The Songs canon

Sourced and sung.

Every song chosen by hand, with the recording to play it.
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7 songs
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Hip hop

Sucker MC's

Run DMC
1983 · From Run-D.M.C.

An Oberheim drum machine, a few scratches, and two voices. Everything before it suddenly sounded old school.

★ 7.6
My AdidasRun DMC
Rap rock · Hip hop

My Adidas

Run DMC
1986 · From Raising Hell

Shell-toes with the laces pulled out, Rubin and Simmons on the boards, and rap's first sneaker endorsement deal.

★ 6.7
Hip hop

Peter Piper

Run DMC
1986 · From Raising Hell

Bells lifted from a Bob James record, nursery-rhyme characters conscripted, and Jam Master Jay finally getting his own showcase.

★ 6.3
Hip hop

It's Tricky

Run DMC
1987 · From Raising Hell

Rubin co-produced, the guitar hook lifted straight from My Sharona, and Penn and Teller hustle three-card monte in the video.

★ 5.8
Rap rock · Rock

Rock Box

Run DMC
1984 · From Run-D.M.C.

A metal band's leftover studio hours, Eddie Martinez's multitracked solos, and rap's first real foothold on MTV.

★ 5.8
Hip hop · Christmas

Christmas in Hollis

Run DMC
1987 · From A Very Special Christmas

Nineteen eighty-seven, a Special Olympics benefit album, and Run-DMC turning Clarence Carter's Back Door Santa into a Queens carol.

★ 3.8