Run the Jewels’ “yankee and the brave (ep. 4)” video
Over the weekend, Run the Jewels aired their “Holy Calamavote” concert special on Adult Swim, giving a live debut to their latest masterpiece, RTJ4. Now, RTJ has today shared a cartoon video for the album track “yankee and the brave (ep. 4)”.
Once again presented by Adult Swim, the Sean Solomon-directed clip was animated by Titmouse, the production house behind shows like Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros., and Big Mouth. For “yankee and the brave (ep. 4)”, they drew up a complete retelling of the track’s narrative — only with evil mechanical police as the antagonists. Though as Titmouse founder Chris Prynoski explained in a statement, there may actually be some truth to this fiction.
“Killer Mike and El-P, would f*** up some robot cops in real life, so I consider this animated music video for ‘yankee and the brave’ a documentary — that documents the future ,” Prynoski joked. “The prophecy of Run the Jewels has flowed through the Titmouse animators’ hearts and into their pencils.”
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Check out Run the Jewels’ “yankee and the brave (ep. 4)” video below. You can also read our review of “Holy Calamavote”, which saw the hip-hop duet perform RTJ4 in full with guests Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme, Mavis Staples, and Pharrell.
