Greatest Hits (Run-D.M.C. album)

Infobox Album | Name = Greatest Hits
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Run-D.M.C.


Released = September 10, 2002
Recorded = 1983–2000
Genre = Hip hop
Length = N/A
Label = Arista Records
Producer = Stephen Ett / Rob Santos
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jq6gtr8tklox link]
*BBC [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A1035965 link]
*Review-Christgau|A|album=11705| Last album = ""
(2002)
This album = "Greatest Hits"
(2002)
Next album = "The Best of Run DMC"
(2003)

"Greatest Hits" is a greatest hits compilation album of Run-D.M.C.'s material. 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 Marie Claire 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 [later] records."

After Jam Master Jay's death, the group retired - however for not meeting their contractual obligations with Arista Records, this left Run-DMC's entire catalog open for exploitation. Since the release of this 'Greatest Hits' record, Arista Records have released several other poor quality 'Greatest Hits' albums of Run-DMC's material.

Fans consider this release as the 'official' Greatest Hits collection, because it was the last official Run-DMC 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"
# "Walk This Way" (Feat. Aerosmith)
# "Run's House"
# "Rock Box"
# "Peter Piper"
# "Mary, Mary"
# "Hard Times"
# "You Be Illin'"
# "It's Like That"
# "My Adidas"
# "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)"
# "You Talk Too Much"
# "Jam-Master Jay"
# "Down With the King"
# "Christmas in Hollis"

2003 Rerelease

# "It's Like That" (Feat. Jason Nevins)
# "Walk This Way" (Feat. Aerosmith)
# "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" (Feat. Jacknife Lee)