# Talk:Rock Box

Pretty sure this was on Profile Records, not Def Jam?68.44.62.237 (talk) 19:54, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

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Reviewer: MarioSoulTruthFan (talk · contribs) 00:19, 23 April 2020 (UTC)


### Infobox
Needs alt
Add the genres to "Music and lyrics" section removing the sources from here.
 Done


### Lead
"Hard Times" and "It's Like That" → add release date, only year. A lot like that in the rest of article as well.
"Unity" → same as previous
"King of Rock", "Walk This Way" and "It's Tricky". → same as previous
Quick question about it. Will post on your talk page. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:43, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 Done


### Background
The journalist and Run-D.M.C. biographer Bill Adler stated → Journalist and Run-D.M.C. biographer, Bill Adler, stated
This was followed by their → different wording, two senteces start the same way
Profile's president Cory Robbins → Profile's president, Cory Robbins,
of "It's Like That" that the group should record an album, → of "It's Like That" the group should record an album,
had four ready → had four
anyways and although hip hop albums had not really sold well before → I'm having a hard time understaing what do you mean
 Done


#### Recording
"The Big Beat" → release date
The song was predominantly use → The song predominantly uses
Smith would play the bass on the track while the guitar was performed by Eddie Martinez. Smith brought in his friend Eddie Martinez from Hollis, Queens to play guitar on "Rock Box" → Smith, who played the bass on the track, brought in his friend, Eddie Martinez, from Hollis, Queens to perform guitar on "Rock Box".
created as the Joseph → created as Joseph
multitracking his part which → multitracking his part, which
"King of Rock", "Walk This Way" → add release date in between brackets
 Done


### Music and lyrics
Smith spoke about this stating his background → Smith stated that his background
"Sucker MCs" → release date
The lyrics of that song were involved disrespecting → The lyrics of that song were disrespected
Done, but slightly re-phrased. Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:16, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
In the song, Joseph Simmons → which song?
Clarified, talking about "Rock Box". Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:16, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 Done


### Release
Not sure this is the best section for the pictures according to its caption.
I suppose it could go in legacy section. I was trying to have some illustration stating that this was the song that specifically made Run-DMC stars (as the member says), but I could move it down. No big deal. Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:27, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
which was recorded in January 10, 1984 was released → recorded in January 10, 1984, was released
 Done


#### Music video
Should this be a subsection?
I figured there was enough information about the video. When doing research I saw several articles talking about it being the earliest hip hop music videos played on MTV (further research says it wasn't, I can't pin point what was, but more accurately was it was the first to go into regular rotation). When doing research on the article, I found significant information about the video, so I figured it deserved its own little bit. Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:27, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
@Andrzejbanas: I was thinking it deserved its own section. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 23:20, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Sure. Andrzejbanas (talk) 00:09, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
hip hop and to → remove and
 Done


### Reception
"Beat It" → release date
Is it appropriate to put in a year if its not part of the original quote? Andrzejbanas (talk) 20:32, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
It is, don't worry. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 23:24, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
"Unity" → same as previous
Pitchfork → italic
 Done


### Legacy
My Sharona" riff on Run-DMC's song "It's Tricky" → add release dates in between brackets
"8 Million Stories" by Kurtis Blow and "Rock Hard" → same as previous
Chic's "Good Times" as used in "Rapper's Delight" → same as previous
Licensed to Ill → same as previous
Escape → same as previous
 Done


### Track listing
Fine


### Credits
expanded with information in the article → sources for it
Not quite sure what you want me to do here. If it's just to add the same sources in this section, I re-added them at the end of the sentence. Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:17, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
That was it. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 23:19, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 Done


### Footnotes
robertchristgau.com → Robert Christgau official
 Done


### Sources
Rolling Stone → wikilink first instance and not second
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:28, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Los Angeles Times. → missing accessdate
That's because there is no link to the article here. I had to do some archive digging to dig it out.Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:28, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Did you dig it out? It does't look like it. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 23:40, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
There is no online source for it is what I meant to say. :) Andrzejbanas (talk) 00:05, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
Penguin → wikilink
linked now. Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:28, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
There are a ocuple more accessdates missing
I've added some for the ones that were added by the Archive.org bot (what a useful tool!) Some however were not available online, so they have no accessdate. Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:28, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 Done


### External links
Fine


### Overall
Rolling Stone source is on copyright violation, needs to be fixed See.
I believe I have covered the Rolling stone copyright issue by tightening it up a bit. Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:37, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 Done

You can now address the comments I made. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 14:40, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Thanks @MarioSoulTruthFan: I believe I've either addressed or at least commented on everything you wrote. If there is anything else to do I'll gladly take a look. How's it looking? Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:37, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Take a look at reception, music video and sources. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 23:42, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
@MarioSoulTruthFan:, I believe I addressed everything now. Andrzejbanas (talk) 00:15, 24 April 2020 (UTC)