Run-D.M.C.* – Run's House / Beats To The Rhyme

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Label:	Profile Records – PRO-7202
Format:	Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country:	US
Released:	1988
Genre:	Hip Hop
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Tracklist

A1	Run's House Engineer [Engineered By] – Roey Shamir Written-By – J. Mizell*	3:49
A2	Beats To The Rhyme Engineer [Engineered By] – Steve Ett Written-By – D. Simon*	2:43
B1	Run's House (Instrumental) Engineer [Engineered By] – Roey Shamir Written-By – J. Mizell*	3:49
B2	Beats To The Rhyme (Instrumental) Engineer [Engineered By] – Steve Ett Written-By – Dwayne Simon	2:43

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Profile Records
Distributed By – Profile Records
Produced For – Dee-Jay Run Productions
Copyright © – Profile Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Profile Records
Pressed By – Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Published By – Protoons, Inc.
Published By – Rush-Groove
Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

Design – Gaile Vazbys, Marlene Cohen
Executive-Producer – Russell Simmons
Mastered By [Mastering By] – Howie Weinberg
Photography By – Robert Lewis (10)
Producer [Produced By], Mixed By – Davy D, Run-D.M.C.*
Written-By – D. McDaniels*, D. Reeves.*, J. Simmons*

Notes

Track durations printed on labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 15151-7202-1 9
Matrix / Runout (A Side Runout Etched): ABI- ↔ PRO-7202-A HW
Matrix / Runout (B Side Runout Etched): ABI- ↔ PRO-7202-B HW
Matrix / Runout (Both Sides Stamped): MASTERDISK
Rights Society: ASCAP

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Run's House / Beats To The Rhyme (7")	London Records, Profile Records, FFRR	LON 177, 886 291-7	Netherlands	1987
Recently Edited	Run's House / Beats To The Rhyme (7", 45 RPM, Single)	London Records, Profile Records, FFRR	LON 177, 886 291-7	UK	1987
	Run's House / Beats To The Rhyme (12")	London Records	886 291-1	Netherlands	1987
Recently Edited	Run's House / Beats To The Rhyme (7", 45 RPM)	Metronome	886 308-7	Germany	1987
Recently Edited	Run's House / Beats To The Rhyme (12", 45 RPM, Promo)	Metronome	886 308-1	Germany	1987

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Reviews

8892sales Feb 28, 2023
The Run's House beat still sounds crisp. The Funky Drummer mixed with the TR-808 bass kick and snare was very innovative for the time. It made me question if it was purely sampled or programmed from scratch on a drum machine. For a long time I was convinced it was purely analogue / drum machine emulating the Funky Drummer rather than a bit of both.

But! I've always and will always prefer Beats To The Rhyme as a tune on its own. One of my favourite Run DMC tunes, at least of their late '80s releases, one of my favourite Hip Hop records. I was generally more into their early '80s material minus the rock elements. Better rap and flow for me. I love the breakbeat and samples on this. One of the most versatile beats. Get two copies of the instrumental mix and prolong the pleasure, pitch it and mash it up with House Acid House Techno music and create Breakbeat Hardcore Techno in the process, speed it up even further and you're effectively spinning Jungle Techno. Some DJs did and it sounded sweet. Rivals the The Winstons Amen Brother any day of the week, or is there actually a hint of the Amen crash cymbal underneath anyway? Bah, too many rabbit holes.

Beats To The Rhyme / Instrumental should've been at least five minutes long. What's with the under 3 minutes running time. Tune and a half.
kdoctober Apr 4, 2021
Beats To The Rhyme here is a different mix than the album version. On this 12" single the word "dick" is clearly audible in the Sam Kinison sample "DICK IN YOUR MOUTH ALL DAY." On the album, the word "dick" is obscured by a "uhhhmm" sound.
jayoverdose Jul 14, 2016
this might be the best hip hop record ever maybe