Meow C(atcha) : How Two Men Revolutionize the Rap Game

     When one hears of a rap album composed of the sound of cat meows, one's imagination goes to many different and exhilarating ideas of what this may sound like. The anticipated Killer Mike and El-P album Run the Jewels, also known as Meow the Jewels, exceeds expectations. True artistry is taking an entirely new concept and revolutionizing the art field. Pablo Picasso's art was first perceived as primitive and unearthly, but as time elapsed, Picasso's cubism and novel method of art transformed the art world. The once acclaimed style of classic Victorian "real-life" painting was overlooked. Picasso shifted the perspective of millions with his unique painting style, similarly Killer Mike and El-P achieve this in their modification of rap genre.  The album features renowned artists such as Snoop Dogg, Lil Bulb, and many other artists. The album applies the sound of meows in the beat, and rap to this sound. The use of meows rather than simple pre-recorded, typical studio beats intensifies the power and dope-ness of the piece. The album gains its own flavor and adapts its own identity; it contrasts immensely with any album dropped in this decade. The album's proceeds will all go to charity. El-P and Killer Mike take something that was originally a joke, and turn it into a piece of art, and the two note "together we have managed to do a little good using the stupidest method possible." Art is defined as something that is used to express human creativity and imagination; art also heals individuals. It heals those that create, and those that receive. The duo prove themselves as the Picassos of the 21st century and use their creativity, humor, and good-nature to revolutionize the rap game, and creative a positive outcome in our world. 

Kaitlyn Dutchin