Run-D.M.C. (album)

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Run-D.M.C.

Studio album by Run-D.M.C.
Released	March 27, 1984 9 Sep, 2005 (Deluxe Edition)
Recorded	?
Genre	Rap
Length	39:27 57:27 (Deluxe Edition)
Label	Profile Records
Producer(s)	Russell Simmons, Larry Smith
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (8.1/10) 9/23/05 Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone 4/20/00 Warr.org link
Run-D.M.C. chronology
	Run-D.M.C. (1984)	King of Rock (1985)

Run-D.M.C. is the debut album of the influential hip hop group by the same name. Produced in 1984, it was considered quite groundbreaking for its time, presenting a harder, more aggressive form of hip hop. The album's stark electronic beats and energetic rhymes were in sharp contrast with the lightweight, funky sound that was popular in hip hop at the time. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 1989, the album was ranked #51 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 240 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was reissued as a "Deluxe Edition" in 2005 with four bonus tracks.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Original release
- 1.2 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
2 Credits

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original release

"Hard Times" – 3:52
"Rock Box" – 5:30
"Jam-Master Jay" – 3:11
- Samples:
  - "Scratchin'" by Magic Disco Machine
"Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2)" – 3:12
"Sucker M.C.s (Krush-Groove 1) – 3:09"
- Samples:
  - "Live at the Disco Fever" by Lovebug Starski
"It's Like That" – 4:50
"Wake Up" – 5:31
"30 Days" – 5:47
"Jay's Game" – 4:25