Reverend Run

A true hip-hop pioneer, Reverend Run is one of the only old school artists still making moves in 2005. On his first solo album, the Queens legend delivers exactly what fans have come to expect: bold shout-raps backed by pummeling beats and rock guitars. The aptly-titled Distortion plays like the second coming of Run-D.M.C.

RUN-DMC were the valedictorians of the old school of hip-hop, but they never figured out a
way to graduate. Their highly touted comeback album, 2001's Crown Royal, was a pallid
affair notable for lots of guest stars and the almost total absence of DMC. On this
twenty-three-minute disc, Run demonstrates that in 2005, he still has flow and vocal
presence -- and almost nothing to say. There's the obligatory tribute to the late... More >