Run the Jewels 2

RTJ2 turns a revolutionary spark into a full-blown inferno with a symphony of scuzzy post-industrial sounds and the Black Panther-like frustrated aggression of the apocalyptic anti-hero duo made up of Killer Mike and El-P. Dissonance is embraced on opening track “Jeopardy,” and sonic discord sets the tone as Killer Mike, who superbly embodies the societal fears of black men in America, growls: “I'm up at midnight/I'm dippin' off in my Nizz-ikes/A gun and metal pizz-ipe/And knizz-ife is to my rizz-ight/I'm lurkin'/Servin' on pussies who lack a purpose/I got 'em filled up with frizz-ight/Like Mizz-ike is you alrizz-ight?” Oversaturated with disdain for the oppressively racist, sexist and immoral messages endlessly pumped into every societal orifice by popular culture and hip-hop posers, RTJ2 is a brutal reaction to the brutality. RTJ is joined by Rage Against the Machine's Zack de la Rocha on “Close Your Eyes (and Count to Fuck),” a song that gets to the heart of a growing anti-establishment sentiment permeating beneath the societal façade and paints a dark picture of life in America: “I can't even relax without sirens out in the distance … With clips in the bottom/We dippin' from Gotham/Yes, eclipsed by the shadows/A dark dance to the coffin.”