These prints are NOT signed by Killer Mike or El-P. In 2012, El-P produced Killer Mike's critically acclaimed album R.A.P. Our goal was to highlight the futility of the violence, not celebrate it. Soundwaves Artwork created from the soundwaves of Run The Jewel's 'Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) Every print is hand-signed by Soundwaves Art creator, Tim Wakefield. Run the Jewels is an American hip-hop duo that consists of emcee/producer El-P and emcee Killer Mike. They've already fought their way past their judgments and learned hatred toward one another. "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. Louis show immediately following the Ferguson Grand Jury verdict, so it’s no surprise that the video for Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) (featuring Zack de la Rocha of Rage. They're people - complex, real people and, as such, the power had to shift between them at certain points throughout the story," Rojas added. Run the Jewels were among last year’s most visible artists to speak out about police brutality, whether in songs like Early on Run the Jewels 2, or in Killer Mike’s impassioned speech at the St. "For me, it was important to write a story that didn't paint a simplistic portrait of the characters of the Cop and Kid. Track 4 on the album Meow the Jewels, Close Your Eyes and Meow to Fluff is a remix of RTJ’s Close Your Eyes and Count to Fuck using multiple sampled cat sounds for the beat. "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," he continued. 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." I felt a sense of responsibility to do just that. AG Rojas said: "When Run The Jewels sent me this track, I knew we had the opportunity to create a film that means something. The visual's topic is police brutality and the futility of the law enforcement system as we see a fight between a black man and a white policeman. 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.The song's music video was directed by AG Rojas, whose resumé also includes clips for Chase & Status' " Hitz," Emeli Sandé's " Daddy" and Jack White's " Sixteen Saltines." 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. Mary Ann Marino + Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Executive Producers. 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. 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. When Run the Jewels sent me this, I knew we had the opportunity to create a film that means something.
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