Run-DMC Hip-Hop/Rap No biography found for this artist yet. Elsewhere appleArtist Analysed songs (10) 30 Days Run-DMC Run-DMC turns a courtship pitch into a mock infomercial, with the rapper selling himself as a consumer product complete with… commodification of romance braggadocio satire of advertising Christmas Is Run-DMC Run-DMC repurpose the charity-compilation Christmas song into a pointed piece of social commentary, contrasting the holiday's… economic inequality charity and obligation commercialized holiday imagery Darryl and Joe (Krush-Groove 3) Run-DMC This is Run-DMC's self-introduction track, a boastful roll call in which each member states his name, role, and superiority in… self-naming and identity boasting and status group unity vs individual flash Hit It Run Run-DMC A boast-driven b-boy anthem in which D.M.C. asserts lineage, dominance, and craft over Jam Master Jay's stripped-down beats. The… braggadocio hip-hop lineage and authenticity self-naming/identity Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2) Run-DMC An early foundational Run-DMC record built almost entirely around boasting: each MC takes a turn establishing his name, his… braggadocio and self-mythologizing identity and naming hip-hop lineage/crew loyalty Is It Live Run-DMC This is a straight braggadocio track built around DMC and Run trading boasts about their microphone supremacy. It's less a story… boasting and self-mythologizing rap as combat authenticity vs imitation Proud to Be Black Run-DMC A blunt, celebratory statement of Black pride built from direct proclamation, historical name-checking, and defiant refusal of… Black pride and self-affirmation historical memory and education defiance against oppression Raising Hell Run-DMC The title track of Run-DMC's landmark album is a boast-battle anthem built almost entirely from self-crowning imagery and… braggadocio hip-hop supremacy battle rhetoric Wake Up Run-DMC An early-80s Run-DMC track built almost entirely around a single conceit: the narrator recounts a utopian dream of world peace… utopian longing social inequality disillusionment You're Blind Run-DMC A mid-80s Run-DMC track built as a direct-address sermon, scolding a second-person figure for chasing status and hustling… self-delusion street hustling and economic struggle materialism and image
