To be called “The Best You Never Heard” it’s a bold statement and with such a heavy feature list it’s hard to deny it. The album is a true picture of an underdog story of what passion and an undying will can showcase on wax, with legendary features from Sean Price to Steele of Smif-Ν-Wessun, Blu, Planet Asia and many more and with beats from Jake One to Exile, Moka Only to Kev Brown and to other well-known producers. Half of the album’s songs were previously released as singles or in compilations and the other half is unreleased original brand-new music. The Best You Never Heard contains tracks which were never meant to be all under one roof. The album showcases over 10 years of a heavily influenced music from the East to West coast. The Best You Never Heard is the debut vinyl release of one of the most hardworking emcee’s in the scene today - Destruct - a Los Angeles native with 15 years resume of working with legendary artists. An expanded and remastered edition was released in 2005 and contained 4 previously unreleased songs. King of Rock was reissued by Arista Records in 19. It featured Calvert DeForest, also known as Larry 'Bud' Melman of NBC's Late Night with David Letterman fame. 'King of Rock' featured a popular music video, which became a fan favorite on MTV. King of Rock was ranked at number 44 on NME's list of the 50 Albums Released In 1985 That Still Sound Great Today. 'King of Rock' peaked at number 80 on the UK Singles Chart on March 16, 1985. The album features four Billboard chart singles: 'King of Rock', 'You Talk Too Much', 'Jam-Master Jammin'' and 'Can You Rock It Like This'.

The album was first certified as Gold on June 3, 1985, before it was certified as Platinum by the RIAA on February 18, 1987.

King of Rock peaked at number 52 on the Billboard 200, and number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The song 'Roots, Rap, Reggae' features Yellowman, and was one of the first hybrids of rap and dancehall. The album saw the group adopting a more rock-influenced sound, with several tracks prominently featuring heavy guitar riffs. King of Rock became the first rap album released on CD. The album was produced by Russell Simmons and Larry Smith.

King of Rock is the second studio album by hip hop group Run–D.M.C., released on Januby Profile Records.

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