Run-D.M.C.

by Run-D.M.C.

Run-D.M.C. cover art

Stripping away the live disco-funk arrangements of early rap, Run-D.M.C.'s debut album revolutionized hip-hop with stark, aggressive drum machine beats and heavy rock-influenced production. The duo's booming, interwoven vocal cadences deliver fiercely boastful, socially conscious narratives that established a new, rugged standard for the genre. It is a raw, highly energetic, and rhythmically punishing cornerstone of mid-school hip-hop.

Genres

  • Mid-School Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Hard Times
  2. Rock Box
  3. Jam-Master Jay
  4. Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2)
  5. Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
  6. It's Like That
  7. Wake Up
  8. 30 Days
  9. Jay's Game
  10. Rock Box - B-Boy Mix
  11. Here We Go - Live at the Funhouse, NYC - 1984
  12. Sucker M.C.'s - Live at Graffiti Rock, NYC - June 1984
  13. Russell & Larry Running At The Mouth