Urb, January '03 -
Brian Coleman
An essential time capsule....Adler is the ultimate tour guide [and a great reporter]....This is a crucial history.
January 2003 -
The Source Newspaper
Adler's reissued classic details Run-DMC's rise to stardom and the cultivation of a whole genre.
cantstopwontstop, September 24, 2002 -
Jeff Chang
It remains one of the unsung classics of early hip-hop books....Bill gives you incredible you-were-there descriptions.
University of Melbourne, Australia, 9/17/02 -
Simon McKenzie
Vividly recreates the atmosphere of the years during Run-DMC's prime....Revives the time when their music was at its newest and most vibrant.
hhn.com, issue #84 (12/24/02) -
The Madd Writer
A must-have for any serious hip-hop fan.
Fascinating...thoroughly enjoyable.Toph One, XLR8R
Miles Marshall Lewis
...a trove of great moments.Blender
Jon Caramanica
Might well be the most comprehensive biography ever written about a pop act while it was still in its prime.Rolling Stone
Bret Duchen
Intimate...delves way back.Elemental