Run the Jewels - Talk To Me

In just under three minutes, Run the Jewels combine religious texts, Donald Trump disses and war cries like there’s no tomorrow. El-P calls himself the “son of Rick Rubin”, Killer Mike takes aim at “AllLivesMatter-ass white folk”, and the RTJ wheels keep on turning. It’s not like these two have been silent since 2014’s ‘RTJ2’ - quite the opposite. But to have them back and firing from all sides is just the antidote 2016 required.

Run the Jewels aren’t here to singlehandedly right wrongs; but their cutting, 100mph delivery doesn’t shy away from trying. ‘Talk To Me’ goes for the jugular. Scratch-filled and just as berserk as what came before, it’s led by jolts of metallic guitar and tip-toe bass, which form the perfect backdrop for the pair’s venomous, no-bullshit diatribes. “I told y’all suckers, I told y’all suckers,” shouts Killer Mike. “I told y’all on RTJ1, then I told ya again on RTJ2, and you still ain’t believe me. So here we go, RTJ3.” As far as closing statements go, few come loaded with so much intent.