VOL № RH074 — October 2023
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The success that Run-D.M.C. enjoyed through its first three albums is impossible to overstate — before the trio from Hollis, Queens, stomped its shell-toe Adidas through the music industry, hip-hop was completely unproven as a commercial force. Just about every ‘’first'' in the genre’s history was accomplished by Run-D.M.C.: It was the first hip-hop act to earn Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum album certifications, the first to have a music video play on MTV, the first to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, the first to nab a Grammy nomination, the first to sign a major endorsement deal.
In a previous edition of liner notes for Tougher Than Leather, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D gave the album its props and shared memories of going on the road with the...
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 Run's House |
| 2 Mary‚ Mary |
| 3 They Call us Run-D.M.C. |
| 4 Beats To The Rhyme |
| 5 Radio Station |
| 6 Papa Crazy |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 Tougher Than Leather |
| 2 I'm Not Going Out Like That |
| 3 How'd Ya Do It Dee |
| 4 Miss Elaine |
| 5 Soul To Rock And Roll |
| 6 Ragtime |
