The Most Important Albums of All Time

Run-D.M.C.- S/T

Run-D.M.C. brought pop to hip hop in the most legendary way possible. In the late 1980s, the popular hip hop world was dominated by period pieces, testimonials describing the lifestyles of the rappers themselves, descriptions of their lives. Run-D.M.C brought fun to hip hop, and even incorporated important messages that were previously overlooked in popular hip hop.

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