Run The Jewels recent pre-sale topped $1 million in it’s first 48 hours. The group’s new BMG album comes out June 5th.
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And don’t forget that Run The Jewels is an indie artist who is also known for given fans tons of music for free.
Run The Jewels’ El-P tells Billboard: “More than anything, we’re excited to get the chance to take some of the shackles off the bureaucracy of what we’ve been doing and do what we do best, which is make art and serve this community of people that love what we do.”
“To me, this is just the beginning of the race,” adds RTJ’s Killer Mike. “It’s not a payoff of all the work we’ve done. It’s the start of all the work we’re about to do.”
In its first four days, the music video for single “Ooh La La” passed a million views.
