Run the Jewels, the rap superduo consisting of Killer Mike and El-P, have spent months promising Meow the Jewels, a forthcoming version of their Run the Jewels 2 album as interpreted by cats.
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“Meowrly,” below, is an interpretation of “Early,” above, as aired on the duo’s WRTJ show on Beats 1. Produced by Boots, it gives cats an important voice in rap music, a voice they’ve been sorely lacking.
All felines deserve a chance to hear their favorite rap tracks in a form they can comprehend, and what’s available out there for them is often seasonal and lacking in swagger. Alternately, Meow the Jewels is a rare chance to deliver to cats and kittens a way to see themselves artfully, and truthfully, reflected in music that is relevant to cat culture.
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