''Greatest Hits'' is the second

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by American hip hop group

Run-D.M.C. Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of ...

It was released on September 10, 2002 by

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. While it was argued that hits such as "The Ave.", "Pause" and "Ooh, What'cha Gonna Do?" should have found a place in this release, Run speculated during a

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interview in 2003 that the album was simply showcasing the group's better known earlier work:

"I want kids to pick up this album and go '..So that's what hip hop sounded like in 1984, cool'. It's not because I dislike any of those aterrecords."

After Jam Master Jay's death, the group retired - however for not meeting their contractual obligations with

, this left Run-D.M.C.'s entire catalog open for exploitation. Since the release of this record, Arista Records has released several other greatest hits albums of Run-D.M.C.'s material. Fans consider this release as the 'official' greatest hits collection, because it was the last official Run-D.M.C. release before the death of Jam Master Jay.

Track listing

# " King of Rock" # " It's Tricky" # "Beats to the Rhyme" # "

Can You Rock It Like This "Can You Rock It Like This" is a 1985 single by Run–D.M.C. It is the third single from their album, ''King of Rock''. The lyrics were written by LL Cool J. The song was sampled for the song "Can You Move It Like This" by Baha Men without credit ...

" # " Walk This Way" (featuring

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) # " Run's House" # "

Rock Box "Rock Box" is a song by the American hip hop group Run-DMC. The song was produced by Larry Smith and Russell Simmons and released by Profile Records in March 1984. Following the popularity of their previous two singles " Hard Times" (1983) a ...

" # "Peter Piper" # " Mary, Mary" # "

Hard Times Hard may refer to: * Hardness, resistance of physical materials to deformation or fracture * Hard water, water with high mineral content Arts and entertainment * ''Hard'' (TV series), a French TV series * Hard (band), a Hungarian hard rock supe ...

" # "

You Be Illin' "You Be Illin' " is the third single released by Run–D.M.C. from their third album, '' Raising Hell''. It was released in 1986 through Profile Records as the follow-up to the rap rock crossover hit, "Walk This Way", and was produced by Run-D.M ...

" # " It's Like That" # " My Adidas" # "

Sucker M.C.'s "Sucker M.C.'s" (also known as "Krush-Groove 1" or "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)" and sometimes spelled as "Sucker MCs", "Sucker MC's" or "Sucker M.C.s") is a song by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C. It was first released in 1983 as B-side to ...

(Krush-Groove 1)" # " You Talk Too Much" # "Jam-Master Jay" # "

Down with the King Down most often refers to: * Down, the relative direction opposed to up * Down (gridiron football), in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place * Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing * Downland, a ...

" (featuring

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& CL Smooth) # " Christmas in Hollis"

2003 re-release

# "It's Like That" (featuring Jason Nevins) # "Walk This Way" (featuring

) # "Sucker MC's" # "My Adidas" # "King of Rock" # "It's Tricky" # "Can You Rock It Like This" # "You Be Illin'" # "Rock Box" # "Run's House" # "Peter Piper" # "Bounce" # "Beats to the Rhyme" # "Jam Master Jay" # "Hard Times" # "Down with the King" # "Mary Mary" # "What's It All About" # "It's Tricky 2003" (featuring Jacknife Lee)

References

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