"It's Like That" (1998)

RUN-D.M.C. VS. JASON NEVINS ''It's Like That'' (Sm:)e) Run-D.M.C.'s 1983 rap classic gets a '90s makeover with this propulsive house remix that's bursting out of clubs and into the mainstream. The combination of Run-D.M.C.'s old-school braggadocio and Nevins' new-school grooves demonstrates how club sounds constantly revitalize themselves, as well as displaying the historical links between seemingly disparate dance-music styles. Most important, it rocks the house. A

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