Run the Jewels Run Up Huge Donation Total in First 10 Hours of 'RTJ4' Release

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Run the Jewels member El-P had a big update for fans on Wednesday night (June 3): They helped raise a huge amount of money in the first day of the surprise early release of the hip-hop duo's new album, RTJ4.

The free 11-track album, which was originally slated to drop on Friday (June 5), came two days early and with one simple request from the group: If you can, donate to the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Fund, which provides legal support for political activists, protesters and movements for social change.

After announcing that fans had given more than $10,000 in the first 45 minutes of RTJ4's release and keeping them updated throughout the afternoon, El-P provided a update later in the evening, revealing that "we are almost at