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Started out good. But then it started getting repetitive. Same formula for each song. It's not a bad formula, but I was getting tired of it towards the end. Album was average for me.
Reveals the true power of ann electric drum track
I don't get Run-DMC. How were they ever big? They have the most basic backing beats, the vocal style is tiring, there's just nothing good about it. Just put together a few snares or bass drum hits hear and there, the occasional record scratch, shout down a 30m long corridor and congrats, you've got yourself a Run-DMC cover band. Yawn. 1.5*
There's something about being a standard. Standards change. And as revolutionary as this was when it (and Aerosmith) exploded in the mid 80's, their protegees made much more interesting beats and lyrics. ATCQ, Beasties, De La Soul, and on and on. Sure, there's some good shit here. But some of it is just plain ol' stupid (Dumb Girl) or just kinda average (You Be Illin'). They're giant shoulders to stand on, sure -- but I think the shoulder-standers perfected what they started.
Not bad, a blueprint of what was to come next
Trailblazer but hip hop as evolved a lot since this dropped.
Hip Hop. Wird nicht meine Lieblingsmusik. Aber trotzdem interessant.
Good album. Some familiar songs on here which was nice. Just didn’t have too quality throughout. 3.5/5 Might listen again
Classic
jesús
kinda cool at first but gets super repetitive i gotbored
Nursery rhymes over drums have never gone harder
Genre defining. There are few albums that can illicit feelings of nostalgia and "simpler times" without feeling dated - this is one of them.
ICONIC
A very early milestone for the art of the rap album. The grandad hip hop of *Raising Hell* obviously sounds terribly dated in 2024, but what it loses because of this is counterbalanced by its contagious energy, its dynamic tracklisting exploring all the options you can choose in that similar groove (with or without the rock flourishes), along with its cultural relevance and impact. "It's Tricky", " Peter Piper" and that version of "Rock This Way" featuring Aerosmith are classics. And most of the other cuts are worth a detour. Number of albums left to review: less than 200, approximately - I've temporarily lost count here. Number of albums I'll include in my own list: half so far, approximately (including this one) Number of albums I *might* include: a quarter, approximately Number of albums I'll never include: another quarter, or just a little more (many other albums are more important to me)
HUGE sound and unmatched swagger. Classic.
A great encapsulation of early hip hop, effortlessly cool songs.
Pretty much straight up classic
fun sampling but a lot of songs lack energy
it has some high spots but for the most part i'm not a huge fan of 80's hip hop. it's tricky is great and Run DMC changed music forever. still, doesn't mean i vibe with their sound.
Almost painfully 80s. I enjoyed the cover of Walk this Way. Most of the songs were not very exciting to me unfortunately. Won't be going back to listen. I do like the energy of music during this time though, it's clear that they really enjoy making music and give it their all.
Enjoyed this except for that Aerosmith track, which is so cursed
Iconic music, but not my fav.
Wow, it's good.
why didn't i enjoy this more hmm
Iconic
Epic
Great classic Hip Hop. Certainly a very influential album.
I can see why this duo is influential in hip hop and how unique it must've sounded in the 80's but for the annoying mouth noises in "Hit it Run" and the walk this way remix I can't get into, meh.
I can't believe that my natural instinct was to compare this to Beastie boys :(
❤️❤️❤️
This is a few reverb fart sound effects away from being a shitpost. Enjoyable in a really goofy way, even if it hasn't aged the best. Just two guys being dudes and writing dumb shit - I respect it. 3/5.
J'ai un immense respect pour Run DMC et l'impact qu'ils ont eu sur la scène hip-hop. Mais ce vieux style a plutôt mal vieilli et je le trouve un peu redondant à la longue. Clairement un album qui reste un grand classique, mais pas tellement mon genre. 5/10
Album goes big start to finish
One of the first hip-hop groups to really integrate rock guitar with beats and rhymes - setting the template definitively with Walk This Way. Four monster tracks to start, and though the second side can't help but feel a bit of a let down after that this is a straight 4 all the way.
Forgot how great this album was. Skipped Walk This Way, though.
okuu 7/10
A solid 5 stars for the catchy beats and cultural impact. Minus one star for the misogyny.
Old school rap with some era defining songs. I still wear my Addis’s. Some amazing beats and the cover of Walk this Way, is amazing. A few duds brings this score down.
4/5
I like‘em but of you know one song you know the album. Extra point for all iconic hits.
beats on beats on BEATS it’s tricky and walk this way?? a hit
Fine. It's def Run-DMC. Important pioneers but not my jam.
Brilliant. Probably my favorite hip hop album of all time.
More classics!
Aged better than gfunk and gangster rap lets be honest. Run DMC provides a multitude of rythmn and flow that fit relatively juvenile rhyme schemes, but you must be forgiving because it was of the earliest pop hip hop albums.
Solid
Album starts off strong but starts to fall off and can't keep up with the first few tracks. Lyrics fluctuate between interesting and corny/childish. Undeniable 80's sound and production. I can appreciate what this did for hip hop which gets it an extra star.
Mmm not crazy about this. Gets n your nerves after 10 minutes
AWESOME, they’ve got some slick beats, lots of classics and bangers in this album I had no idea were theirs. 3.7
Word
1, 3,10 carine ma nulla di eccezionale 2 e 9 e 12 già meglio 4 e 8 le migliori grazie agli Aerosmith e la chitarra 5,6 e 7, 11 proprio no. Un po' tutte uguali, genere che non mi fa particolarmente impazzire.bello il fatto che si completino le frasi a vicenda.
Peter piper picked peppers and Run rocked rhymes I’m instantly 16 again
Sounded kinda goofy ngl. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing
Peter Piper, It's Tricky, Walk This Way, Raising Hell, and Proud to Be Black are all amazing tracks, the rest are all quite mediocre though; nothing awful, just mediocre. The highs are high though.
Klasyka ale wszystkie podobne i się szybko nudzi
One of the all time great rap acts and albums.
Well, at least it’s not another obscure UK band from the late 80’s /90’s. But it seems like interesting albums have been few and far between for a couple of weeks. But, 191 albums in, Hip Hop is my least favorite genre, so…. I’m familiar w/ the cover of “Walk This away”, and that’s something. So how’s it sound? Well, as hip-hop go, it's not angry, more upbeat and fun. Not overloaded with drug and violence references. Nay an N-word. that's pretty refreshing. But it's still hip-hop with shouted, simple rhymes and lots of "scratching". But in the realm of hip-hop, it's better than others I've heard. 3/5
Classic!
This album was a lot of fun and had aged much better than I expected. This style of rap will also be so nostalgic. There’s just nothing cooler than rapping over essentially just a drum kit. I didn’t know all that stuff about walk this way which was cool. So are they essentially saying this was the first rap song to sample someone essentially?
I was expecting to feel like this album was overrated, but I was pleasantly surprised. Absolutely iconic. So many familiar songs. This album came out well before the era where I really started to like rap. Nice work!
When an album has two of the most iconic rap songs of the 20th Century, and they happen to be some of the first rap songs that 90s kids had memorized word for word, you’ve gotta give it its flowers. I was worried about how well the album was gonna hold up all these years later, and some parts were a little dated, but overall it was better than expected.
This album was way more fun than it deserves to be. It should be so dated and cheesy that it's painful to listen to, but the formula just works. "Walk This Way" should be in the conversation whenever we bring up great covers. This was definitely my one year olds favorite album.
I am enjoying the "beats" An occasion clever lyric. Not really anything else. To each...
This rules. Some of the songs in the later half kinda blended together, but overall what a classic
Classic
All the lyrics are just entertaining, had me popping my head almost the entire album
Production dated but punchy nonetheless. Walk This Way and the other rap rock crossovers are obvious entreaties to a rock listening public but I think they’ve aged poorly. Some great verses, others questionable or generally mid. That said, the album is ambitious, exciting and well produced. Important despite its pitfalls. 3.5
Pioneers of an entire genre. Thier influence is still here to this day. Legends.
There's some absolute classics here (walk this way and tricky etc) they've got a clear sound that works very well it's clean and got a specific groove. Sounds a little dated to me but that's just because jts not my favourite kinda sound
Old school rap/hip-hop can sometimes be a bit corny. Definitely the case here. But then you read the lyrics and it isn't just variations on nursery rhymes. And there's a rock and roll sample or even a collaboration with one of the biggest names in rock. Some of it is too corny but most of it is iconic.
Iconic album. Corporate hip hop for the masses
Well, some surprisingly fun, good-time rhyming, but past a couple tracks there isn't much reason to listen - reminds me of Fresh Prince.
Short and sweet and funky and nostalgic. Favourite track: It's Tricky (White Chicks innit!)
Aerosmith
Expected a lot, but was bit disappointed, 40 minutes of similar beats made me not-focus on the music after some time. Many just too much fun for me, gimme Public Enemy any time.
Wow! I actually enjoyed this a lot. Probably my favorite hip hop album from the list so far. Mixing it with rock was perfect, and even the songs without it were quite fun.
Listened Before? N This one is HOT. These dudes were such pioneers and the tragedy of Jam Master Jay is so unfortunate. The music is something that a lot of modern rappers could learn from. Perfect timing and a quick wit along with hard-hitting topics occasionally - all without being violent or demeaning to women. The version of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" is as well executed as it is famous. The real classic shit here. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: It's Tricky, Walk This Way, You Be Illin'
I am not a Rap or Hip-Hop fan, but this album is genre defining. Its commercial success (partially vaulted by the Walk This Way cover that charted higher than the Aerosmith original) brought this genre into the mainstream. There are so many popular, well known and just simply enjoyable tracks to listen to. This could be an album I will periodically listen to. This is just epic. 5⭐️
I can see how some would like it, but ultimately not for me
Yep. Not as good as King of Rock, but still a solid album from rap royalty.
Absolute classic. Nothing really needs to be said other than every one should definitely listen to this album at least once in their life.
Pretty good
As much as I get the cultural significance of this record, it's not really my thing. I do, anyway, think of it highly for what it is. But humbly I must say that it didn't hold on in today's standards of production (and even rapping).
This had me dancing in my chair loooolll. I really enjoyed the title track. I think it was hard for the album to live up to the first 4 songs which were brilliant. Peter Piper was 100 percent my favourite. Brilliant song
I've never actively listened to RUN D.M.C but even not expressly knowing them or actively listening to their music, it's amazing how woven into the cultural sphere it and the recognizability of the music on this album. From full songs (Walk This Way, It's Tricky, etc) to samples that have used in other songs over the years (Peter Piper that shows in Missy Elliott's Work It) it's evident how influential, lasting, and phenomenal this album it. I was glad to be prompted to finally listen to this classic.
I wanted to like it more and I respect the influence of the album. I also do like some of the tracks but their style of rapping for that many consecutive songs got a bit tedious for me. 2.5
I loved the texture of the first song with chimes/bells. Tricky, Walk This Way, and one other, are classics. The roots of many future rappers can be heard in several tracks.
Fine but a lot of sameness
Hyvin työllistää nuoria poikia..
iconic
One of the more timeless sounding old school rap albums I’ve heard recently. The obvious favorites were “It’s Tricky” and “Walk This Way”
Not for me.
Some classics on this album. Not typically in my music rotation but can appreciate the music and the influence the band had.
"Dumb Girl" feels a bit out of place on an otherwise super solid, legendary record (tell me you had a bad breakup without actually telling me, lol)
So cool to see how many rap albums were clearly influenced by this one
Whole album kinda sounded the same. That might be sacrilege, but meh
Massive influence but awful working music
Run DMC. So iconic, but I feel as though it’s a bit repetitive for a whole album? Clearly a super influential album and a real moment in time for late 90s rap
💖 hit it run 🗣️ 9️⃣
אחלה אלבום עם ביטים מעניינים ושירים טובים
Pretty good - consistently fun to listen to, it had me trapped in the rhythm for most of it. Consistently fun to listen to
An important album in the history of rap and hip-hop and all the better for those tracks that meld Run DMC's rhymes with hard rock riffs, most notably Walk this Way. The first half of the album is the stronger, the latter tracks stand out less.
Very fun and enjoyable. I was happy to see another hip-hop album to join the fight against british rock. Favourites: its tricky, walk this way, is it live. 4/5
Same as with The Chronic, I just don't really like hip-hop too much. I liked the instrumentals, very well produced. Again, I understand why this album is on the list (unlike Antichrist Superstar), and I can't say I vehemently disliked any of the songs. 3/5. Favourites: Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith).
I really liked the fusion of hip-hop and rock-and-roll sounds in this album - they work well together and it's just great to jam to. It was fun and another very solid album with plenty of iconic and classic tracks. Favourite songs were Walk This Way, It's Tricky, and Raising Hell. 4, good stuff
Wenig interessanter HipHop.
no suelo escuchar este estilo, pero me ha molado
Run DMC was a staple of the late 80s, early 90s. A couple of the hits here. Not much else.
Famosa: Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith) Le daré un 4, aunque son un poco pesados.
I'm not a huge hip-hop fan and this had plenty of annoying moments. Stand-out: Walk This Way (ft. Aerosmith)
1. peter piper - 1.5 2. itz tricky - 1 3. my adidaz - 0 4. uualk thiz uuay - 1.5 5. iz it live - 1 6. perfection - 0 7. hit it run - 1 8. raizing hell - 0 9. you be illin - 1 10. dumb girl - 0 11. byford - 0 12. proud to be black - 1
Super hype album. My pops was a break dancer in Patterson so I can picture some dude walking around with a boombox blasting this stuff. I can see why they were so popular! Favorite song was You Be Illin’. Added to my Spotify library.
Classic rap album that white people love. 99% chance you will hear at least one of these songs at a basement frat party. I always say “My Adidas” when i put my adidas on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1RaBdSCjAY You Be Illin made my day though.
Just a really good hip hop album from the 80s. Their version of “Walk This Way” is iconic! “Dumb Girl” doesn’t hold up especially well, but the rest of the album does, more so than many others from that era. This album has so many iconic songs; it makes total sense why it’s on this list.
I really struggled with this one and kept zoning out. Favourite track: Walk This Way.
perfect for hyping up before the date.
Bloody hell that was good. Had me break dancing in the garden and I’m fat & 55 with nosy neighbours!
76/100
This album is great cover to cover. Bonus points for the go-go beats
Love a bit of hip-hop, however I've never gone back to sort of pre-90s stuff. Of course I've heard a bit, but not in the same way as I listen the 90s amd early 2000s Tupac, Dr. Dre, N.W.A etc. This is a really interesting album and artist tbh. They start off seeming like your average hip-hop, but you get to raising hell (I believe) and there's power chords and electric guitar?? It's a mix of a rap and rock and then not even to mention the percussion - where has the steal band come from??😂😂 I feel like a lot of hip-hop artists such as run-dmc are really overlooked as 'just another rapper', but I really don't think it's true - they're absolutely accomplished musicians in their own right. Thoroughly enjoyed, has been added to library and raising hell has been liked. Will be listening again. Oh, and you be illin is hilarious I love it.
Banging album, but gets repetitive in the second half
Love and Hate this album. Love the songs and samples... hate the resuscitation of Aerosmith's career.
This did not age well. Corny.
Peter Piper is a banger
A haiku: Their name’s DMC Here you see, it’s fun to rap Repetitively
I appreciate the importance of this album in the history of hip hop. I've never listened to it until now, and I enjoyed much of it. There's some really great beats/drum work throughout, and the consistency of this is the album's major strength. There's also some great DJ work and other great sounds as well. I default to liking the tracks with guitar on them best but there were several others I enjoyed. Lyrics very rarely mean anything to me...so I didn't pay attention to what they were saying, but the use of their voices as instruments I enjoyed and appreciated. Favorite tracks: It's Tricky, My Adidas, Walk This Way, Perfection, Raising Hell.
I should have listened to more Run DMC as a kid
So many later influences
Great hip-hop album, Walk this Way and Tricky stand out amongst the rest of the tracks, but are far from being the only ones worth a listen. Interestingly, I found this to be a huge contrast from yesterday's Beastie Boys album, even though many connoisseurs of the genre would mention these acts in the same breath. All in all, pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this.
Very enjoyable album and new music to me
This album gets bonus points on its sheer impact: perhaps more than any other album, it made hip hop the biggest movement in popular music since rock and roll. It suffers a bit from the “Seinfeld Isn’t Funny” trope: everything Run-DMC did well was done better by someone else later on—but those artists were standing on the shoulders of artists like Run-DMC. The bridging of rock with rap was a masterstroke, and their “Walk This Way” cover/collaboration remains iconic. A great album that certainly deserves its place on this list.
Non-stop bops.
Better than their debut that I reviewed a couple weeks ago, but only marginally. Still not a fan of this really early hip-hop sound. I'm not lying ya'll, he's the best I know And if I lie, my nose will grow Like c'mon. Literal nursery rhymes over DJ scratches to open the record? Incredibly not my thing.
Enjoyed it.
This
Puike platen dit. Super old skool hip hop. Ik hou er van
Niet mis hoor
Kiiiiijkkk dit lijkt er meer op. Eindelijk geen ouwewittenmannenmuziek
Classic. Although incredibly to hear the progression of the genre.
I started a bit unsure but hey, this is one of the groundbreaking albums that defined a genre and of course everyone should listen to it.
Extremely significant to Hip Hop, some tracks hold up. bringing forth the golden era of Hip Hop and onto the main stage.
Can imagine this was cool at the time - some iconic songs in there but probably wouldn't relisten. A little dated for me and I would struggle to appreciate it now, even though it's pretty good music in and of itself
La única "canción" que soporto es la colaboración con Aerosmith con la versión de un tema suyo. Menudo coñazo monótono y monotono (con y sin tilde).... (51/1001) 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
Kind of serendipitous following up the original Aerosmith 'Walk this Way' with Run DMC's remake. I've not heard much of Run DMC outside their hits. This will be interesting. Fun beats even 30+ years later. Rhymes are fairly straightforward, but still fun to hear some earlier hip-hop. It's a pretty short/tight album, which is nice. Overall fun but nothing that wowed me. 2/5
Yawn.
I liked but not that much
THIS GOES HARD and that is all i am saying not because it's rap.Its because it has catchy guitar riffs?It's like rap rock and it's pretty good.These are definitely rock,rap, and rhyme.I HATE THE SONG DUMB giRL, Its SUckS don t listen to that song.
Did not finish
Some true gems here, but it was a bit shouty and repetitive by the end. Still a very good time.
delicious. finally some good fucking food
Great album. Have heard the hits before but never the deeper cuts. Lots of fun songs.
Where hip-hop started for me. Classic.
Classic rap album.
Amazing to think that the first hip hop album to reach such mainstream success and get a Grammy nomination didn't come out until 1986. And that it took rock elements and a cover of Aerosmith to make it happen, acting like a Trojan horse for the entire genre. But it definitely worked. Dated as it is, some of these songs still work. The inclusion of the song 'Dumb Girl' is unfortunate but there are plenty of hits here to help ignore it.
Classique ayant eu une influence assez gigantesque (Michael Scott et Dwight Schrute diraient la même chose avec leur fameux ''Straight Outta Scranton'') mais je préfère justement ce qui est venu par la suite.
You know, I enjoyed this album more than I thought I would. Not that the bar was set very high, I have never liked this type of old school rap. And I still don't, I just expected this to be insufferable garbage, and while I still really don't like it, it's listenable without making me want to vomit.
2 stars because it’s better than most of this genre, but it’s just not my thing. I did recognise more tracks than I thought I would!
This was big when I was a teen, I discovered Aerosmith (not a great thing), and Hip Hop hit the mainstream (not a great thing) but to two not a great things make something totally terrible? No, it's OK enough for a 2.
This is the Run-D.M.C. album to know. These guys brought hip hop to the masses through their collaborative style blending rock riffs with emceed hip hop beats and rhymes.
Peak "Golden Age" Hip Hop. The exuberance of this album is infectious. I know it's best known these days for the Aerosmith crossover, but Tricky was the anthem of my pre-teens.
Classic, loved it.
This album features OG House party jams from start to finish and "You'll see me talkin to a girl A sweet young thing with jheri curls" from Is It Live might just be the most 80's hip hop rhyme ever written.
Incredible album from one of the pioneers of hip hop.
I'm sorry but I found that album. Incredibly annoying 😂
oh hellllllll yeahhhh
This is great, had me grooving the entire time
so fun. probably closer to a 4.5 but it's so rare for me to give albums here a 5, let's just go for it!!!
this album was great. i sorta knew some of the singles going into it but the whole thing was a fun time. the lyrics are funny and clever, and the beats are solid. definitely listening to more of this in the future. favorites: peter piper, it's tricky, my adidas, walk this way, you be illin'
Dd
Amazing how "old school" and corny the Jurassic 5 record sounded by comparison to an actual honest-to-God Old School classic rap record.
Not bad
Starting an album with Peter Piper, It's Tricky, My Adidas, and Walk This Way is ballsy. The rest of the album certainly isn't bad but it's a little samey and pales in comparison.
Fun beats and thoughtful lyrics. Much more conscious rap than I was expecting from only knowing Walk This Way
Not the hugest hip hop fan. I know how important this is. There’s some fun tunes. But there is a corniness that’s inescapable from early hip hop. 3/5
I am at 4/4. This is one of my favorite hip hop artists, and albums of all time. this is THE album that brought hip hop mainstream. I used to rock to the whole track list with my mom
Ugh!
Good enough. I personally was not as big of a fan of that grungy 90s/00s punk rock female voice, however I can see the significance of Alanis voice and her presumably starting of that punk rock trend. There is obviously major relevance to the album from the hit song Ironic, and I did really appreciate the theme of a person tearing herself apart because of a lover who makes her not make good decisions. Overall, good message, good music, but perhaps just not my taste.
Nope.
Rap. Some ok
Raw, in your face beats, samples, and rhymes. Peter Piper is the standout track, making a Bob James sample an iconic part of hip hop. It’s Tricky and My Adidas are bangers too. From Rock This Way on though, the samples and beat programming become more and more clunky as you go making for a good but not great album experience.
Cool old-school hip hop. Think I’ve seen that ‘Walk this way’ gave Aerosmith a resurgence. Fun listen, 3.5/5 but rating up as you can easily see how it was influential to the genre
Producer: what’s the idea then guys? RUN DMC: (hits Casio keyboard demo button)’this sounds cool’ Producer: ‘oh wow. Ok. So what are you going to rap about?’ RUN DMC: ‘Have you ever noticed that Little Bo Peep rhymes with sheep?’ Better than their first album - there’s more cowbell in it 3.1
Sparse and elemental. A bit dated in how hard it tries to appeal to hard rock fans, still fairly important as a document.
So in the summer of 2023, Aerosmith announced their final tour would be held later that year… I bought tickets, as I had seen them 10-12 times over the years going back to 1978… Anyways, I decided to Audible a biography about them in advance of the show, and downloaded “Walk This Way” by Geoff Edgers, and off I went… Unfortunately, I chose the WRONG “Walk This Way” biography – as I wanted the one by Stephen Davis – but I listened to it anyway… Long story short, the Edgers book was basically the story of how Rick Rubin (i.e. the producer of “Raising Hell”) was able to convince RUN-DMC & Aerosmith to collaborate on the “Raising Hell” album via the track “Walk This Way”. You get some decent background about both bands, some good background about Rubin, especially his early years @ NYU – and the story behind how that song came to be on that album… Obviously, that is the epic track on “Raising Hell”, and what I found fascinating in the book, was that Rubin felt the album would not be anywhere near as successful without “Walk This Way” – and that neither Aerosmith – who had really hit the skids by then, had no interest in doing it, and neither did RUN-DMC… But Rubin was able to get RUN-DMC, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry in the studio for one evening to try and pull it off… RUN-DMC knowing this would be happening, didn’t even bother to learn the lyrics, and Tyler & Perry were still using, less than enthusiastic… BTW – Rubin didn’t tell the rest of Aerosmith – as he just wanted to the 2 main guys – which is why the drum part is pretty pedestrian, and why the rest of the band was pissed once they found out about it… Anyways – for a couple of artists who were struggling at the time, who came into the session with some seriously bad attitudes, Rubin was able to get what he wanted – and he was absolutely right about that song “making the album”… As for the album, Side 1 is absolutely stunning with the run of “Peter Piper”, “It’s Tricky”, “My Adidas”, & “Walk This Way” – and is truly the heart of the album… “It’s Live” is decent, but “Perfection” is nothing special… As for Side 2, things start out strong again with “Hit & Run”, and the title track – “Raising Hell” as both are quite excellent – but things start to lose a lot of steam from that point on… That said, that’s 6 out of 12 tracks that I really enjoyed, and of course the magic of Rubin’s “Walk This Way” being the centerpiece of the album – exactly as he had imagined it… Not a rap guy by any measure, but this is an excellent album… Would probably give it a 4.25 based on the actual song quality (i.e. although it is interesting when you check Wiki, that Simmons & McDaniels are only credited with writing 2 of the 12 tracks – so not sure what other magic Rubin may have worked back then…), but given the cross-over break-thru of “Walk This Way” and it’s historical significance – I gotta give this album a 5 – and I don’t give very many of those…
Baller as hell. One of the classics.
So good I basically listened to it twice in a row. A classic. Got to see these guys live in 1973 or 84. Didn’t truly appreciate how epic they were at the time.
great album-- lots of fun memories associated with this, It is clever and lyrical and no obscenities.
2.5/5 Maybe the best old school hip hop album until now. Still it’s not my genre. I liked a few songs, but most of them have the same rhythm and sound to me. Walk this way is a banger, but mostly because of Aerosmith. Favourite songs: - It’s tricky - Walk this way
Forgot what a great Album this was !
Not a big hip hop fan
Aww god, some absolute bangers and clearly super influential but after the first few tracks the quality drops right off and it all starts blurring into one shouty track
A few good songs but bit good overall.
I love it?
Assez bon, mais j'étais pas tant dans ce mood là
Ett par klassiska låtar gör att de slipper bottenbetyg.
When they run out of inspiration they start bragging, but there are some clever lyrics. Dumb Girl hasn't aged well. Raising Hell is a great rock song (thanks Rick). I loved this, although Daryl should get over the McDonald's obsession.
Not unlike most rap/hip-hop, I get bored with it quickly. I understand how this album brought rap into the mainstream and the clever streams they integrated into the tracks is very creative but I really can only listen to this in small doses.
A pure classic, genre defining album.
Hard to give an album including "Dumb Girl" five stars, but this one is so solid otherwise. Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good.
eigentlich ist Hip Hop nicht meins.... aber RUN DMC sind Pflicht
Fun album, with some good beats. Seems to be repetitive at times.
This is the true start of rap right here. Their lyrics rhyme with ease, words are clever, relatable to all, not much language, and mixes are smooth and right on time.
I didn’t realize they had all of these hits of one album and I was proud that they had a song about Adidas because I an a proud Adidas shoe owner
I saw a review on here that I completely agree with. This album is great but it's also kinda disappointing because the first four songs are so fire that after that it's just kinda a letdown. Seriously the first four tracks are absolutely baller. After that it's not that the songs are bad they just don't measure up to the opening set which is understandable. Overall a very solid album.
great album. not usually a fan of early rap/hip hop but enjoyed this. lots of sampling, but sounds are different & fresh, not overdone. keeping this one in my rotation
This was better and more interesting than their self-titled, but that's probably because their hit singles were off of this record. I have the same stylistic gripes with Run DMC as before, but this is slightly improved. 3/5.
Definitely not bad, but I did not need to hear this before I die
It's cool
Except 2nd song, boring early rap album
Not really my style of music. Not a rap fan however it’s not terrible
I hated this. Made me think of bad Adam Sandler movies.
I had heard some of these songs before, but not all of them. They've got some really great beats and clever lyrics, and I enjoyed the whole album.
I actually was pleasantly surprised for my first little random album. The first half of the album was so much fun, but then the second half started to lose my attention a little bit. Lyrically I cannot tell you what the album is about but sonically it was a blast. Fave songs: probably Walk This Way, Peter Pan and It’s Tricky (predictable).
Definitely not a usual genre for me! Can hear how recent albums have been influenced by this though. Knew more songs than I thought I was going to (well just tricky and walk this way) Got a little bit same samey in terms of beat and cadence of the rapping Lyrically some problemos - women, gay people ya know but like it’s rap from the 80s so Perfection was a fun one Like that it’s usually a conversation btwn the two members Very cool to hear rock instruments with rap - even if no guitar beat is usually drum set Raisin hell was highlight You be illin funny Dumb girl was weird vibes, slut shamming but she’s also meant to be 16 it seems?
“Sir, the ‘It Slaps’ meter is off the charts!”
Я не по репу, но качает!
This album brought to you by Adidas and Mother Goose ... I thought I'd like this album more, but it was just alright for me. The classics are still classic ("It's Tricky" and "Walk This Way") but a lot of the other songs are more of a novelty than something I'd want to listen to all the time. I never realized how into nursery rhymes these guys are. And "My Adidas" is just weird—it's basically product placement. Run DMC songs are at their best when they use samples and incorporate rock (see the above classics). When left to create their own beats, they apparently just play around with all the Casio keyboard presets, to often annoying results. Lyrically, most of the songs are just about how great they are at rapping. It gets old pretty quickly. And the "beatboxing" on "Hit It Run" is more like someone making fart sounds. I don't know, I get how influential these guys were, and some of the songs are catchy. But a lot of it just feels cheesy now. Best songs: "Tricky," "Walk This Way," "Raising Hell" I'll give it a 4, but it's really more of a 3.5 at best.
Me
absolute classic from Run DMC. bangers.
Not my favorite style of hip-hop but you can't deny how foundational it is for the whole movement.
the progenitor. i knew how central this album was to what came after but didnt know it actually bumped this hard
Gotta love it
I underestimated just how corny 80’s hip hop can be.
Hey, c’était pas pire ça pour du rap, mon endoctrinement c’en vient bien
Immer noch cool, cool, cool!
bangers could i write poetry to this? y
After three decades, the lyrics, phrasing, and production come across as dated. This album's influence, however, cannot be overstated. Run-D.M.C. had already begun mixing electronic beats with Hard Rock samples on their previous albums, but their collaboration with Aerosmith on "Walk This Way" dropped Hip-Hop into the laps of White folks who would have dismissed any sort of Rap music otherwise. Thanks to the success of Run-D.M.C., we got Rick Rubin, The Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, etc. Four stars, dropped by one half-star because without this album, we wouldn't have ever had to meet Kid Rock or any of the shitty Rap Metal acts of the 90's and 2000's.
Solid 3.5.
Very close to a 5, but early rap doesn't switch up the rhyming patterns enough.
While I acknowledge the cultural significance of It's tricky and Walk this way, I think the rest of the album ages fairly poorly (other than You be Illin). Best Song: It's Tricky Worst Song: Dumb Girl Best Lyric: "It's McDaniels, not McDonald's. These rhymes are Darryl's, the burgers are (Ronald's)"
Never thought it would bring back all the good ol' days with Mac from my SSX Tricky era.
peter piper- 6 its tricky- 7 my adidas- 6 walk this way- 7 is it live- 6 or 7 perfection- 6 hit it run- 6 or 7 raising hell- 6 or 7, its cray how much beastie boys stole you be illin- 7 dumb girl- 6 son of byford- 6 proud to be black- 7 yeah you can have a 4. what the hell, sure
genre-bending for its time! Uplifting and booouncy
A classic. Good times all around.
Liked other rap music better. Content and lyrics fairly simplistic.
Hip hop
Love 'walk this way'
Thoroughly enjoyed!
Favorites: It’s Tricky, Walk This Way, You Be Illin’. Late 80s rap. A few good ones here even though this isn’t my favorite genre I like some of the beats. The duo with Aerosmith is a classic.
One hell of an album of bangers.
A band at the height of their powers.
klassiker des 1990er hh, aber nur wenige superstück
The origin of hip hop hitting the mainstream and the accidental birth of nu metal 10 years later, what's not to love?
Pioneers of RAP. Had this on cassette back in then!!
Oh wow, I wasn't expecting this album in this list, but here we go - I like the song with Aerosmith... who doesn't... but all songs had their own typical style, so they were pretty similar to listen for the first time. Back then - pretty cool album, but nowadays - doesn't impress me that much.
The original, classic and groundbreaking album that paved the way for future generations.
Classic rap album. The launch of rock/rap.
World class. HOF tracks.
Idk. Too corny for me I think
lyrics a little meh but i like the overall feel of the album. a little juvenile but fun
Freaking awesome album. First four tracks are absolute classics, but some of the other deep cuts are great too. Probably a bit simplistic by today's standards for rock/hip-hop but just a gem. 4.5, would buy used on vinyl
Yeah, decent
The influence and importance of the album can’t be denied, but some of the production sounds very thin and the rhymes are a bit clunky and basic in places. Some of the songs retain tremendous impact - most notably It’s Tricky - but its overall not as compelling as its strongest moments.
Opening 1-2-3-4 is great, the rest palls by comparison
Not really my style of music. Fun to listen to
This album kicks ass. And it makes me miss simpler rhymes and flows. RUN DMC can do far more with less words and simpler beats, then most people could ever hope to. The last couple songs drag a little. But overall, this rules
rap
Nice classic
I actually enjoyed that album, much to my surprise
Baby's first hip-hop album. I mean that literally since I think this was the first (non-christian lmao) rap album I purchased with my own funds (a $10 itunes gift card naturally.) Rick Rubin's production lends a great guiding hand here, the drums knock hard, and his electric guitar flourishes are an interesting touch that show an alternative vision of how hip-hop could have evolved. The Peter Piper beat low key still goes hard, but those humpty-dumpty ass flows are so dated. The drums on "perfection" are cool. I could not possibly care less about "It's Tricky" or "Walk This Way" due to years and years of overexposure. This album is an interesting case study, feel like the way in which this period of hip-hop is considered to be dated is a little oversimplified. Sure the flows are simplistic and rudimentary here but the interplay between vocalists is still exciting and feels fresher than say the Beastie Boys' fratty tendencies from this same time period. Plus the production on the back half is really good in a lot of places, and this stays crisp and lean at only 39 minutes. Compared to a lot of other so-called golden 80's hip-hop albums this works a lot better, and if you want an exemplar of early hip-hop's block party rocking origins you can do far worse, even if many of the touchstones of this sound have fallen away as the genre evolved.
Nothing like anything I normally listen to but there were several iconic songs on here and I had a lot of fun listening to them :) considering giving this a 5 but there were also some songs I wanted to be over quicker so alas it's a 4 today
Fun experimentation with music and sounds with good beats and cool vibes. Three stars
This was fun never bored also wild that hiphop used to be this. I like there's a whole song about shoes.
Epochal, transformative records that brought hip hop and rock together in a way that is still relevant today, with timeless tracks like It's Tricky, You Be Illin and of course Walk This Way. Four stars because there is some filler alongside those classics.
Was fun!!!!
Meh
5*
What's not to love!!!
From the description, a truly iconic album. Highlights: That cymbal sample in Peter Piper! It's tricky (from that one game I played), walk this way (don't think I've heard this version before) The beat boxing in hit it run is a little bit ridiculous 3* overall
This has one of the greatest album openings ever, four back to back bangers. This album will always be deserving of its claims due to that reason. Apart from this beginning section it did fall off a little towards the end but regardless the classic hiphop beats and the samples were class.
Classic!
A pretty good hip hop album, definitely a classic. Just not my favorite. Top tracks: It’s Tricky, Walk This Way
Sounds super influential. However it also sounds dated and primitive. Maybe more time would help this album, but not very enjoyable compared to the music it influenced.
Classic hip-hop by some of the kings of the genre. The title track is a cool sister piece to Rock Box from their debut album
some iconic singles but a lot of this is pretty samey
The first 4 tracks are so strong that the rest of the album suffers in comparison.
There are some bangers on here but they’re balanced out by some incredibly corny songs and some straight-up bad ones. Hard to deny their influence, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.
Awesome
В Е Л И К О Л Е П Н О идеальный баланс живой энергетики, шикарных битов и (внезапно) гитарок очень комфортный тайминг, не замечаешь как гоняешь на повторе
алокальбом: въебал ерша и погнал на нк ебашить
Никогда не думал, что рэп-альбом из 80-х получит самую высокую оценку среди тройки прослушанных альбомов. Не, ну во-первых, это леджендари щит с синглами которые ну просто где-то на подкорке уже. Коллаба с Aerosmith это вообще улёт же. С другой стороны, это время, когда Рик Рубин ещё не сошёл с ума, и плотно навалил мощнейших гитарок пацанам. Ну знал же дед. Тогда ещё наверное и не дед. You'll be Illin - снос башни, моментально добавлено себе в плейлист. Но вынужден меня извинить, ну не пять это для меня. Но очень достойно.
Every song is a banger
Listened to half the album - good fun, felt very 80's and was a nice context for songs I had heard before but didn't have a great deal of setting for. Should return to and finish the album; I jumped off because of the lyrics (not content, just that there were lyrics
5/10 Highlights: It's Tricky Peter Piper You Be Illin
I've seen this album before, because of the "it's tricky" song. Actually it started of real good, they rap good In the first song. I like that sound idk how to explain it though. I would go with this easily, that's why I like it. That sound makes it better. Well the second song is too popular not to know. First time I know a song here actually. It's catchy, the background instrumental makes it better. This is also the one I would be able to rap, which makes it better. Wow I really like these guys' vibe. They rap soo smoothly and differently. Third song and it's entertaining as fuck. I like that there is some instrumentals in it to make it sound rich, and they did right. I have 4th song in my liked songs playlist, but I doubt if I have ever listened to it. Though there's aerosmith in it and makes the song much cooler. Chorus is not a good one. Definitely rock rap was really fun to listen to. Finally rap came in(or there was and I fell asleep) 5th song and it's kinda slow but i don't mind it. Their voice is naturally unique and they rap with the voice they'd talk which is much better than like drake's one. 6th song this one's annoyingly slow, chorus comes too fast. They finish each others sandwiches, quite fun. One of the worst songs because it got repetitive. Now 7th song has some energyy, the background instrument is loud and fun, and they play with their voices more. It's rocky the 8th song too, now there's drums and guitars superior. Ooh the instrumental short break was really good. Well listening to the album is not the best to explore it, because I'm kinda bored with the same vibe. 9th song had a weirdly best start. It's almost same as the other songs, but obviously different instruments. It had a jazzy pre-verse instrument. 10th song is what I expected, I do like the way he says "dumb girl", especially when there's glitchy sound "du-du-dum-dum". Not bad at all, loved it. 11th song is an interlude with the beat boxing, it's different at least. 12th and last song is again same. They changed the beat and the way they rap around it. Well I feel like it's tricky is still the most catchy one, that chorus has everything, other songs are just rap, which ain't bad, just missing smth. This is black anthem in its way, just not a popular song so. Well the way it started I was gonna rate it 4 stars, but because all the things apparently have a same vibe, I lost interest in it so it's actually 3.5, and I'm not rounding it up, and giving it 3 stars. It was my first hip-hop album here, and I loved it however I expected more bops like "it's tricky".
Really liked this album. Old school with such a great beat. A+!!
90s hip hop was more my jam but this still slaps
Not a music genre I enjoy, but I can't in good conscience give this album less than 3 stars. I get it.
Damn this is a good album. Every track has a beat that is interesting and engaging, and the lyrics are clever and well crafted whether they are about big macs or black rights. Run-DMC are known as some of the best to ever do it, and for good reason, no notes. Favorite track was ItsTricky.
Perhaps one Run-DMC album in the list would have been enough, to give space to acts like Newcleus and Whodini, and I am not sure which one I like more (the Run-DMC debut or this one). But 5 stars obviously.
Old school rap with a bit of a rock twist. Sounded okay, but I prefer the self-titled debut.
Very entertaining hip hop.
I have not heard this music since after high school when it first arrived on the scene. Truthfully, it’s still remains a junior high level work and it’s not stood the test of time. Just sounds boring today.
Dope, energetic, drags on a bit in the end
Es un puñetazo de energía, buenrrollismo asegurado
Despite not being the first, imo this the first rap album that checks all the boxes. Solid rhymes/hooks, solid scratching, solid rock/rap hybrid. Lyrics embrace every person, not gangs, or agendas.
From the golden age of hip hop. Still holds up to this day. Plenty of solid songs on this album, but there are a few meh songs, so it gets 4/5 stars.
The first successful hip hop album. The sounds come a long way since then. Some of the songs are still bangers