Run-DMC (1st LP) [Remaster] by Run-DMC

Pros: Groundbreaking production; unparalleled lyrical chemistry; hip-hop's first great album
Cons: May sound dated or primitive to "modern" ears

Damn. How am I going to begin this? As nice as I believe I am with words, I don’t feel I can satisfactorily describe the very essence of Run-D.M.C. But, well, let me start this review off by saying that you’ll not find another hip-hop act as ...

Pros: Run and DMC's charisma, easy on the ears music and beats, positive aesthetics
Cons: obvious pop crossover appeal.

Pros: fun, thoughtful album
Cons: cynical white boys may question some of the ideology

THE MUSIC: Simplistic Old School (then New School) beats...sounds more like sound effects than Hip-Hop nodways. No matter, it´s not the point anyway.
THE RHYMING: Both Run and DMC are _great_ Rappers.
THE SONGS:
“Hard Times”- Along with...

Pros: Classic Hip Hop
Cons: Repetitive beats

"Run-D.M.C." is the debut album for one of the most well-known Old School Hip Hop acts who go by the same name. This release came in 1984, a time where artists in this genre tended to want to show progression from the very early acts, and so at the time ...

Pros: -classic album that uses some of the most memorable beats
Cons: -now that its 2005, the rhymes seem too simple and too easy

This is my 4th favorite Rap album of all time (to see my Top 5 of all time, view the first 5 albums I reviewed. They're not in order but I'll put them in order in time). I consider this one of my favorites because its simply Rap's first classic album. ...