ARTIST: Run-D.M.C.
TITLE: King Of Rock
LABEL: Arista / Profile
GENRE: Rap
BITRATE: 212kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 05min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-09-06
RIP DATE: 2005-09-13

Track List

01. Rock The House                  2:42
02. King Of Rock                    5:14
03. You Talk Too Much               5:59
04. Jam-Master Jammin'              4:20
05. Root, Rap, Reggae               3:12
06. Can You Rock It Like This       4:30
07. You're Blind                    5:31
08. It's Not Funny                  5:35
09. Daryll And Joe (Krush-Groove    6:39
3)
10. Slow And Low (Previously        4:27
Unreleased Demo)
11. Together Forever (Krush Groove  3:35
4) (Live)
12. Jam-Master Jammin' (Remix)      6:45
(Long Version)
13. King Of Rock (Live From Live    7:26
Aid)

Release Notes:

Take the title of Run-D.M.C.'s King of Rock somewhat literally. True, the
trailblazing rap crew hardly abandoned hip-hop on their second album, but they
did follow through on the blueprint of their debut, emphasizing the rock
leanings that formed the subtext of Run-D.M.C. Nearly every cut surges forward
on thundering drum machines and simple power chords, with the tempos picked up a
notch and the production hitting like a punch to the stomach. If the debut
suggested hard rock, this feels like hard rock -- over-amplified, brutal, and
intoxicating in its sheer sonic force. What really makes King of Rock work is
that it sounds tougher and is smarter than almost all of the rock and metal
records of its time. There is an urgency to the music unheard in the hard rock
of the '80s -- a sense of inevitability to the riffs and rhythms, balanced by
the justified boasting of Run and D.M.C. Most of their rhymes are devoted to
party jams or bragging, but nobody was sharper, funnier, or as clever as this
duo, nor was there a DJ better than Jam Master Jay, who not just forms the
backbone of their music, but also has two great showcases in "Jam-Master
Jammin'" and "Darryl and Joe" (the latter one of two exceptions to the rock
rules of the album, the other being the genre-pushing "Roots, Rap, Reggae," one
of the first rap tracks to make explicit the links between hip-hop and reggae).
Even if there a pronounced rock influence throughout King of Rock, what makes it
so remarkable is that it never sounds like a concession in order to win a larger
audience. No matter how many metallic guitar riffs are on the record, this music
is as raw and street-level as the debut. It manages to be just as dynamic,
exciting, and timeless as that album, as it expands the definition of what both
Run-D.M.C. and rap could do.
-- All Music Guide

This is the new expanded version of the album with several previously unreleased
bonus tracks.

R.I.P Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell