Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2

Few hip-hop albums this decade have hit as hard or lasted as long as RTJ2. Named the number one hip-hop album of 2014 by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Complex, the second record from Killer Mike and El-P is the definitive statement from one of the most ferocious and creatively aligned duos in the history of the genre, two artists who found each other at exactly the right moment and made something neither could have made alone.

Where their debut announced the partnership, RTJ2 delivered on every promise it made. El-P's production is at its most dense, urgent, and inventive, and Killer Mike matches it bar for bar with the kind of righteous, sharp-eyed lyricism that earned him a Grammy and a place among the great MCs of his generation. Guest appearances from Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine and Travis Barker add further firepower to an album already burning at maximum temperature.

This first ever single LP pressing of RTJ2 is the most complete and definitive edition of the album to date. The legendary Gangsta Boo verse, one of the most celebrated guest spots on the record, has been fully restored, and the rare bonus track "Blockbuster Night Pt. 2" featuring Despot and Wiki is included, making it the version fans have always wanted to own. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a gatefold jacket, this is an essential record for any serious hip-hop collection.