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Meow the Jewels
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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

  • Summary: Originally a joke offering with pre-orders for Run The Jewels 2, El-P and Killer Mike released the cat sounds version of Run The Jewels 2 for free after a Kickstarter campaign raised over $65,000.

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I'm up at midnight, I'm dippin' off in my Nizzikes A gun and a metal pizzipe, a knizzife is to my rizzight I'm lurkin' servin' on pussies who lack a... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Oct 2, 2015
    80
    Meow the Jewels deliver emotional depth befitting nature’s most psychologically elusive creature.
  2. The 405
    Oct 2, 2015
    75
    It's oxymoronic. It's uncalled for and essential. It's ridiculous and severe. It's useless and powerful. It's everything Run The Jewels stands for.
  3. Pitchfork
    Oct 2, 2015
    70
    While some tracks unwisely try to replicate the source material's dystopian energy, the best moments come when remixers go blissfully off-script.
  4. AllMusic
    Dec 22, 2015
    70
    Whereas the original Run the Jewels 2 was a perfect soundtrack for a night of mayhem, Meow the Jewels is the comedown after all that rabble-rousing.
  5. PopMatters
    Oct 21, 2015
    70
    Most of the internet’s ideas end up in a wet mess on the kitchen floor, but this one, this one sticks.
  6. RapReviews.com
    Oct 2, 2015
    65
    The amount of enjoyment you take out of this is undoubtedly directly proportional to the amount of money you put into Meow the Jewels.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. nirvanafreak
    Oct 12, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know it's a novelty record but I do genuinely love it and let's face it it's probably the best remix album of all time. I thought it would make me want to blow my brains out but the meows and purrs have been manipulated really well to make the instrumentals so **** you. I'm also pretty sure you can summon cats with it; I was 5 minutes into the album and I saw a cat walking towards my house... The cat peeps love it. How can you disagree with the cats?… Expand
  2. brockcheese
    Jan 8, 2017
    7
    Meow the Jewels is a lot better than expected, but it is still not nearly as good as the original album which kind of makes you wonder why youMeow the Jewels is a lot better than expected, but it is still not nearly as good as the original album which kind of makes you wonder why you wouldn't just listen to that album instead.… Expand
  4. theethanwheeler
    Jan 4, 2016
    5
    I only like the original RTJ2. It doesn't really need to exist. You don't really need to listen to this to make your life complete. You DOI only like the original RTJ2. It doesn't really need to exist. You don't really need to listen to this to make your life complete. You DO need to listen to the original RTJ2 to make your life complete. It is a little clever with the cat noises and stuff. It seems like a joke or a meme like "Meow The Jewels coming soon..." and we laugh it off but then it ends up being a real album and its like oh... ok… Expand
  5. NikkiLee1999
    Oct 7, 2015
    2
    A compldfe joke that shouldn't even have a rating on Metacritic.A compldfe joke that shouldn't even have a rating on Metacritic. hiss… Expand
  6. T-Racks
    Oct 7, 2015
    0
    This is an absolute pile of trash that hipsters who hate trap music and all things trendy will bump. FOH with this super Mario 8 bit catThis is an absolute pile of trash that hipsters who hate trap music and all things trendy will bump. FOH with this super Mario 8 bit cat sounds for beats garbage.… Expand

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