to 'It's Like That', the song has become legendary and was included as the first song on their first compilation album, Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991. Background Īt first considered a meaningless 'bonus beat' by Terrance Balfour and Nathaniel S. WBAU was the first station to play the two songs. Both tracks were collected on the trio's self-titled debut album in 1984. The two-sided release marked the start of Run-D.M.C.'s career as their first single, and it is widely regarded as ushering in a new school of hip hop artists with a street image and an abrasive, minimalist sound that marked them out from their predecessors. It was first released in 1983 as B-side to ' It's Like That'. ' Sucker M.C.'s' (also known as ' Krush-Groove 1' or ' Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)' and sometimes spelled as ' Sucker MCs', ' Sucker MC's' or ' Sucker M.C.s') is a song by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C.
