Watch Run the Jewels Perform ‘Thursday in the Danger Room’ on ‘Colbert’
Run the Jewels performed their poignant track “Thursday in the Danger Room” on Wednesday’s Late Show.
After El-P dedicated the song “to anyone who lost their life too soon,” he and Killer Mike unfurled dizzying triplet rhythms over synths and smooth-jazz saxophone (originally recorded by Kamasi Washington).
“And I guess I’d say I’ll see you soon/ But the truth is that I see you now,” the pair reflected on the chorus. “Still talk to you like you’re around/ And I guess I say you left too soon/ But the truth is that you never left/ ‘Cause I never let myself forget.”
“Thursday in the Danger Room” appears on the duo’s most recent LP, 2017’s Run the Jewels 3, which Rolling Stone named the year’s 22nd-best rap album.
Run the Jewels, Record Store Day’s 2018 Ambassadors, recently issued a Quentin Tarantino-styled video for their track “Oh Mama,” featuring an inter-dimensional adventure with the titular duo from Rick and Morty.