Greatest Hits is a greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 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

Marie Claire

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 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

Arista Records

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, this left Run–D.M.C.'s entire catalog open for exploitation. Since the release of this 'Greatest Hits' 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.

Track listing

1. "King of Rock
   King of Rock (song)
   "King of Rock" is a 1985 single by Run-D.M.C. and the title track from their album King of Rock. It was featured on the video games Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, "Thrasher: Skate and Destroy" and is a downloadable track on "Rock Band 3. The song was sampled for Michael Jackson's song "2 Bad.", and was...
   
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2. "It's Tricky
   It's Tricky
   "It's Tricky" is the final single released from Run-D.M.C.'s third album, Raising Hell. It was released late in 1987 through Profile Records and was co-produced by Rick Rubin and the group themselves. The song peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Two...
   
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3. "Beats to the Rhyme"
4. "Can You Rock It Like This
   Can You Rock It Like This
   "Can You Rock It Like This" is a 1985 single by Run-D.M.C.. It is the second single from their album, King of Rock. The lyrics were written by LL Cool J. The song was sampled for the song "Can You Move It Like This" by Baha Men without credit....
   
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5. "Walk This Way
   Walk This Way
   "Walk This Way" is a song by American hard rock group Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the 1975 album Toys in the Attic. It peaked at Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977, part of a string of successful hit...
   
   " (featuring Aerosmith
   Aerosmith
   Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
   
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6. "Run's House
   Run's House (song)
   "Run's House" is a single released by Run-D.M.C. from their fourth studio album Tougher Than Leather. It was released in 1988 through Profile Records and was produced and written by the group and Davy D. "Run's House" was the highest charting single from the album, making it to number ten on the...
   
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7. "Rock Box
   Rock Box
   "Rock Box" is a 1984 hit single by Run-D.M.C.. It is the third single from their self-titled debut album, originally released through Profile Records, Inc. The heavy rock guitar riff and solos are original compositions performed by Eddie Martinez, also seen playing the electric guitar in the music...
   
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8. "Peter Piper"
9. "Mary, Mary
   Mary, Mary (song)
   "Mary, Mary" is a song written by Michael Nesmith. It was first recorded by The Butterfield Blues Band for their 1966 album, East-West. The Monkees, featuring Nesmith, would later record the song themselves...
   
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10. "Hard Times
    Hard Times (Run-D.M.C. song)
    "Hard Times" is a rap song written by Jimmy Bralower, J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith and William Waring originally recorded by Kurtis Blow for his eponymous debut album....
    
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11. "You Be Illin'
    You Be Illin'
    "You Be Illin" is the third single released by Run-D.M.C. from their third album, Raising Hell. It was released in 1986 through Profile Records as the follow-up to the rap and roll crossover hit, "Walk This Way", and was produced by Run-D.M.C. The song performed well on the U.S...
    
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12. "It's Like That
    It's Like That (Run-D.M.C. song)
    "It's like That" is a song by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C. It was first released in 1983 on a cassette backed with the track "Sucker M.C.'s". The release marked the start of Run-D.M.C.'s career and is widely regarded as ushering in a new school of hip hop artists with a street image and an...
    
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13. "My Adidas
    My Adidas
    My Adidas is the first single from Run-D.M.C.'s third album Raising Hell. Released in 1986, the song was written by two of the members, Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and was produced Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons...
    
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14. "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)"
15. "You Talk Too Much
    You Talk Too Much
    "You Talk Too Much" is a 1960 single by Joe Jones. It was written by Fats Domino's brother-in-law, Reginald Hall, but Fats actually turned down the song....
    
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16. "Jam-Master Jay"
17. "Down with the King
    Down with the King (song)
    Down with the King was the second and final single from Run-D.M.C.'s sixth studio album Down with the King. It featured Pete Rock & CL Smooth with Pete Rock producing the song....
    
    " (featuring Pete Rock
    Pete Rock
    Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
    
     & CL Smooth
    CL Smooth
    CL Smooth is an American rapper, poet, and is best known as the vocal half of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth....
    
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18. "Christmas in Hollis"

2003 Rerelease

1. "It's Like That" (featuring Jason Nevins
   Jason Nevins
   Jason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's...
   
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2. "Walk This Way" (featuring Aerosmith
   Aerosmith
   Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
   
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3. "Sucker MC's"
4. "My Adidas"
5. "King of Rock"
6. "It's Tricky"
7. "Can You Rock It Like This"
8. "You Be Illin'"
9. "Rock Box"
10. "Run's House"
11. "Peter Piper"
12. "Bounce"
13. "Beats to the Rhyme"
14. "Jam Master Jay"
15. "Hard Times"
16. "Down with the King"
17. "Mary Mary"
18. "What's It All About"
19. "It's Tricky 2003" (featuring Jacknife Lee
    Jacknife Lee
    Garret "Jacknife" Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer. He has worked with a variety of artists, including The Cars, U2, R.E.M., Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, AFI, The Hives, Weezer, Vega4 and Editors.-Biography:...
    
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