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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Run-DMC
Run-DMC
All Instruments
Jason Mizell
Jason Mizell
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jason Mizell
Jason Mizell
Songwriter
Darryl McDaniels
Darryl McDaniels
Songwriter
JASON MIZELL
JASON MIZELL
Songwriter
Joseph Simmons
Joseph Simmons
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jason Mizell
Jason Mizell
Co-Producer
Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
Producer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Joseph Simmons
Joseph Simmons
Co-Producer
Jay Burnett
Jay Burnett
Engineer
Peter Millius
Peter Millius
Engineer
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace
Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
Steve Ett
Steve Ett
Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Born to rock around the clock
You can't say I'm not
And in case you forgot
I'm the king of rock
[Verse 1]
I'm the devastating mic controller D.M.C (C)
And can't nobody mess around with me (Me)
I'm the king of rock, rap, and of rhyme
I deal what I feel and it feels fine (F– F– F– F– Fine)
If it's Run, me, and Jay, then I will play
Around with sound, put down for the rhymes I say
Beats flow from Joe and never stop (Stop)
Better get yourself together, let's rock
Hit it Run
[Chorus]
Run
Run, Run
Run, Run, Run
Run, Run
[Verse 2]
You jump, watch you clock, while I rock this spot
I'm better known to the world as the King of Rock
I like to speak my piece when I'm on the mic
I'm the best, or at least, I'm the one you like
And when I serve, you deserve to hear what I say
I throw a curve, he got the nerve to make a triple play
Now how devastating can an MC be?
My name is Darryl, but you can call me D (D)
Hit it Run
[Chorus]
Run (Aw, aw yeah)
Ru– Ru– Ru– Run (Aw, aw yeah)
Run, Run, Run
Ru– Ru– Ru– Ru– Ru– Ru– Ru– Ru– Run (Aw yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Verse 3]
It's called gangsta, hard rock, non-stop hip hop
And it's headed for the top by the rhymes I pop (Pop)
For every race, place, color, country, county or creed (Creed)
And all of the places that I emceed (Emceed)
B-Boy badness to the highest degree
And you can't be a boy unless you be D (D)
You can't bust a cherry or crush a grape (Grape)
And if you ain't got this tape, you're in bad shape (Shape)
Beats flow from Joe and never stop
Better get yourself together, let's
Rock
[Chorus]
Run
Run, Run, Run
D– D– D– DJ, Run
Run, Run, Run
D– D– D– D– D– DJ, Run-Run, Run-Run, Run-Run, Run-Run, Run-Run
[Verse 4]
Do you really believe what's going on?
I was conceived and I was born (Born)
I once was lost but now I'm found (Found)
Tell your bunch, I'm boss, I run this town (Town)
I leave all suckers in the dust (Suckers, dust)
Those dumb motherfuckers can't mess with us
Beats flow from Joe and never stop
Better get yourself together, let's rock
Hit it Run
[Chorus]
Run
Run
Run
Run
[Verse 5]
I was straight from the start performing art
Climbin' up the chart, while others fall apart
The three outlaws in the music trade
We won't rob but our job is to get paid (P– P– P– P– Paid)
'Cause Run has fun if Jay will play
And I add one more rhyme to say
Now how devastating can an MC be?
My name is Darryl, but you can call me D (Darryl, D)
Hit it Run
[Chorus]
Run
Run
Run
Run
[Verse 6]
I was born
Son of Byford, brother of Al (Son, Al)
Banna's my mamma and Run's my pal (Run)
It's McDaniels, not McDonald's
These rhymes are Darryl's, the burgers are (R– R– R– R– Ronald's)
I ran down my family tree
My mother, my father, my brother and D
Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay
Written by: Darryl McDaniels, Jason Mizell, Joseph Ward Simmons
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