A stripped-down, hard debut that reshaped rap. Raw and influential. A genre cornerstone. The highest-ranked Run-DMC album in the collection.
On vinyl: Second-hand copies circulate widely; a clean original can be better value than a new repress.
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Tracks from this album on our lists
- It's Like That on Best Hip-Hop Songs of All Time
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If you have Run-D.M.C., these are the Run-DMC records worth reaching for next.
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