GREATEST HITS (RUN-D.M.C. ALBUM)

'''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.

Contents

Track listing

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"