Longevity isn't a realistic goal for most rappers, who are lucky if they aren't considered played out by their third or fourth album.
By 1990, Run-D.M.C.'s popularity had decreased dramatically, and the Queens residents had lost a lot of ground to both West Coast gangster rappers like Ice Cube, Ice-T and Compton's Most Wanted.
With its fifth album, Back From Hell, Run-D.M.C.
set out to regain the support of the hardcore rap audience and pretty much abandoned rock-influenced material in favor of stripped-down, minimalist and consistently street-oriented sounds.
Not outstanding but certainly enjoyable, such gritty reflections on urban life as "Livin' in the City," "The Ave." and "Faces" made it clear that Run-D.M.C.
was still well worth hearing.
[Back From Hell was remastered and reissued in 1999.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ave.Frankie Inglese, Darryl McDaniels, Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons | Run-D.M.C. | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 mins | 9 MB | |||||
| 4 mins | 26 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Battaglia | Guitar |
| 2 | Stanley Brown | Composer, Keyboards, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Glen Friedman | Composer |
| 4 | Aaron Hall | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | T. Hill | Composer |
| 6 | Frankie Inglese | Composer |
| 7 | Jam Master Jay | Producer |
| 8 | David Kennedy | Engineer |
| 9 | Darryl McDaniels | Composer |
| 10 | Johnny McDowelll | Vocals |
| 11 | Jason Mizell | Composer, Drums, Keyboards |
| 12 | Julio Peña | Engineer |
| 13 | David Reeves | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Run-D.M.C. | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 15 | Ted Sabety | Composer, Engineer |
| 16 | Joseph Simmons | Composer |
| 17 | Russell Simmons | Composer |
| 18 | Larry Smith | Composer |
| 19 | Lee Smith | Composer |
| 20 | T. Sabety | Composer |
| 21 | Bob Walker | Drums, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |