RTJ4#Ratings

The album was first announced on October 11, 2018, with the release of the non-album single "Let's Go (The Royal We)", which was featured in the 2018 superhero film Venom and debuted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/run-the-jewels-venom-soundtrack-lets-go-royal-we-736438/|title='Venom' Soundtrack: Run the Jewels Release 'Let's Go (The Royal We)'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=October 11, 2018|accessdate=May 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710023942/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/run-the-jewels-venom-soundtrack-lets-go-royal-we-736438/|archive-date=July 10, 2020|url-status=live}}

In an interview with The Verge, El-P said that for RTJ4's album cover he wanted to turn the Run the Jewels finger gun and fist logo futuristic in a way "that harkens back to some of the most basic shapes", which inspired the low poly artwork. Tim Saccenti said he also worked on design and 3D printed the artwork into a glossy sculpture. He stated that the designers took photographs of it in multiple different colored lightings to reference the color schemes of the duo's previous albums and combined the results for the final cover.{{Cite web |last=Castro |first=Alex |date=July 10, 2020 |title=The visual storytelling of Run The Jewels |url=https://www.theverge.com/21315105/run-the-jewels-logo-album-art-visual-explanation-breakdown-el-p-tim-saccenti |access-date=September 29, 2024 |website=The Verge |language=en}}

The album's first single, "Yankee and the Brave (Ep. 4)", was released on March 22, 2020.{{cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=March 22, 2020 |title=Run the Jewels Share New Song "The Yankee and the Brave": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/run-the-jewels-share-new-song-the-yankee-and-the-brave-listen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524095615/https://pitchfork.com/news/run-the-jewels-share-new-song-the-yankee-and-the-brave-listen/ |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |accessdate=May 13, 2020 |website=Pitchfork}} The album's second single, "Ooh La La" featuring Greg Nice and DJ Premier, was released on March 25, three days later.{{cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=March 25, 2020 |title=Listen to Run the Jewels' New Song "Ooh LA LA" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-run-the-jewels-new-song-ooh-la-la/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430040622/https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-run-the-jewels-new-song-ooh-la-la/ |archive-date=April 30, 2020 |accessdate=May 13, 2020 |website=Pitchfork}} The music video for "Ooh La La" was released on April 27, 2020.{{cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=April 27, 2020 |title=Watch Run the Jewels' New "Ooh LA LA" Video With Zack de La Rocha, DJ Premier, and Greg Nice |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-run-the-jewels-new-ooh-la-la-video-with-zack-de-la-rocha-dj-premier-and-greg-nice/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605011601/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-run-the-jewels-new-ooh-la-la-video-with-zack-de-la-rocha-dj-premier-and-greg-nice/ |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |accessdate=June 8, 2020 |website=Pitchfork}}

The original album release date was June 5, 2020. Due to the ongoing protests against police brutality and racism sparked by the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, and the killing of Breonna Taylor, the duo decided to release it two days early.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/run-the-jewels-release-new-album-rtj4-early-we-hope-it-brings-you-some-joy-2681127|title=Run The Jewels release new album 'RTJ4' early|website=NME|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|date=June 3, 2020|accessdate=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605212010/https://www.nme.com/news/music/run-the-jewels-release-new-album-rtj4-early-we-hope-it-brings-you-some-joy-2681127|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=live}} The accompanying note read: {{cquote|Fuck it, why wait. The world is infested with bullshit so here's something raw to listen to while you deal with it all. We hope it brings you some joy. Stay safe and hopeful out there and thank you for giving 2 friends the chance to be heard and do what they love. With sincere love and gratitude, Jaime + Mike.}} In collaboration with "Ooh La La", the duo announced a cannabis strain of the same name.{{cite web |last=Rose |first=Anna |date=July 28, 2020 |title=Run The Jewels launch their own strain of cannabis |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/run-the-jewels-launch-their-own-strain-of-cannabis-2716401 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017062034/https://www.nme.com/news/music/run-the-jewels-launch-their-own-strain-of-cannabis-2716401 |archive-date=October 17, 2020 |accessdate=October 15, 2020 |website=NME}} "Just" featuring Pharrell Williams and Zack de la Rocha, was sent to alternative radio as the third single on June 14, 2020.{{cite web |title=Alternative Music Radio News, Stations, Bands, Videos, Free Songs |url=https://www.allaccess.com/alternative |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621160443/https://www.allaccess.com/alternative |archivedate=June 21, 2020 |accessdate=June 21, 2020 |publisher=All Access}}

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 8.8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12425/Run-The-Jewels-RTJ4.aspx|title=RTJ4 by Run The Jewels reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610001154/https://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12425/Run-The-Jewels-RTJ4.aspx|archive-date=June 10, 2020|url-status=live}}

| MC = 89/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/rtj4/run-the-jewels|title=RTJ4 by Run the Jewels Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707172458/https://www.metacritic.com/music/rtj4/run-the-jewels|archive-date=July 7, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rtj4-mw0003382633|title=RTJ4 – Run the Jewels|publisher=AllMusic|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|accessdate=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606001235/https://www.allmusic.com/album/rtj4-mw0003382633|archive-date=June 6, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = And It Don't Stop

| rev2Score = A+{{cite web|url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-june-2020|title=Consumer Guide: June, 2020|work=And It Don't Stop|publisher=Substack|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=June 10, 2020|accessdate=July 15, 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615055518/https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-june-2020|archive-date=June 15, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Clash

| rev3Score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/run-the-jewels-rtj4|title=Run The Jewels – RTJ4|website=Clash|last=Milenko|first=Mike|date=June 4, 2020|accessdate=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604144007/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/run-the-jewels-rtj4|archive-date=June 4, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4Score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/run_the_jewels_rtj4_album_review|title=Run the Jewels Capture Our Troubled Times Brilliantly with 'RTJ4' – but Police Brutality Is Sadly Always Relevant|website=Exclaim!|last=Mullin|first=Kyle|date=June 5, 2020|accessdate=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606020927/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/run_the_jewels_rtj4_album_review|archive-date=June 6, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = Financial Times

| rev5Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f39b9332-a4b5-11ea-81ac-4854aed294e5|title=Run the Jewels' RTJ4 mounts a rap offensive against racism|newspaper=Financial Times|last=Hunter-Tilney|first=Ludovic|date=June 5, 2020|accessdate=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719085516/https://www.ft.com/content/f39b9332-a4b5-11ea-81ac-4854aed294e5|archive-date=July 19, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev6 = The Independent

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/run-the-jewels-4-review-killer-mike-el-p-features-stream-black-lives-matter-a9547231.html|title=Run the Jewels 4 review: Hip-hop duo pull the pin on this explosive album|website=The Independent|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=June 4, 2020|accessdate=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604135837/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/run-the-jewels-4-review-killer-mike-el-p-features-stream-black-lives-matter-a9547231.html|archive-date=June 4, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/run-the-jewels-run-the-jewels-4-album-review-2680792|title=Run The Jewels – 'Run The Jewels 4' review|website=NME|last=Lavin|first=Will|date=June 5, 2020|accessdate=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605211904/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/run-the-jewels-run-the-jewels-4-album-review-2680792|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8Score = 8.3/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/run-the-jewels-rtj4/|title=Run the Jewels: RTJ4 Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Pearce|first=Sheldon|date=June 5, 2020|accessdate=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605053031/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/run-the-jewels-rtj4/|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/run-the-jewels-rtj4-review-1009231/|title=Review: Run the Jewels, 'RTJ4'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=June 3, 2020|accessdate=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609075559/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/run-the-jewels-rtj4-review-1009231/|archive-date=June 9, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev10 = The Times

| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/run-the-jewels-rtj4-review-the-ills-of-a-nation-rapped-out-z3thkbst6|title=Run the Jewels: RTJ4 review – the ills of a nation rapped out|newspaper=The Times|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|author-link=Will Hodgkinson|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=July 19, 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721093933/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/run-the-jewels-rtj4-review-the-ills-of-a-nation-rapped-out-z3thkbst6|archive-date=July 21, 2020|url-status=live}}

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RTJ4 was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 89, based on 26 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 8.8 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Will Lavin of NME praised the album, stating, "Easily Mike and El-P's best work to date, RTJ4 is protest music for a new generation; they're armed in the uprising with a torrent of spirited rallying calls". Reviewing the album for Rolling Stone, Jon Dolan stated, "RTJ4, which the band rush-released a few days ahead of schedule, is laser-focused. [...] Mike unloads on racist cops, systemic poverty, corporate media, and other eternal enemies. But the album never feels preachy, because the music bounces as much as it brays, with an elastic flow and deep history". Jack Bray of The Line of Best Fit wrote, "RTJ4 is Killer Mike & El-P's masterstroke. This is musical evolution for moral, social and political revolution, the group now creating anthems in the pursuit of tolerance, respect and unity".{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/run-the-jewels-rtj4-album-review|title=Run The Jewels – RTJ4|website=The Line of Best Fit|last=Bray|first=Jack|date=June 5, 2020|accessdate=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605130143/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/run-the-jewels-rtj4-album-review|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=live}} Channing Freeman from Sputnikmusic also enjoyed the album, saying, "As is typical on Run the Jewels albums, every feature is perfectly placed, but the inclusion of Mavis Staples and Josh Homme may be El-P's finest production moment yet. Homme's ghostly wailing and questing guitar provide a backdrop for Staples to sing an image that perfectly distills not only RTJ's oeuvre but the bloody centuries of America's history".{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/81516/Run-the-Jewels-Run-the-Jewels-4/|title=Review: Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 4|publisher=Sputnikmusic|last=Freeman|first=Channing|date=June 4, 2020|accessdate=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604140131/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/81516/Run-the-Jewels-Run-the-Jewels-4/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|url-status=live}} For Pitchfork, Sheldon Pearce wrote that "RTJ4 centers protest music less explicitly than RTJ3 did, but the moments when the album is most pronouncedly in active revolt are still when it feels most essential".

Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic gave a positive review, stating, "RTJ4 distills the anger and frustration of the people through Run the Jewels' hard-hitting, no-nonsense revolution anthems. Trim with no filler, this fourth set from the outspoken duo provides relevant history lessons that are more useful than a classroom textbook". Exclaim! critic Kyle Mullin said of El-P, "The New York rapper-producer's greatest contribution to RTJ4 is his vivid and varied sonic backdrops. His on-point production offers the lyrically superior Killer Mike both space and sonic support as he rises to new heights of artistry and activism, making El-P the kind of ally worth emulating". Mike Milenko of Clash said, "RTJ4 is a must listen. It is diverse enough to appeal to even the hardest crowds. Many genres are represented here, but lyrical hip-hop is at the forefront of all that Run the Jewels is. They stand out from the crowd, whilst invoking the people to stand up for themselves. There is not a bad song on the entire album and the production and features are second to none".

In his "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau assigned the album an 'A+' grade and applauded the "vigor" of the duo's political direction and the lyrics as their "sharpest" yet, while declaring, "With trap on its opiated treadmill, the gangsta sonics that power El-P and Killer Mike's inchoate aggressiveness will feel tonic to anyone with both an appetite for music and a political pulse".

RTJ4 debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with 38,000 album-equivalent units (including 30,000 pure album sales) from just two days of tracking, marking the duo's first top 10 album on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9397503/lady-gaga-chromatica-sixth-number-1-album-billboard-200|title=Lady Gaga Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Chromatica'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=June 7, 2020|accessdate=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607191211/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9397503/lady-gaga-chromatica-sixth-number-1-album-billboard-200|archive-date=June 7, 2020|url-status=live}}

All tracks are produced by El-P, and co-produced by Little Shalimar and Wilder Zoby, except where noted.{{cite AV media notes|url=https://run-the-jewels.s3.amazonaws.com/RTJ4/RTJ4-Digital-Booklet.pdf|title=RTJ4|type=digital booklet|others=Run the Jewels|publisher=RBC Records; BMG Rights Management|year=2020|accessdate=June 13, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613035605/https://run-the-jewels.s3.amazonaws.com/RTJ4/RTJ4-Digital-Booklet.pdf|archivedate=June 13, 2020|url-status=live}}

{{Track listing

| headline = RTJ4 track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 38:57

| title1 = Yankee and the Brave (Ep. 4)

| writer1 = {{hlist|Jaime Meline|Michael Render|Torbitt Schwartz|Wilder Schwartz}}

| length1 = 2:26

| title2 = Ooh La La

| note2 = featuring Greg Nice and DJ Premier

| writer2 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz|Keith Elam{{ref|c|[c]}}|Christopher Martin{{ref|c|[c]}}|Darryl Barnes{{ref|c|[c]}}|Greg Mays{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length2 = 3:01

| title3 = Out of Sight

| note3 = featuring 2 Chainz

| writer3 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|Tauheed Epps|Leon Sylvers{{ref|d|[d]}}|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz}}

| length3 = 3:21

| title4 = Holy Calamafuck

| writer4 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|Philip Thomas|Dave Sitek|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz|Jordan Cruz}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|El-P|Sitek{{ref|a|[a]}}|Boots{{ref|a|[a]}}|Little Shalimar{{ref|b|[b]}}|Wilder Zoby{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length4 = 3:58

| title5 = Goonies vs. E.T.

| writer5 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|El-P|Little Shalimar{{ref|a|[a]}}|Wilder Zoby{{ref|a|[a]}}|Nick Hook{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length5 = 3:03

| title6 = Walking in the Snow

| writer6 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz|Lola Mitchell}}

| length6 = 3:55

| title7 = Just

| note7 = featuring Pharrell Williams and Zack de la Rocha

| writer7 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|Pharrell Williams|Zack de la Rocha|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz}}

| length7 = 3:25

| title8 = Never Look Back

| writer8 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz|Hugh Allison}}

| length8 = 2:57

| title9 = The Ground Below

| writer9 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz|David Allen{{ref|e|[e]}}|Hugo Burnham{{ref|e|[e]}}|Andrew Gill{{ref|e|[e]}}|Jonathan King{{ref|e|[e]}}}}

| length9 = 2:32

| title10 = Pulling the Pin

| note10 = featuring Mavis Staples and Josh Homme

| writer10 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|Josh Homme|Cruz|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|El-P|Homme|Little Shalimar{{ref|a|[a]}}|Wilder Zoby{{ref|a|[a]}}|Boots{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length10 = 3:37

| title11 = A Few Words for the Firing Squad (Radiation)

| writer11 = {{hlist|Meline|Render|T. Schwartz|W. Schwartz|Matt Sweeney}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|El-P|Sweeney{{ref|a|[a]}}|Little Shalimar{{ref|a|[a]}}|Wilder Zoby{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length11 = 6:42

}}

Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
• {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer
• Track stylizations:
• "Just" is stylized "JU$T"
• "Goonies vs. E.T." is stylized "goonies vs. E.T."
• All other track titles are stylized in all lowercase
• "A Few Words for the Firing Squad (Radiation)" includes the hidden track "Theme Music", listed in the album's liner notes as a separate track with identical credits.

Samples

• {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} "Ooh La La" contains elements and a sample of "Dwyck", written by Keith Elam, Christopher Martin, Greg Mays, and Darryl Barnes, and performed by Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth.
• {{sup|{{note|d|[d]}}}} "Out of Sight" contains elements and a sample of "Misdemeanor", written by Leon Sylvers III and performed by Foster Sylvers.
• {{sup|{{note|e|[e]}}}} "The Ground Below" contains elements of "Ether", written by David Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andrew Gill, and Jonathan King, as performed by Gang of Four.

Credits are adapted from the album's digital booklet and Tidal.{{cite web |title=Credits / RTJ4 / Run the Jewels |date=June 3, 2020 |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/140490815/credits |publisher=Tidal |accessdate=September 2, 2020 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604173813/https://listen.tidal.com/album/140490815/credits |url-status=live }}

Run the Jewels

• El-P – vocals (all tracks), additional string arrangements (11), executive producer, art direction
• Killer Mike – vocals (all tracks)

Musicians

{{div col}}

• Trackstar the DJ – scratching (1, 3, 4, 8)
• David Ferguson – additional vocals (1)
• DJ Premier – scratches (2)
• 2 Chainz – vocals (3)
• Cutty Ranks – instruments (4)
• Z-Kicks – vocals (4)
• Theron "Uptown AP" Thomas – additional vocals (4)
• Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit – tabla (4)
• Stuart Bogie – tenor saxophone (5)
• Cutmaster Swiff – scratches (5)
• Gangsta Boo – vocals (6)
• Pharrell Williams – vocals (7)
• Zack de la Rocha – vocals (7)
• Nicholas Ryan Gant – additional vocals (7)
• Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire – vocals (8)
• Josh Homme – vocals, instruments (10)
• Mavis Staples – vocals (10)
• Matt Sweeney – guitar, additional vocals (11)
• ASAP Ferg – additional vocals (11)
• Jeremy Wilms – string arrangements (11)
• Dana Lyn – violin (11)
• Danton Boller – bass (11)
• Cochemea Gastelum – tenor saxophone (11)

{{div col end}}

Technical

{{div col}}

• Joey Raia – mixing engineer
• Joe LaPorta – mastering engineer
• Nick Hook – recording engineer
• Leon Kelly – recording engineer
• Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit – recording engineer (1, 3–11)
• Carl Bespolka – recording engineer (2–11)
• Taylor Jackson – recording engineer (3–11)
• Dylan Neustadter – recording engineer (3–11)
• Mat LeJeune – assistant recording engineer (3–11)
• Jonathan Lackey – assistant recording engineer (3–11)

{{div col end}}

Artwork

• Tim Saccenti – art direction, photography
• Smartbomb.net – layout, design
• Nick Gazin – lettering, font design

{{Infobox album

| name = RTJ Cuatro

| type = remix

| artist = Run the Jewels

| cover =

| released = {{Start date|2022|11|11}}

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Latin

| length = 43:14

| label =

• Jewel Runners
• BMG

| prev_title = RTJ4

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

RTJ Cuatro (stylized as RTJ Cu4tro) is a remix album of RTJ4 entirely made by Latin American artists released on November 11, 2022, through Jewel Runners and BMG.{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=October 21, 2022 |title=Run the Jewels Announce New RTJ4 Remix Album, Share Song |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/run-the-jewels-announce-new-rtj4-remix-album-share-song-listen/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} It was curated and co-executive produced by Nick Hook, and supported by the promotional single "Caminando en la Nieve" (a remix of "Walking in the Snow") by him and Orestes Gomez featuring Akapellah, Apache and Pawmps.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Carys |date=October 23, 2022 |title=Run the Jewels Announce RTJ Latin Remix Album RTJ CUATRO |url=https://consequence.net/2022/10/run-the-jewels-rtj-cu4tro-caminando-en-la-nieve-stream/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}

In a press release, El-P said the album was more than a remix: "It’s a reimagining of RTJ4 through the lens of collaboration and a fusing of numerous musical cultures and influences". Run the Jewels also made a correlated fundraiser to help reunite families separated at the Mexico–United States border that accumulated over $116,000.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Run The Jewels Release 'RTJ CU4TRO' Remix Album |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/run-the-jewels-release-rtj-cu4tro-remix-album/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=Clash |language=en-GB}} According to various reviews, the album features "wildly different sounds" all under a Latin umbrella, including reggaeton, salsa-trap, dub, mariachi, and ranchera with bossa nova.{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Paul |title=RTJ Cu4tro – Run the Jewels |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rtj-cu4tro-mw0003847542 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=AllMusic}}

In a perfect-score review for The Daily Telegraph, critic Cat Woods said that "the original lyrics don't lose any painful poignancy".{{Cite news |last1=McCormick |first1=Neil |last2=Johnston |first2=Kathleen |last3=French-Morris |first3=Kate |last4=Hobbs |first4=Thomas |last5=Platt |first5=Poppie |last6=Woods |first6=Cat |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Christine and the Queens turns electro gothic, Wizkid is a wonder – the week's best albums |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/best-albums-week-christine-queens-wizkid-mgmt-nas/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} AllMusic gave RTJ Cuatro three and a half stars out of five, with reviewer Paul Simpson calling the project "largely successful" but "not quite as consistent as the original album". Matthew Ismael Ruiz of Pitchfork wrote how the album felt not "like a joke" but "a genuine interest in Latinx artists", awarding a score of 7.2/10.{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Run the Jewels: RTJ Cu4tro |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/run-the-jewels-rtj-cu4tro/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

{{Track listing

| headline = RTJ Cuatro track listing

| total_length = 43:14

| title1 = Yankee y el Valiente (Trooko's Versión)

| length1 = 2:54

| title2 = Ooh La La (Mexican Institute of Sound Versión)

| note2 = featuring Santa Fe Klan

| length2 = 3:41

| title3 = Fuera de Vista (Trooko's Versión)

| note3 = featuring Baco Exu do Blues

| length3 = 4:04

| title4 = Santa Calamifuck (Eva, Chucho, Yulian & Nick Hook's Versión)

| length4 = 3:58

| title5 = Goonies Contra E.T. (Danny Braco & Nick Hook's Versión)

| note5 = featuring El Individuo and Sarah La Morena

| length5 = 3:09

| title6 = Caminando en la Nieve (Orestes Gomez & Nick Hook's Versión)

| note6 = featuring Akapellah, Apache and Pawmps

| length6 = 4:25

| title7 = Just (Toy Selectah Versión)

| note7 = featuring Pharrell Williams and Zack de la Rocha

| length7 = 4:00

| title8 = Nunca Mirar Hacia Atrás (Bomba Estéreo's Versión)

| length8 = 3:29

| title9 = El Suelo Debajo (Son Rompe Pera's Versión)

| length9 = 2:31

| title10 = Tirando el Detonador (Mas Aya & Nick Hook's Versión)

| note10 = featuring Javire Arce and Lido Pimienta

| length10 = 4:19

| title11 = Unas Palabras para el Pelotón de Fusilamiento (Radiación) (Adrián Terrazas-González & El Producto's Versión)

| note11 = featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda

| length11 = 6:40

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