Run The Jewels Were Attacked Mid-Performance At SXSW

While performing together at SXSW as Run the Jewels, El-P and Killer Mike had a momentary setback when an unidentified man stormed the stage and tried to attack them. Video footage of the incident shows the man heading straight for El-P and blocked by Killer Mike, before fighting with crowd members and ultimately being knocked out by a security guard. The pair continued on with their set, joking about the scuffle, and addressed it afterwards on Twitter.

Don't fuck with @RUNTHEJEWELS #ForRealTho #TheSpotifyHouse #SXSW #WeLive #SpotifyHouse
A video posted by djfreeverse (@djfreeverse) on Mar 16, 2015 at 3:24pm PDT

Go to sleep trying to Run Them Jewels! #SXSW #RunTheJewels #CashThat #SpotifyHouse
A video posted by djfreeverse (@djfreeverse) on Mar 16, 2015 at 3:45pm PDT

thanks to everyone who watched us rock the @Spotify house! sorry for the brief interruption.
— el-p (@therealelp) March 16, 2015

shout out our dudes stretch, @joe baker and @halfricanchief for holding us the fuck down.
— el-p (@therealelp) March 17, 2015

Hahaha: @therealelp - "we have no idea what that was", @KillerMikeGTO - "That was a FUCKBOY!", El - "I stand corrected"... @runjewels #SXSW
— Damon Johnson (@damonjohnsonvc) March 16, 2015