{"product_id":"down-with-the-king-30th-anniversary-colored-2xlp-w-obi","title":"Down With The King 30th Anniversary (Colored 2xLP w\/OBI)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGET ON DOWN EXCLUSIVE\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePressed on Red, White and Black Double Colored Vinyl with commemorative numbered OBI limited to 2000 copies worldwide.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available with a 7-inch single of Down With The King in a \u003ca title=\"Down With The King Bundle\" href=\"https:\/\/getondown.com\/products\/down-with-the-king-30th-anniversary-colored-2xlp-w-obi-7-inch\"\u003ediscounted bundle.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago on May 4, 1993, Run-DMC made one of the greatest comebacks in Hip-Hop history with the release of their 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003estudio album\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDown With The King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.? To understand the significance of this feat we have to go back a few years.?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing off an amazing four-album run ending with the platinum album\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003eTougher Than Leather\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(which turns 35 on May 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e), ?Run-DMC released their 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003estudio album\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack From Hell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003ein 1990 to lackluster sales. Did Run-DMC fall off? ?Did the emergence of gangsta rap push them off to the side?? For those old enough to remember, it was sad to see your Hip-Hop?heroes take a fall. Then in 1991, a 12-inch remix came out for the single \"Back From Hell\" featuring\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChuck D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIce Cube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003eand fans took notice.?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would be two more years before anyone would hear from Run-DMC again. In March of 1993, a new single and video\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Down With The King”?\u003c\/span\u003edebuted on Yo! MTV Raps featuring the new Hip-Hop Gods\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePete Rock and CL Smooth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003epaying homage to The Kings calling back verses from Sucker MCs over a dope signature Pete Rock beat.? Were they back?? It seemed so, the video would be in constant rotation on Ralph McDaniels Video Music Box, YO!, BET’s Rap City and before the internet, you could find a TV station called The Juke Box Network by fine-tuning your antenna and dialing up a 976 or 1-900 number to play the video on demand. ?Fans watched it over and over to catch all the cameos, everyone from Eazy-E to the Native Tongues Family of De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest made an appearance in the video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe anticipation was building, but would the album live up to the lead single that knocked it out of the park? ?On May 4, 1993, the album dropped on CD, Cassette, and Vinyl. Run-DMC enlisted\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bomb Squad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003efrom\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic Enemy\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ-Tip\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEPMD\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJermaine Dupri\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKay Gee of Naughty By Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePete Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003eto produce the album with a special appearance by\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Morello\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003erocking out his guitar emulating DJ scratches he made famous with\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRage Against The Machine\u003c\/strong\u003e.? Run-DMC ditched their Adidas for Timberlands, DMC got rid of his signature glasses, Jam Master Jay rocked a ski hat, Run sported sunglasses, and all three were decked out head to toe in black.? Their rhyming was as enthusiastic and powerful as they were on their debut album from 10 years prior.? Run-DMC, the self-proclaimed Kings of Rock and original Kings of Hip Hop were indeed back.? The album debuted at #1 on the R\u0026amp;B\/Hip-Hop charts and #7 on the Billboard 200 and would go Gold selling over 500,000 copies within two months of its release. RIP Jam Master Jay?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet On Down is proud to present for the first time on vinyl since its original release, a 30 Year Anniversary pressing on double-colored vinyl with numbered OBI in a gatefold jacket.?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Down With The King feat Pete Rock \u0026amp; CL Smooth\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2 Come On Everybody feat Q-Tip\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA3 Can I Get It, Yo feat EPMD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1 Hit 'Em Hard\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2 To The Maker\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB3 3 In The Head\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB4 Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC1 Big Willie feat Tom Morello\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC2 Three Little Indians\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC3 In The House\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD1 Can I Get A Witness\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD2 Get Open feat Onyx\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD3 What's Next feat Mad Cobra\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD4 Wreck Shop\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD5 For 10 Years\u003c\/p\u003e\nPREVIEW \u003ciframe title=\"Podcast Player\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"152\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/26gFD7tL928WDDcse3rPls?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Run-DMC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53853245342039,"sku":"ZZ-GET51509G-LP","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/1104\/5463\/files\/DWTK600x600.png?v=1782184965","url":"https:\/\/www.discotecavinyl.com\/products\/down-with-the-king-30th-anniversary-colored-2xlp-w-obi","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}