Necessity really. No body expressed much interest in getting behind my solo stuff after Def Jux and I wanted to keep releasing my music so I kind of had to release it myself.
It has always been sort of more of a collage with me, I tend to vary the way I approach each song individually. It would be hard to summarize an overall process or theory as much as it being whatever works for whatever notes I have written down and what fits rapping wise, that is usually most important to how I make beats. It’s one of the pluses of making your own beats.
You have previously mentioned within our emailed conversations that Defriender was close to not being released at all. Would you mind briefly getting into some of the specific reasons and circumstances why?
Because I’m older and have had some real bad experiences in the business, and I literally do not give a fuck about being the biggest turd in the cesspool anymore. The craft of rap music is what is and has always been the most important thing to me, making it public was… for a long time but not so much anymore. My focus has sort of done a 360. And that is not to be taken out of context or as to say I don’t want to share it with anyone. It’s just I don’t focus on that 100% anymore.
Dibbs is doing some amazing shit with Circuit Bending these days and I love it, so it was only right to ask him for the heat since he did the cuts for the song already.
I don’t really think it does, but that wasn’t the goal. I wanted him (and every other artist I’ve ever worked with) to interpret a series of basic ideas I gave them. I’ve always reached out to artists I’ve already been a fan of for my cover art, from Dan Lang, to Remi “Rough”, to Dave Correia because of those specific people’s existing artistic approach and style, I want them to do them basically.
Indeed I am touring for it, ha, “unsuspecting” world, it certainly does seem that way doesn’t it? It’s as if people never knew who I was at all. Pretty crazy but I’ll take it. As far as plans? I mean your going to get some very different stuff from me from now on, my approach to the business, people, my music, and the world has changed.
I’m always curious as to how featured artists and associates get involved in artist’s projects. How did you decide to recruit Mr. Dibbs for cuts and scratches throughout Defriender and Milk Gold with vocal assists on “All The Drugs (Do Nothing)” & “JJ SAD?”
I always wanted to work with Dibbs, he’s been a favorite of mine for years and we share a certain appreciation of raw sounding music. I’m glad he was down. Milk has a super unique, sultry voice, I needed that for both of those and luckily she agreed.
New Run the Jewels, off of the Venom soundtrack.
Rick and Morty hook up with El and Mikey for the latest video from 
There’s seems to be no end to what El-P and Killer Mike will lend the Run The Jewels name to. This time its the new Fifa 18 game, with a new track for the soundtrack.
Mello Music Group have been hinting for a while at the prospect of new music from The Perceptionists, aka indy vets Mr. Lif and Akrobatik. Today we get confirmation there’s a new album on the way, Resolution. Here’s the first taste.
We still have mixed feelings about Record Store Day, but if you didn’t manage to bag a copy of this yesterday, check it below instead.
Mash up of Run The Jewels and DJ Shadow instrumnetals. Because why the fuck not.