That we resonate with what we know to be right and we don't numb ourselves out so those feelings can simply be swept away, we must confront them and take some action, however small, or we’ll be stuck in the same cycle of violence and hate. But I believe that it is important that the way we feel when we see these events in real life has an effect on us. It is tough to re-create moments that are so fresh and prevalent in our world today. It affected all of us in deep ways. I can tell you it was an emotional shoot day. They breathed complex life into two people who are usually portrayed in simplistic ways-as archetypes. I am really proud of where we ended up, and I am very thankful that our actors Shea Whigham and Keith Stanfield committed to these characters 100%. Our goal was to highlight the futility of the violence, not celebrate it. The film begins and it feels like they have been fighting for days, they’re exhausted, not a single punch is thrown, their violence is communicated through clumsy, raw emotion. They've already fought their way past their judgments and learned hatred toward one another. Two days later he was in the studio with us recording. In 2012, El-P produced Killer Mikes critically acclaimed album R.A.P. Run The Jewels EL-P told NME: 'I bumped into Zack on the way to the studio while getting a juice. I felt a sense of responsibility to do just that. We had to exploit the lyrics and aggression and emotion of the track, and translate that into a film that would ignite a valuable and productive conversation about racially motivated violence in this country. It's provocative, and we all knew this, so we were tasked with making something that expressed the intensity of senseless violence without eclipsing our humanity. For me, it was important to write a story that didn’t paint a simplistic portrait of the characters of the Cop and Kid. They're not stereotypes. They're people-complex, real people and, as such, the power had to shift between them at certain points throughout the story. Run the Jewels is an American hip-hop duo that consists of emcee/producer El-P and emcee Killer Mike. Salutes to AG Rojas for his unique take on the subject matter and to Shea and Keith for giving us their all and bringing it to life.When Run the Jewels sent me this, I knew we had the opportunity to create a film that means something. However, there is an opportunity to dialogue and change the way communities are policed in this country. There is no neat solution at the end because there is no neat solution in the real world. Killer Mike added, "This video represents the futile and exhausting existence of a purgatory-like law enforcement system. Run the Jewels member El-P said in a statement, "This is a vision of a seemingly never ending struggle whose participants are pitted against each other by forces originating outside of themselves." It was directed by AG Rojas and stars Keith Stanfield from MOORS. as of late, and stars Shea Whigham ( Boardwalk Empire, The Wolf of Wall Street) and Keith Stanfield ( Selma, Straight Outta Compton). The release of Run The Jewels’ RTJ2 will always remind me of 2014’s tumultuous racial climate in the US the way Killer Mike and El-P’s lyrics eerily predicted the pattern of white police. RT LegendsllLiveOn: 8 years ago today, RunTheJewels released Close Your Eyes (& Count to Fuck) as the 3rd single off their 2nd album Run the Jewels 2 under. It highlights the racial tensions that have been bubbling over in the U.S. Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) Run The Jewels Track 4 on Run the Jewels 2 Close Your Eyes (And count to Fuck) deals with the theme of police brutality against minorities. While this cut from Run the Jewels 2 is about a prison rebellion and a life of crime, the video depicts a physical battle between an exhausted police officer and a similarly tired young man. Published Run the Jewels' fiery, Zach de la Rocha-assisted track "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)," emphasizes some of the flaws of the justice system, and this provides a thematic jumping off point for the video.
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