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King of Rock

1985 studio album by Run-D.M.C.
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King of Rock

Summary

King of Rock is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King of Rock's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • King of Rock's genre is hip-hop[4].
  • King of Rock's genre is rap rock[5].
  • King of Rock was produced by Larry Smith[6].
  • King of Rock was performed by Run-DMC[7].
  • King of Rock's record label is recorded as Profile Records[8].
  • King of Rock's record label is recorded as Arista Records[9].
  • King of Rock's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • King of Rock is part of Run-D.M.C.'s albums in chronological order[11].
  • King of Rock's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • King of Rock was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • King of Rock was released on January 21, 1985[14].
  • King of Rock's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King of Rock'}[15].
  • King of Rock's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[16].

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: Album[17]

  • First release date: 1985-01-21[18]

  • Genre(s): east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop[19]

  • Community tags: 1985, east coast hip hop, east coast rap, golden age, hardcore hip hop, hardcore rap, hip hop, hip-hop, rap[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f0d5b01d-3c99-3a66-b143-ad8ddb86d209[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

King of Rock was performed by Run-DMC[7]. It was produced by Larry Smith[6].

Publication

King of Rock was released on January 21, 1985[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include hip-hop[4] and rap rock[5]. It is part of Run-D.M.C.'s albums in chronological order[11]. It was distributed by music streaming[13].

Why It Matters

King of Rock ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

Arista Records United States

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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