It's like That (Run-D.M.C. song)

Infobox Single
Name = It's like That


Artist = Run-D.M.C.
from Album = Run-D.M.C.
B-side = Sucker MC's
Released = 1983 (Run-D.M.C.)
1997 (Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins)
Format = Cassette single
Recorded = 1983
Genre = Hip hop New school hip hop
East Coast hip hop
Length = 4:51
Label = Profile Records
Writer = Darryl McDaniels Joseph Simmons Jason Mizell
Producer = Jam Master Jay Russell Simmons Larry Smith
Certification = Platinum (BPI) [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=27452 Platinum Awards Content ] ]
Chart position =
Last single = -
This single = "It's like That" (1983)
Next single = "30 Days" (1984)

"It's like That" is a hip hop song performed by Run-D.M.C.. It first appeared in 1983 on a cassette backed with the track "Sucker M.C.'s". The song marked the start of Run-D.M.C.'s career and was the debut single on the trio's eponymous debut album. The song is about life in the area where the group lives (unemployment, prices, death, etc).

Background

In the re-release of the album in 2003, a booklet was included, and a reviewer, Angus Batey, wrote the background information about the album. When he wrote about "It's like That", he quoted:

Remix

In 1997, a remixed version by DJ Jason Nevins was released in Continental Europe, and this would top the charts in many countries and finally top the UK chart in 1998 which at the same time ended the Spice Girls run of six No1 hits and remain there for six weeks. [ [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5261 It's Like That by Run-DMC Songfacts ] ] Despite its popularity, Nevins only got paid the standard flat-rate fee. [http://www.resolutionmag.com/pdfs/BUSINESS/REMIXING.PDF] The music video for the remix featured two rival breakdance crews battling each other in a breakdance battle in which the females ultimately win.

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