Longevity isn't a realistic goal for most rappers, who are lucky if they aren't considered played out by their third or fourth album. By 1990, Run-D.M.C.'s popularity had...
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Years after the release of Run-D.M.C.'s eponymous 1984 debut, the group generally were acknowledged to be hip-hop's Beatles -- a sentiment that makes a lot of sense, even if...
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Sonically not much of a departure from Raising Hell, the boys here seem a little too content. "Mary, Mary," the Monkees song, gets a cool treatment, but it's obvious...
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At the end of 1986, Raising Hell was rap's best-selling album up to that point, though it would soon be outsold by the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill. Profile Records hoped...
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After 1990's lackluster Back From Hell, most hip-hop fans thought that Run-D.M.C. were no longer capable of delivering a solid record. Down With the King proved those...
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Take the title of Run-D.M.C.'s King of Rock somewhat literally. True, the trailblazing rap crew hardly abandoned hip-hop on their second album, but they did follow through...
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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...
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For the most part, all of Run-D.M.C.'s most important singles and biggest hits are included on Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983-1991. That alone makes the compilation a...
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Supplanting the 1991 collection Together Forever, BMG Heritage's 2002 Greatest Hits also runs 18 tracks and shares ten of the same songs -- namely, all the big hits and...
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Sure, other rap artists came before them, but Run-D.M.C. were rap's first superstars -- one of the first rap acts to not suffer from the "one-hit wonder syndrome." As a...
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The early 21st century saw the sudden arrival of several Run-D.M.C. compilations -- two each in 2002 (Greatest Hits and High Profile -- The Original Rhymes) and 2003 (The...
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