#2 “It’s Like That” – Run-D.M.C.
The song that slammed the door shut on rap’s true “old school,” Run-DMC’s first single was groundbreaking in late 1983, announcing that hip hop was no longer going to be musically tied to its funk and disco roots and building on “The Message” by addressing real-life social concerns. With that distinctive, trunk-rattling intro, the Kings from Queens kick-started hip hop’s Golden Age.
