Down with the King

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Down with the King
Run-DMC's studio album

Publication
(s)

1993

Label (s) Profile Records

Format (s)

CD , LP , MC

Genre (s)

Hip hop

Title (number)

15th

running time

approx. 49 minutes

Down with the King , published in 1993, is the sixth album by Run-DMC It's the genre of hip-hop or the subgenre of East Coast hip hop assign.

Title and authorship

15 songs can be heard on Down with the King . In addition to Joseph Simmons ( Run ), Darryl McDaniels ( DMC ) and Jason Mizell ( Jam Master Jay ), other authors were also involved in the creation of these songs ; other musicians are listed as such because of the samples used in the sense of copyright : 

  1. Down with the King (Simmons / McDaniels / Phillips / Penn / Rado / Ragni / McDermott)
  2. Come on Everybody (Simmons / McDaniels / Davis )
  3. Can I Get It, Yo (Simmons / McDaniels / Mizell / Smith / Sermon )
  4. Hit ′ Em Hard (Simmons / McDaniels / Coward / Criss / Gist)
  5. To the Maker (McDaniels / Mizell)
  6. 3 in the Head (Simmons / McDaniels / Mizell / H. Shocklee / Rinaldo / C. Shocklee / Donaldson )
  7. Ooh, Watcha Gonna Do (Simmons / McDaniels / H. Shocklee / Rinaldo)
  8. Big Willie (Simmons / McDaniels / Mizell / Shulman / Clayton-Thomas )
  9. Three Little Indians (Simmons / McDaniels / Mizell / Parker / Allen)
  10. In the House (Simmons / McDaniels / Phillips)
  11. Can I Get a Witness (Simmons / McDaniels / Dupri )
  12. Get Open (Simmons / McDaniels / Mizell / Parker / Scruggs / Smith)
  13. What′s Next (Simmons / McDaniels / Dillon / Brown )
  14. Wreck Shop (Simmons / McDaniels / Mizell / Bright / Williams / Johnson / Browne)
  15. For 10 Years (McDaniels / Mizell)

Recording and production

Taken was Down with the King in the following studios : 

  • The Hit Factory
  • Sorcerer sound
  • Rockin 'Reel Recording Studios
  • Unique recording
  • City soundtrack
  • Music Palace
  • Axis Studios
  • Doppler Studios

The individual songs on Down with the King were produced by: 

Sampling and sidemen

In the liner notes of Down with the King , samples from the following musicians are given: 

The following can be heard as sidemen on the microphone or guitar : 

Publications and releases

Down with the King for the first time in May 1993 by the label published profiles Records, the album was released as a CD , LP and MC . In later years it was re-released by various labels.

Three singles were released from Down with the King : 

  • Down with the King
  • Can I Get It, Yo
  • Ooh, watcha gonna do

Charts and reception

Down with the King peaked at # 7 on Billboard's album charts .

The reviews of Down with the King were not exuberant but benevolent. The music database Allmusic lists the album with three out of five possible stars; Among other things, it reads: “If less original than their classic albums, it is damn innovative.” The music magazine Rolling Stone awarded three and a half stars out of five and came to the following conclusion: “ Down with the King is driven by the same infectious enthusiasm and the same in-your-face attitude as the early classics by Run-DMC " 

Trivia

On the record cover of Down with the King , Run, DMC and Jam Master Jay wear black, military-style clothing; a clear break with their typical style - based on Adidas , fedoras and bling-bling .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.discogs.com: Run-DMC (discography)
  2. ↑ a b c d e www.allmusic.com: Down with the King (review)
  3. ↑ a b c d e Run-DMC: Down with the King (Liner Notes)
  4. ↑ www.discogs.com: Down with the King (release details)
  5. ↑ www.rollingstone.com: Down with the King (review)