not make it exponentially better?

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Tyler, the Creator has said in the past that Kanye is one of the few people in the industry he considers a friend. And what do you do for friends? You give them art. Cat art. Here we have Kanye posing with a piece Tyler made back in 2012 while out in Australia. Yeezus doesn’t look pleased, but we’re sure he’s smiling on the inside.

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