RUN DMC Run's House Beats To The Rhyme (London) 1987

This is a classic. The first track 'Run's House' contains one of the best beats of all time. Is it a sample? Listening to the hi hats I don't think it is. Anyway that beat went on to be used in many jungle/drum and bass tracks, particularly early ones such as Urban Shakedown's 'Some Justice' in the UK. They left us a nice few bars of only the beats at the end of the track. Almost an open invitation for anyone with a sampler to 'borrow' them..

If that wasn't enough, we have 'Beats To The Rhyme' which has to have one of the best rhythm tracks of all time-it is simply superb. The instrumental version is as good as the vocal one on this if not better. Cut up and scratched samples from greats such as James Brown make this an essential piece of vinyl.

RUN DMC Run's House


RUN DMC Beats To The Rhyme


RUN DMC Beats To The Rhyme (Instrumental)


Urban Shakedown Some Justice (1992)