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Down with the King

single by Run-D.M.C. and Pete Rock & CL Smooth
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Down with the King

Summary

Down with the King is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Down with the King's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Down with the King's genre is hip-hop[4].
  • Down with the King followed Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do[5].
  • Among the performers on Down with the King was Run-DMC[6].
  • Among the performers on Down with the King was Pete Rock & CL Smooth[7].
  • Down with the King's record label is recorded as Profile Records[8].
  • Down with the King's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Down with the King was published on 1992[10].
  • Down with the King's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Down with the King[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 343d47b5-f5b1-3c74-8510-5fe26eea0a21[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Run-DMC[6] and Pete Rock & CL Smooth[7].

Publication

Down with the King was released on 1992[10]. Its genre is hip-hop[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Down with the King followed Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do[5].

Why It Matters

Down with the King ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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