Music Review

"It's Like That" (1998)

EW's GRADE
A

Details Lead Performances: Jason Nevins and Run-DMC; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

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 on "It's Like That" 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

Originally posted Jan 30, 1998 Published in issue #416 Jan 30, 1998 Order article reprints

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