Greatest Hits (Run-D.M.C. album)

Greatest Hits is the second compilation album by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C. It was released on September 10, 2002 by Arista Records. While it was argued that hits such as "The Ave.", "Pause" and "Ooh, What'cha Gonna Do?" should have found a place in this release, Run speculated during a Marie Claire interview in 2003 that the album was simply showcasing the group's better known earlier work:

"I want kids to pick up this album and go '..So that's what hip hop sounded like in 1984, cool'. It's not because I dislike any of those [later] records."

After Jam Master Jay's death, the group retired - however for not meeting their contractual obligations with Arista Records, this left Run-D.M.C.'s entire catalog open for exploitation. Since the release of this record, Arista Records has released several other greatest hits albums of Run-D.M.C.'s material.

Fans consider this release as the 'official' greatest hits collection, because it was the last official Run-D.M.C. release before the death of Jam Master Jay.

Track listing

 * 1) "King of Rock"
 * 2) "It's Tricky"
 * 3) "Beats to the Rhyme"
 * 4) "Can You Rock It Like This"
 * 5) "Walk This Way" (featuring Aerosmith)
 * 6) "Run's House"
 * 7) "Rock Box"
 * 8) "Peter Piper"
 * 9) "Mary, Mary"
 * 10) "Hard Times"
 * 11) "You Be Illin'"
 * 12) "It's Like That"
 * 13) "My Adidas"
 * 14) "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)"
 * 15) "You Talk Too Much"
 * 16) "Jam-Master Jay"
 * 17) "Down with the King" (featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth)
 * 18) "Christmas in Hollis"

2003 re-release

 * 1) "It's Like That" (featuring Jason Nevins)
 * 2) "Walk This Way" (featuring Aerosmith)
 * 3) "Sucker MC's"
 * 4) "My Adidas"
 * 5) "King of Rock"
 * 6) "It's Tricky"
 * 7) "Can You Rock It Like This"
 * 8) "You Be Illin'"
 * 9) "Rock Box"
 * 10) "Run's House"
 * 11) "Peter Piper"
 * 12) "Bounce"
 * 13) "Beats to the Rhyme"
 * 14) "Jam Master Jay"
 * 15) "Hard Times"
 * 16) "Down with the King"
 * 17) "Mary Mary"
 * 18) "What's It All About"
 * 19) "It's Tricky 2003" (featuring Jacknife Lee)