Down with the King (album)

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Down With the King
Studio album by Run-D.M.C.
Released	May 4, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Hip-Hop
Length	49:27
Label	Profile Records
Producer	Pete Rock, Q-Tip, EPMD, KayGee, Jam Master Jay, The Bomb Squad, Daniel Shulman, Jermaine Dupri, Clifton
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
Run-D.M.C. chronology
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983-1991 (1991) Down With the King (1993) Crown Royal (2001)

Down with the King is a 1993 album by hip-hop pioneers Run-D.M.C.. This album marks the beginning of the group's journey into gangsta-rap. This album seemed controversial due to the way the group are parting from their roots. This is also the album where Jam Master Jay makes his producer debut instead of being the turntablist.

After 1990s lackluster Back From Hell, most hip-hop fans thought that Run-D.M.C. was no longer capable of delivering a solid record. Down With the King proved many of those people wrong. Although it didn't sell as well as Raising Hell or was as innovative as their first album, Down With the King showed that they remained strong and talented; it also benefitted from the production provided by several of the 1990s' most talented artists, including Public Enemy, Pete Rock, Naughty by Nature, and Q-Tip.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Down with the King" (featuring C.L. Smooth, Pete Rock)
2. "Come On Everybody" (featuring Q-Tip)
3. "Can I Get It, Yo" (produced by EPMD, with a brief cameo by the group)
4. "Hit 'Em Hard" (produced by Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature)
5. "To the Maker"
6. "In the Head" (produced by the Bomb Squad)
7. "Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do" (produced by the Bomb Squad)
8. "Big Willie" (featuring Tom Morello)
9. "Three Little Indians"
10. "In the House" (produced by Pete Rock)
11. "Can I Get a Witness"
12. "Get Open"
13. "What's Next"
14. "Wreck Shop" (featuring Mad Lion)
15. "For 10 Years"

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