Wu-Tang vs. Run DMC

It's getting hot in here. There was a thing on MTV last night ranking the top 10 hip-hop or rap groups of all time. We watched it right before falling asleep, and I don't know if it played a factor in my dreams at all, but it was still a pretty interesting show. Run DMC was the #1 rap group of all time, which I guess makes sense because Run DMC was pretty ground-breaking when it came to rap groups. I can't argue with how good they are, and there role in 80's culture with the Adidas track suits/shelltop sneakers, it's just I can't believe they are the #1 rap group of all time. However, if I was given a vote, I'd probably vote for the Wu-Tang Clan, who got a curious #5 selection, behind freaking Outkast. Wu-Tang seems like a pretty serious group and they have a lot of group members so I'd vote for them based solely on size. Also, comparing the two, I'd say Wu-Tang is better than Run DMC, although I honestly don't really know too much about either of the groups. 36 Chambers is a very good rap album and I listened to it last week and it seems to still be pretty listenable, and I don't own any of Run DMC's albums, but the Who's House, Run's House song is good I guess. I guess you can argue that you can't have the Wu-Tang Clan if you don't have Run DMC, but I'm not sure I buy that really. Wu-Tang would still be the Wu-Tang with or without Run DMC because they don't sound anything alike, but DMX might not be DMX without Run DMC and the Golden State Warriors 3 guard attack of Chris Mullin/Tim Hardaway/Mitch Richmond would DEFINITELY not be Run TMC without Run DMC. I don't know if I buy this Run DMC thing. And shouldn't Run DMC get major deductions for collaborating with Aerosmith? I don't understand how anybody really got into Aerosmith. I think there was a time I liked them as a kid, but I honestly think it might have been clever marketing and me being 13 and being brainwashed by Alicia Silverstone in those crappy Aerosmith songs. All 3 of them songs were exactly the same. So perhaps Aerosmith should get some of the blame for tarnishing my remembrance of Run DMC. It's a shame too, because if I was 17 again, I'd go out and buy a Run DMC album tomorrow just because MTV showed me how important Run DMC was to the history of hip hop, and I'd get home and I'd listen to it maybe once and then halfway through I'd realize I don't even like rap or hip-hop. I don't know why it bothered me so much, I didn't get a vote, so I just went to sleep. Outkast was a curious top 5 selection though, I think their double CD is one of the most overrated CDs in the history of Compact Discs. I mean it's not bad, it's just not great. Hey Ya was a hit, but that's really the only song I remember from that double disc collection. It's amazing that album went platinum 11 times, but I guess I shouldn't be too shocked because I bought the damn thing too. Big Boy's disc was pretty forgettable, and Andre 3000's side was pretty fun I guess, but it was a stepback from their collaborative stuff in their prior albums. And how can they be considered a group when those were both solo albums. Wu-Tang got deductions because they didn't do many group albums. It's a shame Wu-Tang didn't get top ranking. If I was to do a top 10 Hip-Hop or Rap group of all time, I'd probably do it as follows. I just made the list and realized I had to stop at 7.

1. Wu-Tang Clan
2. Public Enemy
3. N.W.A.
4. Kris Kross
5. A Tribe Called Quest
6. Beastie Boys
7. Run DMC

I'm pretty tired of people always being like Oh Wu-Tang is only #5. Give me and Wu-Tang a break.