{"id":14304,"date":"2017-02-20T14:07:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T19:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=14304"},"modified":"2017-02-20T14:07:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T19:07:45","slug":"run-the-jewels-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/run-the-jewels-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Run the Jewels Plays Bombastic Show at Aragon Ballroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before the Run the Jewels concert even began, the sold-out Aragon Ballroom<\/a> was already feeling the duo\u2019s explosive energy. As the 5,000+ people who were crammed on the ballroom floor waited for the show to start, they cajoled the duo of Killer Mike and El-P to get out on stage with a rhythmic (and loud) chant of \u201cR-T-J!\u201d After the lights dimmed, Run the Jewels answered their calls and swaggered on stage.<\/p>\n

\"run<\/a>Run the Jewels, the duo of street intellectual Killer Mike and producer\/indie-rapper El-P, was supposed to just be a one-and-done collaboration, but the chemistry they forged couldn\u2019t be contained to just one project. That chemistry was in full effect at the Aragon Friday night.<\/p>\n

The two rappers delivered their intense, hard-hitting hip-hop while also showing how much joy they have performing together, as they were smiling a little more than hardcore rappers typically do. That energy was contagious.<\/p>\n

\"run<\/a>El-P took a moment to acknowledged the size of the crowd, saying the packed house\u00a0was\u00a0a rapper\u2019s \u201cfantasy.\u201d Something that he could only dream of just a few years ago.\u00a0Clearly, these two are currently on an amazing run.<\/p>\n

Run the Jewels\u2019 music is heart-pounding, but it doesn\u2019t exist just to wreak musical havoc. They have some things to say as well.\u00a0 Their music is confident, fiery, no-holds-barred, and to the point. Their message is to protest through poetry. It is the soundtrack to today\u2019s activism. The current political climate is the perfect target for Run the Jewels hostility, and the young diverse crowd seems to be eating up the message.<\/p>\n

The explosive night featured heavy beats and the duo\u2019s in-your-face rhythmic styles. They raced through their hits with ferocity, one triumph after another, never letting up. Among the best was \u201cLie, Cheat, Steal\u201d which had the crowd repeating the line \u201cEverybody Doing It\u201d as if collectively they were the third member of the group.<\/p>\n

To end the night, Run the Jewels played their biggest hit \u201cClose Your Eyes\u201d and all 5,000 people in the crowded erupted simultaneously. The Aragon was literally shaking. The expression \u201cblow the roof off\u201d was coined just for this moment as the sea of people bounced together in unison. It was a bombastic moment that capped off a highly energetic night.<\/p>\n

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Photos by K. Joseph Fotos<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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