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500 Greatest Albums of All Time

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Run-D.M.C., 'Run-D.M.C.'


Run-D.M.C., 'Run-D.M.C.'
242/500

Profile, 1984

"It's good to be raw," said Run, and the metallic guitar powering "Rock Box" proved it. Run-D.M.C.'s debut ditches early rap's party rhymes to codify B-boy style and make history, from the way they dress to their hard beats to the everyday subject matter of "It's Like That."


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