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Hip-Hop · 1980s

Run-D.M.C. — 1984

Run-DMC

Run-DMC
Released 1984Hip-Hop
Start here93247 Verdict
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Reviewed by Callum Ashworth, 247 Album Verdict

A stripped-down, hard debut that reshaped rap. Raw and influential. A genre cornerstone. Arrives at the top of the Run-DMC page for good reason.

On vinyl: Second-hand copies circulate widely; a clean original can be better value than a new repress.

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