Run Dmc [Import]

Track Listings

1. Hard Times

2. Rock Box

3. Jam Master Jay

4. Hollis Crew (Krush Groove 2)

5. Sucker Mcs (Krush Groove 1)

6. Its Like That

7. Wake Up

8. 30 Days

9. Jays Game

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Repackaged digipak reissue of 1984 groundbreaking debut album featuring extensive sleeve notes & rare photos. Nine tracks including 'It's Like That', 'Sucker M.C.'s', 'Hard Times' & Rock Box. Arista. 2003.

Run Dmc,Run Dmc,Bmg/Arista,R&B/Soul,Soul/R & B

Run Dmc [Import]

Tracks:

King Of Rock
It's Tricky
Beats to the Rhyme
Can You Rock It Like This
Walk This Way
Run's House
Rock Box
Peter Piper
Mary, Mary
Hard Times
You Be Illin'
It's Like That
My Adidas
Sucker M.C.'s (Krush Groove 1)
You Talk Too Much
Jam-Master Jay
Down with the King
Christmas in Hollis

Amazon.com

Is Run-DMC the most important group of the past 25 years? Well, if you believe that the rise of hip-hop is the most significant musical development in a quarter century, what other conclusion can you draw? Though they may not have been responsible for the birth of rap, the Hollis, Queens, trio represents the genre's coming of age. They were the ones who brought what was largely a regional street phenomenon to the masses. The rhymes, the beats, the style, the attitude--Run-DMC introduced it all to the world. Focusing mostly on the group's first three albums--each of them a cornerstone of rap music--this 18-track collection is a reminder of a time when rap enjoyed a kind of childlike innocence: their boasts are forceful but not angry; the beats are simple but exciting; the overall effect (fueled by heavy-metal riffs) is edgy and aggressive, but not violent or destructive. But most of all, it's fun. In the 1990s, rap artists would take Run-DMC's ideas to wide extremes, but the roots of this next generation--gangsta rap's street realism, political rap's social agendas, rock-rap's antagonism--are found right here. Run-DMC--like almost all pioneers from Elvis to Louis Armstrong--suffered a period of irrelevancy when they were looked upon as quaint or outdated, but, their time will come. Rest assured, this is not '80s retro kitsch. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Running on a full tank.......2007-07-24

Run DMC seems a bit dated in a way, an artifact of the 80s, but that might be a good thing. Their raps are free of the celebration of anti-social behavior that's found in a lot of current rap. It's not sissy stuff, but you can listen to it without worrying if children are around. Their stuff has a heavy beat to it, it's kind of like rap/rock. Maybe that's a big part of why they had significant appeal to white kids and broadened the audience of rap. Indeed, Run DMC is one of the lead rap groups ever, largely because they were instrumental in taking rap mainstream. I'm an 80s white kid, and these guys are some of the first rappers I remember listening to. One criticism might be that a lot of the raps sound the same, at least as far as the beat goes. The raps are usually pretty fun and sometimes humorous. Like I said, it's stuff you can listen to "in the open." With over an hour of raps, this is a good buy, especially for those looking for some 80s culture.

The Absolute Kings of Rock.......2007-05-25

First, thoughts and prayers to JMJ's family and friends. RIP JMJ. This is a great introduction to the best hip hop, rap or whatever label you want prefer. I can remember the Metal Head's in high school (circa mid 80's) blasting this and that was unheard of in my little town. Run DMC is the most influential group in the last quarter century period. They bring back so many memories and they were one of the first rap groups I ever heard and was hooked. I think 99% of todays "rap" or "hip hop" artists or whatever you want to call them, suck. Listen to this and then listen to something from one of todays rap "stars" and try to argue that rap has really gone downhill in the last 5 to 10 years IMHO.

Run DMC - Greatest Hits.......2007-01-10

Really good that an album like this came out. A bunch of Run DMC classics on one cd. Run DMC set a standard style for Hip-Hop and theyll be remembered for doing so.

The production on this album is just crazy. That old school sound that sounds perfect on these songs. This album has 18 tracks, all classic RUN DMC songs. But back to the production, most of the beats are insanely dope. If you like old school hip-hop then youll love all these beats. Some beats that are standouts are.. "Its Tricky", "Beats To The Rhyme" (Love this beat), "Peter Piper", "You Be Illin", "Its Like That", "Sucker MC's", "Jam Master Jay" (RIP). These beats are top-notch and keep that real hiphop old school sound to it.

The lyrics are also good, just your typical old school hip-hop. I recommend this album to any Run DMC fans of course, and anyone who appreciates real hip-hop and old school hip-hop.

My Top 5 Songs
1.Its Tricky
2.Beats To Rhyme
3.Peter Piper
4.Sucker MC's
5.Jam Master Jay (R.I.P)

white guy review of the cd.......2006-12-25

Run DMC hold a special place in my heart since they introduced and convinced me that rap deserves to be considered an aspect of music no different than rock , folk, etc.

There materials worked, at the time, because of the "cross over" nature of their songs. They injected a true rock sensibility into their raps. I wish more artists today would utilize guitars and real drums when rapping.

When you listen to this, the main theme of the music is FUN. This is roll down the windows, crank it up, sing along, songs.

The best songs are the ones that incorporate rock structure and pop culture. "Its Tricky", "Can you rock it like that", "My adidas", "Mary, Mary" and "You be Illin" are great.

The highlight is "Walk this Way". They took a song that was essentially a predecessor to rap and made it even more funky. I will challlenge any Aerosmith fan to a debate...if it was not for RUN DMC then Aerosmith would still be an obscure, over the hill group from the 70's. They made Aeromsith cool again! Run DMC's version is an improvement over Aerosmith's. This song is the ultimate party tune.

This cd belongs in any essential ROCK cd collection

LEGENDS.......2006-07-19

Run DMC will always be the best to rhyme. The beats are great and will make you say wow. They are not overated like some say because they are just so great that people can't say enough about their skills. This is an album of their classics and this is the record i put in my cd player to bring me back, or to just chill. Their music makes you feel so good and the beats you just want to rock your head to. Songs like 'you be illin', you talk to much', 'its like that', 'its tricky', and 'runs house' will never get old. Those aren't there only good songs, this album is full of hits and so are there other records. Its different than todays music definitly, yet they will always be the best rap group of all time.

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Innovative doesn't equal Genius
Must Have If You Love Hip Hop
Chickety check ya'll
No other rating possible
Thier finest album ..

Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

Peter Piper
It's Tricky
My Adidas
Walk This Way
Is It Live
Perfection
Hit It Run
Raising Hell
You Be Illin'
Dumb Girl
Son Of Byford
Proud To Be Black

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Run-DMC's 1986 rap masterpiece, Raising Hell, storms out of the musical gate. One of the albums that defined the transition from the old school to the new school, with its heavy rhyme sequences layered on top of drum-machine beats, and an assortment of pulse-quickening record stabs thrown in for good measure, it's relentless. The late-'80s lyricism of MCs Run and DMC is not as complex as that of today's microphone mathematicians, but that was never the point--what they lack in finesse, they more than make up in intensity, authority, and flat-out lung power. The fact that almost every line of "Peter Piper" has become the hook of another hip-hop song is a testament to the power of these originals (the "not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good" line alone has been used in countless turntablist routines).

The roots of rap/metal fusion are in here, too, with songs like "It's Tricky," "Walk this Way," and the title cut making use of distorted rock guitars and pounding drums, while "Proud to Be Black" helped launch the Afrocentric-conscious rap era of the late '80s. And "My Adidas" prefigured the brand-name fetishism that hip-hop is just beginning to get over. When it comes to beats, bumps, and b-boy bravado, there has never been anyone else like Run-DMC, and this album shows why. --Joe Schloss

Customer Reviews:

Innovative doesn't equal Genius.......2007-04-07

You have to give them credit but still you can't judge them on that. Their ryhmes can't compare to the master 2pac or 50 cent. I think everyone who floats it with hip hop knows that these kids blew it by getting involved with Aerosmith. Rock n Roll and drugs were never meant to mix with rap. This music needed to be about bling, [...] and guns while rock needed to be about drugs, cars and [...]. Praise them if you want but tell me you would'nt rather listen to Public Enemy or Starsailor.

Must Have If You Love Hip Hop.......2006-09-16

First off, all the DJ's need to get like 8 copies of this record because beat juggling this & the singles are always fresh. I myself, have an ill routine/juggle with Peter Piper (such a great song) Look...you won't have to skip any of the tracks because the LP is perfect.

Chickety check ya'll.......2005-08-30

I'm a huge old school rap fan and this is the blueprint on how it's supposed to be done. I was in 8th grade when this came out and it just added to my already legendary flow. I would recite "Son of Byford" while walking down the hall with a smoking hot philly on each arm. I was wearing generra shirts, polo shirts, coca-cola shirts and Diet Pepsi jeans. My hair was parted perfectly on the right side to the point that women just wanted to touch it. This CD is flawless all the way through and inspired me to start the hottest new rap group in Millard at the time. Run B.R.A.(Burns, Rich, Abs) was just off the hook and hit home with the under 15 set. We had hit after hit with songs like, "I can't wait until I'm 16", "Hooking up at the roller rink" and "Grab my butt you crazy woman!!". These standards were requested time after time at birthday parties. We would play retirement homes, Copier repair shops and the Sapp Brothers Ballroom. It was always standing room only and many fights broke out over which one of us was the hottest. We were all extremely smooth, but when I laid the smooth as yogurt voice out there, the ladies were throwing undergarments at me. By saying that, I'm not implying that Burns and Jabs were not smooth as well, they hooked up after every show too and are still smoother than you, the reader, could ever dream of being. To sum this up, your chances of being like us are minimal, but you can buy this CD to make yourself feel a little like us.

No other rating possible.......2005-05-16

This album is definately a "5". There is really not much more that I need to say. If you've never owned it or heard it, you are truly missing out on a piece of history.

Thier finest album .........2005-02-20

By their third album, Run-D.M.C. were primed for a breakthrough into the mainstream, but nobody was prepared for a blockbuster on the level of Raising Hell. Run-D.M.C. and King of Rock had established the crew's fusion of hip-hop and hard rock, but that sound didn't blossom until Raising Hell, partially due to the presence of Rick Rubin as producer. Rubin loved metal and rap in equal measures and he knew how to play to the strengths of both, while slipping in commercial concessions that seemed sly even when they borrowed from songs as familiar as "My Sharona" (heard on "It's Tricky"). Along with longtime Run-D.M.C. producer Russell Simmons, Rubin blew down the doors of what hip-hop could do with Raising Hell because it reached beyond rap-rock and found all sorts of sounds outside of it. Sonically, there is simply more going on in this album than any previous rap record, more hooks, more drum loops, more scratching, more riffs, more of everything. Where other rap records, including Run-D.M.C.'s, were all about the rhythm, this is layered with sounds and ideas, giving the music a tangible flow. But the brilliance of this record is that even with this increased musical depth, it still rocks as hard as hell, and in a manner that brought in a new audience. Of course, the cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way," complete with that band's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, helped matters considerably, since it gave an audience unfamiliar with rap an entry point, but if it was just a novelty record, a one-shot fusion of rap and rock, Raising Hell would never have sold three million copies. No, the music was fully realized and thoroughly invigorating, rocking harder and better than any of its rock or rap peers in 1986, and years later,

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where's the original 12" version of "It's like that" ?
greatest album ever
FORGET ALL THE "FIRST RAP ALBUM STUFF", this is pure GOLD!
The first rap album ever and thus the most influential! Very creative stuff - minimalistic rap at its finest!
Interesting relic from the earliest rap era (as it's known today)

Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Manufacturer: Arista
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ASIN: B00000J7IO
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

Hard Times
Rock Box
Jam-Master Jay
Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2)
Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
It's Like That
Wake Up
30 Days
Jay's Game

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The electronic boom-and-clank that marked Run-D.M.C.'s 1983 debut single, "It's Like That," expanded to album length early the next year. Still one of the genre's most entertaining long-players--and undergoing something of a renaissance thanks to Jason Nevins's remix of "It's Like That"--Run-D.M.C. showcased two rambunctious voices working at the top of their game (and their lungs), finishing each other's sentences and laying waste to sucker MCs, all over a minimal pulse: the sound of the first new school of hip-hop. Some peaks: Rock Box, a fierce introduction to their rock/rap fusion, and "Wake Up," a fantasy in which Ronald Reagan is spotted at a concert by our heroes. It was a dream, they admitted. But Run, D.M.C., and turntable king Jam Master Jay took it to the world. --Rickey Wright

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where's the original 12" version of "It's like that" ?.......2006-07-12

I bought the original Run-D.M.C. 12" single It's like that back when it first came out and then Hard Times, Rock Box, etc. and I also bought their first 2 albums on vinyl but what I didn't like then is the same thing I don't like now - they put a short edited version of It's Like That on the album. Since they remastered and reissued this album now with bonus tracks, wouldn't it have been logical to put the original 7+ minutes 12" version of It's like that on the CD? I believe that Hard Times is the same length on the album as it is on the 12" single. I have only seen the original 12" length version on a compilation album called Hip Hop Greats which I believe is available here on Amazon. Anyway, I give this new remastered digipak version 4 stars because they omitted the 12" version of It's like that.

greatest album ever.......2006-03-13

here it is

hard times 5/5
rock box 5/5
jam master jay 5/5
hollis crew (krush groove 2) 5/5
sucker mcs (krush groove 1) 5/5
it's like that 5/5
wake up 5/5
30 days 4.5/5
jay's game 4.5/5

FORGET ALL THE "FIRST RAP ALBUM STUFF", this is pure GOLD!.......2006-01-16

The sound is incredible, its like they are in your crib rhymin' --
EXCELLENT REMASTERING!!! Wow, I can't say enough about it.
The songs still sound great over twenty years later and have more to say in one song than you can find on a whole rap album today!
Please do yourself a favor and get their first three albums instead of the Greatest Hits. Please, please, please...please?
THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM OF THEIR CAREER, GET IT NOW...
ITS LIKE THAT AND THAT"S THE WAY IT IS...
IF YOU DON'T THIS TIME [YOU] SHALL RETURN!

The first rap album ever and thus the most influential! Very creative stuff - minimalistic rap at its finest!.......2006-01-08

"Run-D.M.C." was essentially the first straight-up rap album ever and thus it's the most influential - it's very very creative. The production is extremely minimalistic but still manages to be very effective, hard-sounding and well done. The other key component here is Run and D.M.C. who, though they aren't the fastest rappers ever, are definitely very charismatic and fun to listen to. They work well together in a very Beastie Boys-esque way (you can tell that group was influenced by Run-D.M.C.) Their lyrics are always interesting, brutally honest and effective. Unless all you want to listen to is fast-paced rap, nothing here will bore you. Every track is oldschool rap gold, and those who can appreciate its slightly dated and very minimalistic style will love this oldschool gem. Highly recommended! If you liked this I would also highly recommend Nas' "Illmatic", Ice Cube's "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted", Ice Cube's "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" and Digable Planets' "Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)".

Highlights include:
the entire album!

Interesting relic from the earliest rap era (as it's known today).......2005-08-07

This is one of rap's true original blueprints. The rapping is pretty basic compared to the best rap music today and the percussion and effects are pretty much stuck in the 80s. It's also not 100% tight in a few places, but close enough. It's still pretty slammin' and fun to listen to, even today.

For me (and I suspect for many others too), "Rock Box" is the standout track. It's got a totally infectious rock-guitar riff and there's great original heavy metal soloing all over it, although subsequent rap/metal hybrids have moved far beyond this. As far as I know, "Rock Box" is the first ever melding of rap and (original, not sampled) heavy metal on record. Rap music as we know it today actually began on the streets of Harlem in the early 70s, but rapping has existed since the 50s and 60s (in particular, see The Last Poets, formed in 1969) and even way before that in various similar incarnations. So this album is a pioneering work in recorded rap history, but still far removed from the origins of rap. If nothing else, it's an interesting relic.

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Hip-Hop Essential
Doesnt hold up so well.
Run DMC and JMJ RULE!!!!!!
ITS TRICKEY!!!
What can anyone say that ISN'T positive about Run-DMC...

Ultimate Run Dmc (with Bonus DVD)
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CNY74
Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

Rock Box
Run's House
Walk This Way
Together Forever (Krush-Groove 4)(Live At Hollis Park '84)
King Of Rock
Jam-Master Jay
Hit It Run
It's Tricky
Peter Piper
It's Like That
Raising Hell
My Adidas
Sucker M.C.'s (Krush Groove 1)
Mary, Mary
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It's Like That (Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevins)

Customer Reviews:

Hip-Hop Essential.......2007-03-09

Run DMC, recognized as one of the pioneers of hip-hop/rap, gives us a treat with this album's release. Most of their top hits are loaded in this album, and many of the songs will take you back to the years when hip-hop was original and free of sample-heavy copycats as it is today. The album kicks off with "Rock Box", which is a rather underexposed hit, but true DMC fans will remember the song a few seconds into it. It's followed up by "Run's House", which is a decent song... but, the third track, "Walk This Way", is recognized as one of the most popular songs ever. The combination of rap and rock (Aerosmith lends their skills in this track) in this track became a signature song for Run DMC, as the song went on to hit multiple charts and was played regularly on several radio stations. "King Of Rock" is another popular hit that is included on this album, and the song is an original that became popular during the break-dance craze era of the early '80's. "It's Tricky" is a slightly different song compared to the others, hinting at a dance-beat rhythm as opposed to a more street-beat rhythm that most of their other tracks offer. "It's Like That" and "Raising Hell" provides listeners with the more street-beat sound, as "My Adidas" provides the more contemporary/radio sound that younger listeners enjoyed back then. "Sucker MC's" was one of their initial hits that made radio waves and "Mary Mary" definitely stuck on listeners' minds when it was popular in 1988. There are multiple hits on this album, and if you've ever had the heart for Run DMC, this collection is definitely a treasure.

Doesnt hold up so well........2007-02-14

I was mostly dissapointed in the videos. The quality is a little questionable and there just arent that many videos or songs for that matter that hold up all these years later. Walk this way being the one big exception the video is hillarious and the song still rocks.

Run DMC and JMJ RULE!!!!!!.......2005-07-06

Of All The Run-DMC CDs this is my favorite!The DVD has awesome music videos too! I would recommend this CD to anyone that likes kid rock, grandmasterflash, or beastie boys

ITS TRICKEY!!!.......2005-04-15

this the best run dmc cd available especially if you just found them not only is there a great cd but also a dvd with 14 videos a documentary and track listings of every one of there cds outkast the videos cost 30$ but and had 10 I think but this has 14 and is 12$ plus a cd yeah i think my work here is done

What can anyone say that ISN'T positive about Run-DMC..........2003-11-04

If you've purchased the "Greatest Hits" album and the "Together Forever" videos on DVD, then you don't need this. If you haven't then get this... NOW!!

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Down With The King
Run DMC
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ASIN: B000092DGT

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A great New Jack album
A Good Album in a Time of Turmoil for the Band---
Whole New Run DMC
RUN DMC IS BACK AGAIN
Definitely a cool album. Peep the skills!!

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Release Date: 1999-06-01

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What's It All About
Bob Your Head
Faces
Kick The Frama Lama Lama
Pause
Word Is Born
Back From Hell
Don't Stop
Groove To The Sound
P Upon A Tree
Naughty
Livin' In The City
Not Just Another Groove
Party Time

Customer Reviews:

A great New Jack album.......2005-12-02

Yet Run-DMC had turmoil and was knocked off the charts by West Coast greats N.W.A.,Too-short,and Ice-T,they would a comeback during the New Jack era in 1990 with the heavy New Jack Hit "Pause",one the greatest songs on the album. So if your looking for some New Jack Swing from Run-DMC,I suggest Back From Hell.

A Good Album in a Time of Turmoil for the Band---.......2003-04-01

This album was released in 1990. By this time, the (undeserved) street backlash to TOUGHER THAN LEATHER gave the group a bad reputation in hip-hop-only circles. Also, Rap had splintered off into several sub-factions: The success of West coast and Southern rap acts weakened the New York-centric stranglehold on the rap scene. Gangster rap, as epitomized by N.W.A., Ice T & the Geto Boys, made national headlines, and managed to get major sales regardless of limited radio & video airplay. The sexually explicit tales of Too Short and 2 Live Crew brought a decidedly blue flavor to rap, while achieving similar sales results. New York's newer Rap acts, like Public Enemy, Eric B. & Rakim, KRS-One and Big Daddy Kane brought updated topics and influences ranging from The Black Panthers to the Nation of Islam.
All this, combined with the fact that the hip-hop 'freshness' timetable is ridiculously accelerated, made New York traditionalists like Run DMC seem, well, old. "Pause" was a comeback single that hit in 1989, that adopted the then-hot New Jack Swing style of R&B production. For the album, the band self-produces for the first time (longtime collaborators Larry Smith and Davy D work on a few cuts, but keyboardist Stanley Brown has the most prominent role), and eschews the rock aesthetic that they pioneered (which by that time, had been virtually abandoned for funk & soul samples) and goes full-throttle into Teddy Riley territory (indeed, Aaron Hall shows up on "Don't Stop").. The results are mixed.
The band sure curses a lot more, which is either a sign of the band's frustrations at the time, or a pained attempt at being contemporary: The title track "Back from Hell" is a series of anecdotes about thugs going into or getting released from prison. There are some vague guitar licks scratched in, and that's about the most of the rock-rap fusion to be found on this release. People expecting "Raising Hell part 2" will be disappointed. Most of the songs would be okay for anyone else, but Run DMC fans demand more.

Arista Records bought the Profile catalog in the late 90's and re-released the standard versions of Run DMC's studio LPs. However, Back from Hell was not included in the 2004 expanded versions of the group's albums. At the time of the album's original promotion, there was a groundbreaking 12-inch/EP-only remix of the single "Back From Hell" featuring Ice Cube and Public Enemy's Chuck D. That makes for at least one potential bonus cut that could be included for a proper re-release.

Whole New Run DMC.......2002-11-28

I have to give credit to these guys because this album begins the social political issue messages in Hip Hop! Caution: This album is strait Hip Hop, not rock! So, if u like Run DMC's strait Hip Hop, buy this Cd, if you don't, then get there other classics!

R.I.P. Jam Master Jay (1965-2002)

RUN DMC IS BACK AGAIN.......1999-07-04

This group is definitely hot. RUN DMC should be inducted into the "hip hop hall of fame", no doubt. I been listening to Run DMC for years (even before the Krush Groove Era). These fellas has not lost their hip hop edge. Hard Core beats and tossed lyrics was always a hit and Run DMC mastered that part of the RAP GAME. Eventhough, It's been a while since their last recording Run DMC is still my favorite. "The KINGS FROM QUEENS" is still hotter than ever.

Definitely a cool album. Peep the skills!!.......1999-03-24

"THE AVE" is definitely a head-rocker, my favorite joint on the album. Slept on by fans even more than Tougher than Leather, but deserves a listen, even if only as an alternative to the often trite product coming out today...

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Song Titles

Battle of the DJ's { Various Artists }
Eric B and Rakim
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Song Titles.......2007-04-21

1. ERIC B. IS PRESIDENT - ERIB B. AND RAKIM
2. THE MAGNIFICENT JAZZY JEFF - DJ JAZZY JEFF & FRESH PRINCE
3. JAM MASTER JAMMIN' - RUN-DMC
4. ROCKIN' MUSIC - STEADY B
5. UGLY PEOPLE BE QUIET - CASH MONEY AND MARVELOUS MARV
6. NOW THAT WHODINI'S INSIDE THE JOINT - WHODINI
7. LARRY'S DANCE THEME - GRANDMASTER FLASH
8. A.J. SCRATCH - KURTIS BLOW
9. CODE'S MEGAMIX - SCHOOLLY D
10. THE UNIVERSAL MIX - TOO SHORT

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Artist Collection: Run DMC
Run-D.M.C.
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Walk This Way
Rock Box
My Adidas
King of Rock
Can You Rock It Like This
You're Blind
Rock the House
It's Like That - Jason Nevins, Run-D.M.C.
Hit It Run
Raising Hell
Beats to the Rhyme
Tougher Than Leather
Down With the King
It's Tricky

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Down With The King [CD Single]

Manufacturer: Warner Chapel Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CQ5CZK

Product Description

1 - Down with the King (Cool Breeze Mix) {Remixed by Charlie Lax for DBL Productions}; 2 - Down with the King (Landcruiser Mix) {Remixed by Al-Cain}; 3 - Down with the King (Richard Russell Mix) {Additional Production and Remix byrichard Russel}

Phat 'N' Funky * Party Hip Hop & Good Time Funk

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Phat 'N' Funky * Party Hip Hop & Good Time Funk
Biz Markie, Q-tip, Run Dmc, Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5, Ini Kamoze, Young MC, Cash Money KRS One, ROb Base & DJ E-Z Rock, Sugarhill Gang, Others 2 Pac
Manufacturer: PARTY PEOPLE PRESENTS
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000LNV5O6

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