For the last several months rap heavyweights El-P and Killer Mike have been putting the finishing touches on their collaborative project Run The Jewels. Today the duo released the first single from the album - "Banana Clipper" featuring Outkast's Big Boi. The two had previously worked together on two of last year's hottest rap albums. El-P was the sole producer behind Killer Mike's R.A.P. Music, and in turn, Killer Mike dropped a few verses on El-P's Cancer 4 Cure. (Both records landed on our year-end favorites list.) They then toured together in support of those albums. Run The Jewels will be released in June for free via Fool's Gold, with another North American tour to follow.
Check out Run The Jewels tour dates below:
7/10 - Ottawa Blues fest - Ottowa, ON
7/11 - The Hoxton - Toronto, ON
7/12 - Camp Bisco - Mariaville, NY
7/13 - Altar - Pittsburgh, PA
7/14 - Forecastle Festival - Louisville, KY
7/16 - Exit Inn - Nashville, TN
7/18 - Gabes - Iowa City, IA
7/19 - Varsity Theatre - Minneaplis, MN
7/20 - Memorial Union - Madison, WI
7/21 - Pitchfork Music Festival - Chicago, IL
7/24 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
7/25 - The Republik - Calgary, AB
7/26 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vacouver, BC
7/27 - Capital Hll Block Party - Seattle, WA
7/28 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
7/30 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
8/1 - The Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA
8/2 - The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
8/3 - The Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
8/5 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
8/6 - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA
8/7 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
8/8 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
8/9 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
8/10 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
8/12 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
8/13 - Paradise - Boston, MA
8/14 - Webster Hall - New York, NY
