Run The Jewels - Legend Has It (Official Music Video From RTJ3 & Black Panther)

Official music video for "Legend Has It" from RTJ3, as featured in the trailer for Marvel's Black Panther movie.

The first video from RTJ's hit album, RTJ3, which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Rap, Hip Hop/R&B, Indie & Physical charts.

Director: Brian Beletic
Producer: Terry Gallagher, Dennis Beier
Executive Producer: Drew Santarsiero
Production Company: SMUGGLER
DP: Ryley Brown
Production Designer: David Skinner
Costume: Lindy McMichael, Matt Goldman
Assistant Director: George Nessis
Editor: Sam Ostrove
VFX - Autonomous, Andy Bate

Conceived by Brian Beletic & El-P
Executive Producers (Run the Jewels) - Amaechi Uzoigwe & Drew Santarsiero
Thanks to Jason DeMarco/Adult Swim.

Artist & Director's statement:

The video for LEGEND HAS IT plays with the theme of guilty until proven innocent. We live in a world where stronger the truth the greater the opposition. In this story EL-P and Killer Mike are in a police lineup and the cards are stacked heavily against them.

But why is that?

this video is a worst nightmare scenario. high on acid and caught in the system. pitted against icons of innocence in a police line up that doesn't feel real. no bunnies were hurt on the making of this video.

- run the jewels & Brian Beletic

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[stephenearly]

"We are the murderous pair. Then went to jail and we murdered the murderers there. Then went to hell and discovered the devil, delivered some hurt and despair" ... what a fucking line 👌

[mildlyamusingcunt]

El-p has such a unique vocal tone. Unmistakable, just like his beats.

[alexclark]

El-P's wife saying "Stop" is just one of the droplets of perfection that this song drips with.

[blazekaizer]

Congrats on your grammy Mike, you deserve it

[TXWkilljoy]

We are the murderous pair who went to jail and murdered the murderers there, then went to hell and discovered the devil to deliver some hurt and despair. What a savage line

[pinheiro_]

BLACK PANTHER BROUGHT ME HERE AND NOW I DON'T WANNA LEAVE

[CNNBlackmailSupport]

The best thing about this song is how each section is completely different and evolving throughout the entire thing. It starts with the heavy industrial sounds, switches to a fucking brass section, then hits a little dubstep style grime, THEN the Bari Sax and xylophones.
I've always taken pride in my ability to notice tiny variations in songs to be able to tell which verse or chorus is coming up next. Sometimes it's very VERY difficult, if all the choruses start as duplicates of the first, but there is usually something small added or removed.

With this song, even a legally deaf person would know the timestamp if you played a 2 second clip. It took a shitload of work to make each section distinct while maintaining the overall flow.

[obama]

Run The Jewels sounds like your driving away from cops after an LA art heist

[IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

Coolest duo ever. I love that they're both 45 years old, bringing the styles they grew up with to a modern flair. I love both of their voices, especially how Killer Mike sounds. And they're both very articulate and brilliant. ♡ They play off each other flawlessly.

[kaydevious]

So weird but so welcomed to see El-P blow up as big as he has with RTJ. 30 years since the start of Company Flow and he's still one of the best and most unique producers in Hip-Hop. Love to see it.

[d.chavez]

Some of the best lyrics in all of hip hop. Best duo of ALL TIME!

[ericlord]

I always expect "Live, Li-li-li-li-
Live from the Garden" right after that

[brandonburton]

I'VE BEEN A JEWEL RUNNER SINCE DAY ONE BUT NOW KING TCHALLA RUNNING THAT VIBRANIUM AND I'M HYPE

[AbbeyLalor]

0:54 That is hands down the single greatest line I have ever heard in a rap song

[sidmj]

"We are the murderous pair that went to Jail and we murdered them murderers there, Then went to hell and discovered the devil delivered some hurt and despair"!!!
Them Lyrics

[MrKarma-dpud]

i love how the music stops for a second when the K-9 unit walks in and El-P just says "Okay."

[bosssaucenation]

Love these guys. If you listen to they're lyrics they often speak holistically and talk of destroying evil and the devil itself

[TheMistaRich]

Saw these live a few months ago, still get goosebumps when I think about the crowd going "RTJ!"

[phonicsmonkeyhuh]

How is Killer Mike not recognized as one of the best rappers alive???? His lines are always crisp af!!!!👉👊

[HumansFreshlyBorn]

Doctors of death
Curing our patients of breath

Bars are crazy in this song