Killer Mike and El-P, the duo known as Run the Jewels should be known by every hip hop fan around the globe right now. The dynamic duo of hip hop have received tons of praise and #1's on all kinds of year-end lists for their 2014 album Run the Jewels 2. Things have actually gone so far that Marvel Comics is releasing two comics with Run the Jewels-themed covers, paying tribute to the duo. With the remix project of the album, Meow the Jewels, and Run the Jewels 3 allegedly already in the making, it looks like the two are not planning to stop any time soon. "Lie, Cheat, Steal" is definitely one of the highlight tracks of Run the Jewels 2 (are there even any tracks on that album that aren't?) and has now been paired off with an appropriately awesome video. A parking lot with graffiti on the walls, cigarette smoke, politicians with rubber masks, slightly psychedelic visual effects and, of course, two dudes at the top of their game - the video captures perfectly the atmosphere of the whole album.
PS. Run the Jewels have already been featured on our Hip Hop Selection I and Hip Hip Selection II - 2014 Special
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