Run-D.M.C. (album)

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Run-D.M.C. (album) is the influential 1984 debut studio album by hip hop group Run-D.M.C., widely credited with helping to pioneer the hardcore hip hop sound and bring rap music into the mainstream.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Run-D.M.C. ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows early 1980s old-school hip hop singles era ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creditedWith bringing rap music into the mainstream ⓘ
pioneering hardcore hip hop ⓘ
followedBy King of Rock ⓘ
genre hardcore hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasCoverArt Run-D.M.C. (album) cover image ⓘ
hasInfluenced golden age hip hop ⓘ
mainstream acceptance of hip hop ⓘ
hasPart “30 Days” ⓘ
“Hard Times” ⓘ
linked to: Hard Times

“Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2)” ⓘ
“It’s Like That” ⓘ
linked to: It's Like That

“Jay’s Game” ⓘ
“Rock Box” ⓘ
linked to: Rock Box

“Sucker M.C.’s” ⓘ
linked to: Sucker M.C.'s

“Wake Up” ⓘ
hasRecognition considered one of the most influential hip hop albums ⓘ
hasStyle aggressive vocal trading between MCs ⓘ
stripped-down drum machine production ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainPerformer Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels ⓘ
Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell ⓘ
Joseph “Run” Simmons ⓘ
movement old-school hip hop ⓘ
notableFor fusion of rap with rock elements ⓘ
minimalist beats and aggressive delivery ⓘ
originalMedium audio cassette ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
partOf Run-D.M.C. discography ⓘ
performer Run-D.M.C. ⓘ
placeOfRecording New York City ⓘ
producer Larry Smith ⓘ
Russell Simmons ⓘ
publicationDate 1984 ⓘ
recordedIn 1983 ⓘ
1984 ⓘ
recordLabel Profile Records ⓘ
reissueMedium compact disc ⓘ
releaseType LP ⓘ
releaseYear 1984 ⓘ
subjectOf hip hop history documentaries ⓘ
retrospective critical reviews ⓘ
targetAudience hip hop listeners ⓘ
mainstream pop audience ⓘ

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Run-D.M.C. → notableWork → Run-D.M.C. (album) ⓘ
Rev Run → notableWork → Run-D.M.C. (album) ⓘ
Profile Records → released → Run-D.M.C. (Run-D.M.C. album) ⓘ
linked to: Run-D.M.C. (album)
Larry Smith → notableWork → Run-D.M.C. (Run-D.M.C. album) ⓘ
linked to: Run-D.M.C. (album)
King of Rock → follows → Run-D.M.C. (album) ⓘ
Joseph "Run" Simmons → notableWork → Run-D.M.C. (debut album) ⓘ
linked to: Run-D.M.C. (album)
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels → notableWork → Run-D.M.C. (album) ⓘ
Jason Mizell → notableWork → Run-D.M.C. (album) ⓘ
subject linked to: Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell
It's Like That → partOf → Run-D.M.C. (album) ⓘ