Run DMC
Greatest Hits


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.

1. King Of Rock
2. It's Tricky
3. Beats to the Rhyme
4. Can You Rock It Like This
5. Walk This Way
6. Run's House
7. Rock Box
8. Peter Piper
9. Mary, Mary
10. Hard Times
11. You Be Illin'
12. It's Like That
13. My Adidas
14. Sucker M.C.'s (Krush Groove 1)
15. You Talk Too Much
16. Jam-Master Jay
17. Down with the King
18. Christmas in Hollis