Track Listing
1. Down With the King
2. Come on Everybody
3. Can I Get It Yo
4. Hit 'Em Hard
5. To the Maker
6. 3 in the Head
7. Ooh Whatcha Gonna Do
8. Big Willie
9. Three Little Indians
10. In the House
11. Can I Get a Witness
12. Get Open
13. What's Next
14. Wreck Shop
15. For 10 Years
| Details | | Distributor: | Phantom Import Distributi | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Run-DMC: Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons, Darrell "DMC" McDaniels (rap vocals); "Jam Master Jay" Mizell (scratches).
Additional personnel: Tom Morello (guitar); Daniel Shulman (bass).
Producers include: Q-Tip, Run-DMC, Pete Rock, EPMD (Parrish Smith, Erick Sermon).
Engineers include: Bob Power, Dave Greenberg, Angela Piva.
Repackaged U.K. reissue.
After almost 10 years as hip-hop's reigning kings, RUN-DMC reached out in 1992 to other producers and beat makers for the trio's DOWN WITH THE KING album. Pete Rock, remixer and DJ extraordinaire, even makes a vocal appearance on the title track. The newer sound of Pete Rock's beats and the classic rhyme styles of Run and D.M.C made for a fabulous combination. Also behind the boards for DOWN WITH THE KING was the Bomb Squad (Public Enemy), who produced two killer tracks, "3 in the Head" and "Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do." Some of the other outstanding tracks include "Come on Everybody," "Hit 'em Hard," and "Can I Get It Yo." DOWN WITH THE KING might not contain as many classic songs as other RUN-DMC albums, but it fully demonstrates the group's impressive longevity and creativity.
Editorial Reviews
...this disc kicks hard, whether it's the devotional title track or the violence-in-the-'hood saga `Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do'...this is a fine record, one that rises about its inherent contradictions and deserves attention...
Option (09/01/1993)
...they still manage to sound young, lean, and hungry after 10 years in the rap game.... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (05/07/1993)
6 - Good - ...a welcome return to form for the groundbreaking trio, whose mere survival through the hurly-burly of the last decade commands respect....
NME (05/01/1993)
3 Stars - Good - ...a lyrical dexterity beyond the comprehension of many younger guns and some quaint, wholly enjoyable noise called `scratching'...a solid return to form...
Q (07/01/1993)
...it's to be expected that Run-DMC would make some changes this time around. What's surprising is how subtle those adjustments are...the vocals stress old-school virtues like wit, pacing and verbal ability...when it comes to hardcore rhyming, they still run rings around the competition...
Musician (07/01/1993)
3.5 Stars - Very Good - ...straight-faced and ultraconfident, funky and forthright...[has] the same infectious enthusiasm and the same in-your-face attitude as Run-DMC's raw earlier classics...
Rolling Stone (06/24/1993)
3.5 Stars - Very Good - ...while the producers make the album solid--there are no clunkers here--these master musical chefs don't do the trick of bringing Run-DMC back. Run-DMC do that on their own...
The Source (06/01/1993)
...it's to be expected that Run-DMC would make some changes this time around. What's surprising is how subtle those adjustments are...the vocals stress old-school virtues like wit, pacing and verbal ability...when it comes to hardcore rhyming, they still run rings around the competition...
Musician (07/01/1993)
3.5 Stars - Very Good - ...while the producers make the album solid--there are no clunkers here--these master musical chefs don't do the trick of bringing Run-DMC back. Run-DMC do that on their own...
The Source (06/01/1993)
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