PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Distortion
Distortion
Studio album by Rev Run
Released	October 18, 2005
Recorded	2003–2005
Genre	Hip hop; rap rock;
Length	25:27
Label	Russell Simmons Music Group; Island Def Jam; Def Jam;
Producer	Russell Simmons (exec.); Rev Run (also exec.); Whiteboy;
Rev Run chronology

Distortion is the only solo studio album by American musician Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons from hip hop group Run–D.M.C. It was originally scheduled to be released in 2003, but was delayed until its release date of October 18, 2005. Production was handled entirely by Whiteboy and Rev Run, who also served as executive producer together with his brother Russell Simmons. The album debuted at number 78 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single "Mind on the Road" peaked at number 98 on the Pop 100.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
HipHopDX	2.5/5^[3]
Pitchfork	5.4/10^[4]
RapReviews	7/10^[5]

Distortion was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 61, based on eight reviews.^[1]

Mojo reviewer wrote that Rev Run's "bellowed cadences are as timeless and elemental as the blues".^[1] AllMusic's David Jeffries wrote: "The skimpy run time is noticeable and downright perplexing coming from an album that ambitiously delivers otherwise".^[2] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews.com wrote: "I cautiously recommend Distortion to Run-D.M.C. fans as being a lot better than their unceremonious disaster of a final album Crown Royal while openly admitting anybody younger than 18 may not relate to it and pass right on by to something else".^[5] Q reviewer stated: "yet for all the nostalgia, the lurching strut of tracks such as "Boom Ditty" and "Breaktime" remains undeniably potent and contemporary".^[1]

In mixed reviews, Blender critic wrote: "despite the occasional misstep... it's a welcome album to anyone who wishes the past 15 years never happened to Run-D.M.C.'s legacy".^[1] Sean Fennessey of Pitchfork summarized with: "this album is almost a non-entity".^[4] Rolling Stone reviewer wrote: "a CD of biblical rap would have been vastly more interesting than just tepid updates of the Run-DMC sound".^[1]

In a negative review, Entertainment Weekly writer described the album as "an awkward attempt that neither improves upon nor updates the trio's original blueprint".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Used to Think I Was Run"	Joseph Simmons Joseph Kuleszynski Brian Harmon Darryl McDaniels George Clinton Jr. Jason Mizell Sidney Barnes Theresa Lindsey	Whiteboy Rev Run	3:07
2.	"Home Sweet Home"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski Al Green Gary Rossington Edward King Ronnie Van Zant	Whiteboy Rev Run	2:15
3.	"Boom Ditty"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski Alfred Scramuzza Edwin Bocage Gloria Jones Pam Sawyer	Whiteboy Rev Run	2:11
4.	"Breaktime"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski James Brown John Cameron John Zachary	Whiteboy Rev Run	1:42
5.	"High and Mighty Joe"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski Matty Malneck Michael Nesmith Rob Maxwell	Whiteboy Rev Run	2:04
6.	"The Way"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski Lawrence Smith Paul Stanley Russell Simmons	Whiteboy Rev Run	2:19
7.	"Don't Stop Y'all"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski Barry Bailey Michael Fleming Christine Yarian Perren Darryl Calloway McDaniels Frederick J. Perren George Belton, Jr. Mizell Larry Miller L. Smith Reginald Payne Richard Wyatt	Whiteboy Rev Run	2:36
8.	"Mind on the Road"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski Allan Preston Sachs Jerry Mamberg	Whiteboy Rev Run	2:39
9.	"Take a Tour"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski Robert Luke Harshman Christopher Stein Angela Trimble Sidney Thomas Boyce	Whiteboy Rev Run	2:09
10.	"Distortion"	J. Simmons Kuleszynski Norman Stone Patrick Daugherty Rickie Reynolds Ronnie Smith Stanley Knight William Jett	Whiteboy Rev Run	4:25
Total length:				25:27

Personnel

Joseph "Run" Simmons – main artist, producer, executive producer
Timothy Lavigne – bass (track 5), guitar (track 10)
Joseph "Whiteboy" Kuleszynski – percussion (track 9), producer, recording, mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7)
Biff – percussion (track 9)
Justin Williams - management (production)
Jason Goldstein – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8-10)
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Russell Simmons – executive producer, A&R
Louis Marino – art direction, design
Nichell Delvaille – art coordinator, photography
Joseph Cultice – photography
Doug Joswick – packaging
Adrienne Muhammad – A&R
Tony Austin – A&R

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	78

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Distortion by Rev Run". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jeffries, David. "Distortion - Rev Run". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ Tardio, Andres (November 10, 2005). "Rev Run - Distortion". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Fennessey, Sean (October 24, 2005). "Rev Run: Distortion Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 18, 2005). "Rev Run :: Distortion – RapReviews". RapReviews. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "Rev Run Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2021.