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The hard-rocking, platinum-selling, hip-hop sons of Hollis, Queens--Jam Master Jay, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and Joe "Run" Simmons (brother of Def Jam impresario Russell Simmons)--are well represented on this collection of upbeat videos from their first album, the groundbreaking Run-DMC (1984), up through their comeback, Down with the King (1993). Highlights include "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)," featuring break dance contest winners from around the world; MTV-staple "Walk This Way," featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith; "You Talk Too Much" (essentially a hip-hop take on the Mose Allison putdown classic "Your Mind Is on Vacation"); the humorous "It's Tricky," featuring Penn & Teller as rap star wannabes; and "It's Like That (Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins)," featuring more gravity-defying break dance moves. Overall, the look is monochromatic (black hats, black track suits), the beats heavy, the guitars crunching, and the tone positive. The DVD includes a discography (including track listings for each release) and a Profile Records minidocumentary. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

From the Back Cover
The program:

1. Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
2. Walk This Way
3. You Talk Too Much
4. King of Rock
5. Run's House
6. It's Tricky
7. Mary, Mary
8. Pause
9. Rock Box
10. The Ave.
11. Beats to the Rhyme
12. It's Like That (Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins)
13. Down with the King
14. Christmas in Hollis