Greatest Hits (Run-D.M.C. album)
Greatest Hits is the second compilation album by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C. It was released on September 10, 2002 by Arista Records. 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."
| Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Run-D.M.C. | ||||
| Released | September 10, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–2001 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, rap rock | |||
| Length | 71:41 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Stephen Ett / Rob Santos | |||
| Run-D.M.C. chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | link |
| BBC | link |
| Robert Christgau | A |
| NME | |
After Jam Master Jay's death, the group retired - however for not meeting their contractual obligations with Arista Records, 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.