Producer and rapper El-P is officially committed to making a hip-hop album full of cat sounds.
He’s got himself to blame. In September El-P and Killer Mike announced several gimmick preorder packages for the second installment of their Run the Jewels series. One, Meow the Jewels, promised that the hip-hoppers would “re-record RTJ2 using nothing but cat sounds for music” if it could raise $40,000. Fans launched a Kickstarter campaign, and Wednesday it passed $48,000. So, yeah—the cat remix project is on.
The good news is that El-P won’t be pocketing the lump sum. All proceeds will benefit the families of Eric Garner and Mike Brown.
WE DID IT, YOU CRAZY MOTHERFUCKERS https://t.co/JAuJ7ttvGG
— el-p (@therealelp) October 15, 2014
that said, LETS KEEP GOING! we still have 12 days to contribute and all the profit will go towards charity! https://t.co/X251yy5I9M
— el-p (@therealelp) October 15, 2014
.@JustBlaze @ZOLAJESUS @baauer @Alchemist @jetfury @nickhook @dantheautomator @DJPrincePaul @xskywlkr @bootsonboots about that cat album…
— el-p (@therealelp) October 15, 2014
I would like to thank all of u for ur generosity. This project means so much more than music.This just proves we can make a difference
— #MeowTheJewels (@MeowTheJewels) October 15, 2014
at its core meow the jewels is really about people, not cats. thank you everyone for having hearts and loving stupid ideas.
— el-p (@therealelp) October 15, 2014
There are 12 days left to help support the project. Run the Jewels 2 is out Oct. 27. Let’s hope the cat remix project gets fast-tracked this quarter.
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