Reviews (page 11 of 14)
“It’s Tricky” is undeniable. Of this era and genre, this is the best. Is it my favorite? No. But I can dig it. 3.5/5
Not my bag, but they do it well.
I’m sure this album is seminal but (generalising wildly) I find rap/hip-hop simultaneously annoying (stop SHOUTING) and dull (oh you’re outrageously handsome and rich with a massive dick, are you? Marvellous). Tricky and Walk This Way are good tracks, of course they are, but the rest, for me, was a bit of an irritating snooze-fest.
TRICKY TRICKY TRICKAAY
Nicer Klassiker
Legendary album!! Its tricky is so great, i just dont think this is something I would play on its own very often
Run DMC are such good friends they even finish each others’ sentences! This is a very fun listen. Certainly not one of the all-time best in the genre but absolutely solid. I was very impressed by how effective the sparse arrangements were. Outside of a few tracks, a lot of songs only had a drum part forming the beat (in stark contrast to something like Fear Of A Black Planet which had layers upon layers in the mix). They really embrace the Rock influence, with these simple but reverb-heavy drum parts sounding like they were lifted from stadium-filling Hair Metal tracks. So yeah, great fun. I ended up fairly surprised by how many tracks I had saved to relisten to by the end. Top tracks: It’s Tricky, Walk This Way, Hit It Run, Raising Hell, You Be Illin’
Surprisingly fun. I go back and forth on the verses, but the beats make up for it. Maybe a four, buts it a good listen that you can show your boys and your parents
The album didn't appeal to me either when it was released or today. Even Walk this Way together with Aerosmith doesn't change that. Farewell rap rock.
Tricky
Won’t say this is Perfection, but it’s decent. It’s Tricky to describe.
No me agrada ese estilo de música. Soy más clásico.
Popular songs good, rest pretty samesy but it works
I can hear the influence this album had on other artists I love. I assume this was an instant classic when it dropped in 1986.
Wasn't my jam. Couple of good songs .
A classic of old school hip hop
The album that sparked my love for hip hop music. It is hard to explain the impact of this record at the time, it was a shift in rap that moved it forward lightyears. Without Run DMC the world of rap and hip hop would be a much different animal
The 90s sounded like this album.
It is a classic, and one of Aersmith’s favorites. I’m sure
One of my favorite rap albums. Alfa lyrics and beats.
amazing
Catchy
The original Rap/Hip-hop album. Classic.
A little too goofy for me
Not normally a rap listener, and cringe at most modern rap, but actually enjoyed most of this, feels like people with actual talent made it
clearly a classic, but def was my first time listening to some of the non mainstream hits.
Otro de los discos que no debería haber escuchado antes de morir .
It's an important part of hip-hop history and Walk This Way did quite a lot of things, but to me it's just alright. You Be Illin' is cheesy as hell and a little fun though. This was my first album with 1001 albums so I'm hoping there's more hip-hop and rap in the future.
Previous Familiarity: Very High. Already in my top 100! This album holds the distinction of being my introduction to hip-hop. And it was love at first meeting! "Walk This Way" was on constant rotation on MTV, and I went crazy for it every time it was on. Most of my 8th year was waiting for MTV to play it again...and again! Those cool-as-fuck black guys finding common ground with a crazy-ass looking (and sounding) white guy was very influential for my impressionable and sheltered, Midwest suburban brain. My love of hip-hop was born. The album begins with maybe the greatest 4-song stretch in hip-hop history: - "Peter Piper" - "It's Tricky" - "My Adidas" - "Walk This Way" If all 4 of those were not instantaneously playing in your head, all at the same time, then we've got real problems. And, though "Walk This Way" will always hold a special place in my heart I would go so far as to say that "Peter Piper" may be the greatest hip-hop song of all time. The rest of the album tapers off to just being good, but the influence to everything that came after, and that opening stretch of 4 classics, makes this a top-tier album in my book.
This is a rap album with the exception of one song, and has no "key" since there are no musical notes. That being said, "My Adidas" was cute/interesting.
Old skool hip hop is my jam. I didn't list much back then, but it was always around. Reminds me of a simpler time. Also, a more tolerable way to listen to one Aerosmith track.
dope af.
Besides this album's influence on Hip Hop it is fun to listen to. The album also elevated Hip Hop to mainstream audiences mostly due to the Aerosmith's song from Toys in the Attic, Walk This Way. The song was everywhere (radio, MTV) and was a fun listen for both Hip Hop and Rock fans. It's also interesting to pick up on the sampling of My Sharona on It's Tricky. I agree with Tim that the first 5 songs on the album are a great listen, but the drums become a bit wearisome after that. Favorite Songs: Pied Piper, It's Tricky, Is It Live, Proud to Be Black.
The drums hit hard from the first track, and kind of just continue the same way through the whole record. Which kind of grates on you by the time the last track is finished. However, the four track run of Peter Piper, It's Tricky, My Adidas and Walk This Way is undeniable. The rest of Raising Hell is a little underwhelming, but still a good listen overall. Fav tracks: It's Tricky, My Adidas, Peter Piper, Proud to be Black
With this record, I can begin to see the way in which Run-D.M.C. influenced the future of hip hop. The flows are inventive and start to break out of the early 80s talky style, a little. However, this particular still style feels a little one-note compared to my other favourites to follow. The production is minimal and sharp (thanks Rick Rubin!) but I think the drum treatment wears a little thin as the album runs on. Worthy addition to this list at any rate! Rating: 3.5/5 Favourite songs: Proud to Be Black, It's Tricky, Is It Live, Peter Piper
Peak...
I thought side one was pretty good, but when it comes to me being as interested in side two... Well, let's just say that it's tricky. Well, not as much as rocking a rhyme that's right on time, true, but still.
I feel like the easiest comparison to make for me is Beastie Boys’ Licensed To Ill,both from the same era however despite how much I like Licensed To Ill, I wasn’t big on Raising Hell.Run-DMC aren’t as charismatic as the Beastie Boys and the beats are largely less interesting on this project as well.There’s the obvious highlights like Walk This Way and It’s Tricky but apart from those I wasn’t really big on this album.
More of an album that's got the strong stuff in the front, but still some decent tracks nonetheless.
I have to rate this album for what it is: probably the endgame of the Sugarhill Gang-era style of rap, while setting the stage for rap to properly enter the mainstream behind such a commercially safe album. Without the confidence in themselves & the genre as a whole that exists in this album, then I can’t imagine the genre really taking off like it did for the rest of the decade and the ‘90s onward. By every modern standard, I think it’s a mediocre album, and I personally can’t rate it any higher than a 3… but it’s not a BAD album. A little cheesy, sure, but that’s the sacrifice of making such a safe album.
Nostalgic, reminds me of music my mom grew up with and shared later solid 8/10 for me, 10/10 for 80s hip hop
Too 90s skater for me
I've never listened through a full Run D.M.C. album before. I was a bit concerned after the first song that it was going to be a struggle to get through. But the rest of the album went a bit smoother. There's definitely some bangers and iconic songs on here. I appreciate the uniqueness of their style, but some of the constant yelling and interjections gets annoying. But also works very well on some songs.
Rap music has several variations. Run-D.M.C. has a sharp, in your face energy, which I found too tense. Not an album I would listen to.
Such an amazing record. Pretty crazy it's the first hip hop record to go platinum. I've enjoyed this one since I was a kid. I love the rock samples and the rock fusion. It seems like this was a major inspiration to subsequent artists. I wonder if they were thinking that they were being innovative when they made this record or if they were just having fun.
Listening to a 40 year old hip hop record, I find it hard to not feel like I'm listening to a meme of hip-hop. In certain songs, I half expect Andy Samberg to drop in and start rapping about something silly. Which I guess is the legacy to how successful and how big of an impact this record and band had on modern music. A few things stand out to me: fusion, humor, attitude. The obvious fusion is how they combined 80's hard rock into hip-hop. This is most overt with songs like "Walk this Way" and "Raising Hell." However, what impresses me the most is how they take that music and own it entirely. Even claiming they are the Kings of Rock in "Hit It Run." The boldness and attitude towards mainstream music is so palpable. Its hard to imagine that this didn't inspire other NYC rappers like Jay-Z and Nas. This is especially prominent in songs like "Proud to be Black" and "Is It Live." Beyond the attitude, they really just sound like they're having fun, and never take themselves too seriously. Especially in songs like "You Be Illin'" and "Peter Piper ", and "It's Tricky." It's a breath of fresh air, which is probably why a 40 year old hip-hop can still feel fresh.
Heel goed begin, later wat repetetief.
Tricky is best song
First song is my fave. I have seen them two times more than Dad!
Fantastic! So many memories of this being my first exposure to rap. My friend Sean dubbed Aerosmith’s Permanent Vacation and then this album on the other side. It’s tricky based on My Sharona is so good! Rap and Hip-Hop becomes much more complex, but this is the foundation. ****
Fun first choice
Fun, great beats, busy
It's like one long song. But it's history, of course.
Loved it when I was younger....love it now!
Absolute bangers from start to finish.
Standout tracks: "It's Tricky," "Walk This Way," "Proud to be Black," "You Be Illin'," "Raising Hell" Lyrics- 4/5 Instrumentals- 4.75/5 Production- 5/5 Vibes- 5/5 Overall: 5/5 This is a great album. I've never delved much into Run-DMC, but this style of early rap is definitely one of my favorites. The lyrics were fun and the instrumentals were amazing. The album goes in many different directions, to some lyrics genuinely being somewhat comedic and others being very genuine and heartfelt. It's just all in all a very well-rounded album and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Recognize a couple of the songs; I’ve heard them before but didn’t know where they came from. I can hear the objective quality but honestly the extremely masculine energy of the album is a lot for me
As I don't follow Run-DMC, I was surprised at how many of the songs I knew. Very lively songs.
Fantastic and classic hip hop
Peter Piper - 9.2 - love the triangle (?) and t e theme of children's stories is so interesting. It's Tricky - 9.0 - great chorus, unfortunately I've heard it so much before. My Adidas - 8.6 - Sounds like the best ad I've ever heard. Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith) - 9.8 - incredible cover. Is It Live - 8.5 - best lyrics yet, or close. like the cowbell. Last line is fucked. Perfection - 6.8 - slow. J sounds dumb. Hit It Run - 7.2 - beatboxing sounds bad. DMC sounds good though. Raising Hell - 9.0 - love the electric guitar in the background You Be Illin' - 7.4 - funny but very aged. Dumb Girl - 7.1 - not as misogynistic as I thought it was gonna be. Son Of Byford - 7.0 - just a 30 second recording of a part of Hit It Run?? Proud to Be Black - 7.8 - flow is kinda weird. probably a great message for 1986 though
While Run DMC lay the foundations for hip-hop in this album, it slowly tapers off and becomes weaker near the end. This is not their fault considering how amazing the first four tracks are. This album is a great introductory to the beginnings of hip hop, the rhyme schemes, and how it evolved over time (into more socially conscious rap and gangsta rap too). 3.5/5
7.5/10
An all -timer for me. 10/5.
Ah, Eighties RAP, very nice.
I did NOT want to KEEP listenING but i DID so i could RATE.
No. I asked to if we had to listen to this. I suffered through the whole thing.
Ahhh it's tricky! (quite literally). Einsiits halt richtigi banger druf Anderersiits würdi mir da halt nid uf enere regular basis geh. Drum stabili 4.1/5 Grüsse gehen raus Tony-p woni gester im Exil ha derfe treffe :D
Oh nice! Old school hip-hop. Freue mich. So bevor ich überhaupt inelose hani eigetlich scho sehr höchi expectations für das album? Mal güggsle. So als gruppe wo ziemli meines wissens nach die erschte gsi sind wos successfully gschafft hend hip-hop mit anderne genres (v.a rock&metal) z mische freui mich scho uhh mega uf das. Stabils album
beat vo peter piper goht hert. ah s isch wieder rick rubin power. it's tricky au son song womer nie nodenkt woher daser chunt es git ihn eifach. my adidas isch au en hit gsi? ich ha. au adidas schue demfall mega relatable walk this way certified banger hook goht dumm d verses weniger aber rap und rock funktioniert afoch. s isch au ab de hälfti afoch aerosmith mit drum machine perfection het echti drums, voll cool aber d rhymes sind huere whack Hit it Run isch chli weird er chunt mit "i once was lost and now im found" hinefüre? amazing grace time? und denn mega nervigi beatbox hook?
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Awesome old school hip-hop with a hint of rock rap. It takes me back to growing up and trying to branch out into different genres. Lyrically pretty simple, but an overall awesome album.
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Like the album itself, I lack inspiration to say anything praiseworthy about the album.
Classic hip hop. Every song is catchy and some are so explosive it changed our culture and catapulted hip hop into the mainstream.
Very samey - although the collaboration with Aerosmith is pretty cool which has raised them from 1 to two stars
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's tricky It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's tricky Tr-tr-tr-tricky, tricky, tricky
This album was how I was introduced to rap as a kid. You couldn’t convince me that there is one bad song.
Another hip hop album, but one of the better bands. I got through this one and didn't 100% hate it
Esta bueno, pero el genero musical al que pertenece no me gusta
Painful. Every song sounded the same, and the lyrics didn’t do anything for me.
Good vibes
3.5
Solid. A lot of great rap on this album.
Old school late 80s hip hop. Love it.
Außer Walk this Way nix drauf
A few months ago, I was bored at work, and decided to check out this album since I knew it was on the list, but before that, I was only familiar with a small handful of Run-D.M.C.'s songs. This album was absolutely fantastic. This is easily some of the best rapping that I've ever heard. The lyrics are unique and sometimes witty, and everyone has incredible flow. The beats and samples are simple, but that's exactly what this album needed, so that the rapping could be the star of the show. Jam Master Jay's turntable work is incredible as well. His work syncs up with the rapping in all the right places, and his skills really help make this album what it is. I wouldn't say that I really love this album, but listening to it, I can't help but recognize how incredibly great it is, and just how well done each element is and how those elements all add up to become this amazing whole. This album is easily one of the most influential albums on this list. Run-D.M.C.'s team-up with Aerosmith to remake "Walk This Way" is probably single handedly responsible for catapulting rap music into the mainstream. This album smashed through multiple barriers, and helped rap and hip hop receive the credit they deserve as a musical art form.
Just good fun.
Despite that a lot of the flows, rhymes, and performances/presentations of 70's - 80's hip hop don't age so gracefully, Run DMC's impact can't be understated. The album itself is just totally fine and nothing remarkable by today's standards. But's shelf-life doesn't take away it's legacy
Like Beastie Boys better. They should have been called White DMC as they clearly were influenced by This album. Great at the time but most didn’t age well.
Would recommend listening to while walking the dog
Shit be illing
ITS TRICKYY TO ROCK A RHYME THATS ROGHT ON TIME ITS TRICKYYY
Cool pendant deux chansons, un peu rébarbatif à mon goût mais faut avouer que y’a un ou deux titres légendaires
This is some serious gourmet shit! Ca ambiance mon iPod depuis SSX Tricky (les vrais savent)
Hip hop urtekst. It's Tricky er bare limericks 😭😭 klassiker!! Jeg er nok lidt mere glad for Tougher Than Leather når alt kommer til alt
Fed! Cool blanding af 80er rock og hiphop! Synes at rappen i sig selv er lidt kedelig og singlerne er klart bedst, men god plade.
Svedig banger-rade!
It’s a classic bop. Simple, energetic, raw, fun energy. Can be repetitive at times but with the context of being early hip-hop and this bringing hip-hop main stream I’ll overlook musical simplicity.
Album was interesting. The songs sound to similar for me personally. I think I’m not a fan of the original style of hip hop
Some solid old school hip hop here. Yeah it's a tad dated but this still cooks.
Stone cold classic
Good, clean Rap. Nice old school PG rap
Takes me right back to high school when I was all over this. Still holds up! I rank this album second amongst their titanic first three releases with their iconic self-titled first release just a touch better. You have a lot of the developing blueprint of both underground and pop-rap established right here: the different but complimentary flows of Run and DMC, hard-hitting beats from Jay, mixing in a sprinkle of rock stylings and you get a rap album that was accessible for the masses and still had street cred. Fun stuff. And great to revisit; it’d been awhile.
Hip hip hop Hooray
Great album. Opening 4 tracks are fire as the kids say.
Great hip-hop album. Perfect combination of rock and hip-hop in a few songs. 8/10
This is such a feel good album. Had me walking down the street with a bigass kooky smile. Peter piper is forsureeee the fav
Its good, but i think its just a bit dated. Worthwhile to listen to as a cultural artifact.
I absolutely loved listening to this. Such a fun time. You can really tell how influential it was too.
Dated in a way that makes me smile instead of groan (fucking losing my mind at the aerosmith cover, it's so good). This one must have been huge at the time, I feel like this is still probably a lot of people's mental model of how rap music sounds.
Fair recognition must be given for the first commercially successful rock/hip-hop crossover in "Walk This Way", and one must acknowledge a certain originality in the work. But ultimately it's just people shouting at you over a backbeat.
4. Not my favourite but I can respect it. It's pretty good
There are some absolute classic songs on this album. In many ways this was one of the moments that paved the way for raps dominance. That said, this album has not aged well. Many of the songs that broke ground don't really sound that good anymore. Walk this way is still a bop. 4/5
Surprised at how strangely nothing this was? Not bad but not great either
It wasn't terrible, but the messaging felt mixed at times and really took me out of it.
Kidz Bop rap. It’s Tricky and Walk This Way are classics, but a lot of their rapping lacks diversity and isn’t super interesting.
Classic
I was surprised - this didn't turn my crank as well as I thought it would. I remember loving Run DMC when I was a kid - they were even on Sesame Street! But I found this to be a bit... silly? It's def got some great rhymes and some amazing production... I wonder if my taste for this was 'off' a bit because we had Licensed To Ill/Beastie Boys this week also and I found it to be a bit juvenile compared to their later work... this maybe just gave me the same feeling of that 80's hip-hop being too silly. The cultural impact of these 3 guys is undeniable - this record didn't do it for me. Still pretty great listen though - 3 stars
Занимљив :) 7/10
iconic!
Deez ni gguhs mad!
Walk this way might be the best well known track, but Tricky is by far the best
Yasssssssss so good :)
It's incredible how far hip-hop has come in 40 years... because this album was unbearable. DNF
I can appreciate that this paved the way for music as we know it today while still being very easy to listen to and enjoyed, even today. The first half of the album was much better than the second half, imo.
Fantastic album. Lyrics are dated but it still holds up.
I appreciate this albums place in history, and if it we're 1986 and we were listening to this for the first time, I'm sure it would be mind blowing, but today I can't listen to a whole Run DMC album straight through. I like them one song at a time, during random times in my life. I learned through the Wikipedia that Rick Rubin produced this album when he was 23! (and he'd been at it for a few years)...crazy, that guy is a genius and has the most amazing music resume (seriously check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin_production_discography). Also, they finally got Jam Master Jay's killer... so that's cool!
A refreshing change of genre. So good.
Not a bad hip-hop album. Learned it was one of the most influential hip-hop albums of all time. Never really listened to early hip-hop from this era. Overall, I liked a few songs and would recommend! Favorite Song(s): "It's Tricky", "Walk This Way", "Raising Hell", "You Be Illin'"
It's fun and good
I had high expectations. They were surpassed.
One of my old managers probably knows every word to this
Will need to revisit
Classic
This album was huge for black hip hop drilling much deeper into the American psyche than its predecessors like Grandmaster Flash. All these songs still sound pretty catchy after all this time. Love the cowbell and all the beats.
If there's one album that 1001 is in need of, it's the one that's straight beat boxing. Reluctantly, Son of Byford will have to sufice until a replacement appears and that's okay by me. The only album to supplant this in 7th grade was License to Ill. And y'all'd think I be illin if I said this but it's true, Raising Hell still holds a sweet spot inside me.
“Raising Hell” may have done more than any other album to push hip hop into the mainstream. How much of that was the Aerosmith collaboration? Run-D.M.C. was mixing rock elements into their sound from the start, but it wasn’t until their third album here that they got the big breakthrough. Like with that self-titled debut, there are some terrific sounds, samples, beats, and melding of styles. But also like that debut, the flow of the rapping is what holds it back. The chanted style can work well in small amounts, but does get tiring over the long run.
I get this is important but man does it sound dated. The evolution of hip hop in the 5-7 years after this is huge.
They knocked it out of the park and revolutionized a genre at the same time. Historical 5. Personal 4. It’s a great album that deserves to be in the various lists of greatest albums of all-time.
Pretty fun actually. Didn’t hate it at all. 4 of 5
Pretty good. Is Run DMC's Walk This Way the best thing Aerosmith was ever part of? Probably. Might not have as much variety in the beats as Paul's Boutique but the vocal delivery is so much better. music: appreciated. (⌐■_■)
I really like Run DMC and this record in particular has a lot of very sick songs on it. It can be a bit hard to get past how often their cadence sounds like “My name is [name], and I’m here to say,”
Classic but too much high hat
Obviously a classic, but other than a few singles, I found it boring.
2.5 i am conflicted about this! the only two i added to my liked songs were the two big ones that i knew already so technically a rating of 2.5 would be fair because that's just average. but i really jammed out at the start and had expectations that i would rate it a lot higher and there wasn't anything i actively disliked. i think i just really want to stop rating every album around the 2-3 mark so i'm trying to convince myself that i really love things that i don't :(
Rating: 7.5/10 Very good album overall. Really enjoyed the sample-based production (which was probably groundbreaking for 1986) and the interplay between the rappers. A lot of these songs are just really fun to listen to, don't think they're saying anything meaningful lyrically, sounds like they're just having fun. The album sounds outdated from the production to the rapping but it's still fun to listen to, I definitely understood why it was so influential to this time period. Favorite songs: Peter Piper, It's Tricky, Walk This Way, It Is Live, You Be Illin'. Worst Songs: Perfection, Hit It Run.
No time to review properly, just want the next album. Goes without saying; a classic.
Just a hip hop classic. ITS TRICKY TO RAP ON TIME
Good, but not as good as I hoped.
I usually only give 4s to albums I'll listen to again. I don't particularly like this, but I cannot deny its cultural impact and the influence it had at the time of release, so there you go.
Not as bad as I was expecting
Classic but so dated. A few good songs but mostly a novelty at this point
Cool album, probably will never listen to it again. BUT i gotta say: listening to this for the first time in the 80's must've slap. Props for RUN DMC for being so influential and important to the genre =).
Liked a couple of the songs and appreciate the context of when it came out but won’t relisten to most. Rating: 3.4
RUNS HOUSE
Ah such a good album, so many songs sampled throughout the years. Drums, beats are A+.
I remember this from around the time it came out. Not my thing, but electrifying at the time. Still a great listen!
Pleasant enough slice of classic hip-hop/ beatbox/ rap. It's staggering to think that this album dropped shortly before Public Enemy's first album release. The big hits are great, particularly Tricky, which has endured the test of time more than Walk This Way in my opinion. The rest is a bit lacklustre and some of the tracks haven't aged well.
A true classic of rap, solid all the way through.
Iconic album. Importance in musical history cannot be understated. Run DMC. Beastie Boys and LL Cool J kicked off the new era of rap. But the fall off on songs after the first four is too great. Happy to listen to a few songs again here and there. But wouldn’t choose to listen to entire album if I had the choice. 2.3
-beatbox -influential on the future of rap and hip-hop -drum and cymbal beats -some of the beats seemed repetitive, but good -electric guitar -record scratching -humorous -political and historical -fun and raucous -over too soon
So good!
4/5 Damn dude that was enjoyable as hell Best track: Peter Piper
Good
Not my genre but ok to listen to
I love this era of hip hop where everything was so fresh and cool. A ton of fun from front to back.
Absolutely unreal first half and last track finishes it off on a high point. It's clear to see how this influences and leads the way However it should be remembered Steven Tyler should be in jail and for that reason it can't be 5 stars
Very yell-y, 2 songs that are classics, the rest is a great example of the genre of its time.
Beastie Boys before the Beastie Boys. Influential for the times, but it just isn't too special a listen nowadays.
Samples, rap-rock, this album was very lovely to hip-hop (as far as Wikipedia is concerned). I'm sure it sounded like these guys were from outer space, how cool to hear these guys in the 1980s!
This was just a bad ad for KFC. ..not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good.
Really enjoyed this. Couple of songs added to the playlist.
Dope
Kind of mid to be honest. But I get the significance.
Classic old-school hip hop.
Brought modern hiphop into the limelight. Roots of all the rap I love today. Thank goodness they brought albums into the mainstream.
Honestly i expected more, maybe I thought the lyrics would be better idk
This was a blast from the past, there's a lot more sampling of other hit songs that I remembered when I listen to it a long time ago. Clearly influential, because some songs sound like other artists that came later.
You can tell they were having a blast recording this. Invented rap rock and still did it better than just about anyone who came after. I love the old school trading lines flow. Perfection is the only song that dragged for me. You can hear the 1,001 hip hop memes in this album, it's obvious why it's on the list.
Backnin 8ps
Iconic and groundbreaking at the time, hip hop wouldn’t be the same with out this record. They are so direct and energetic moving toward an album concept rather than singles. I’d give this 3.5 if I could. A few tracks didn’t age that well but the ones that did are barnstormers
- sounds like stereotypical rap music - its tricky is instantly recognizable - I get it was iconic and new for its time but this just sounds corny and ironic - interesting they made a whole song about adidas - is walk this way a cover or original? - for me this is just straight up bad… - the beatboxing is trash lollll
This is the kind of Hip Hop that I can respect. Pity that you can find it hardly anywhere anymore, after everyone wanted to become "gangsta". I especially like the cross-over bits, It's Tricky and Walk This Way are the obvious standouts. 3/5
Classic but very same-y. All percussion and bars which isn't for me.
old school hiphop with strong DJ elements and some rock influence
The 90's girl in me gets it and feels loyal to loving this sound... but really? I feel like my IQ is dropping by listening to it.... I find it to be... Young..... that said, 3 for creativity.... but It does seem like kindergartners made it big.
Influential, yes. Do I want to listen to it in 2023, no.
The self-titled kings of “Rap and Roll,” Run - D.M.C. is credited with pioneering new-school hip hop. An incredible album which brought diverse peoples together through their fusion of genres. By combining electric guitar riffs and rock drum kit rhythms with record scratching, sampling, and their funky fresh lyrics, Run - D.M.C. created a new sound which brought together lovers of rock, rap, and hip hop. They broke color barriers with Proud to be Black and Walk This Way with Aerosmith. Of note, there is something adorable about grown men rhyming in unison.
Eh I get it but not my style.
Good nostalgia listen. Gets a bit repetitive, hasn't aged as well as sold albums on this list
Classic rap/hip hop?
Disco clave en la historia del hip hop, 1er platino y multiplatino del genero ADELANTADISIMOS a la epoca que les tocaba, muchisimo uso de baterias electronicas y toda la parafernalia nueva de la epoca. mucha experimentacion y cede al DJ muchisimo protagonismo tiene temazos conocidos y muy conocidos 1er colaboracion rock - rap (el tema con aerosmith) me animaria a decir que es un antes y un despues
Buen disco de rap, entretenido y bastante clásico. Le pondría entre 3 y 4 en realidad pero no se puede Es increible lo mucho que evolucionó el rap desde entonces, aun siendo este uno de los discos mas importantes del género en la década de los 80's
Szex
All the songs look the same, except for the SSX Tricky song that brought me back to college
Awesome
Funky and original
Just OK
Strong 90s vibe. Fun to listen to, though I like a bit more variety.
Clearly very influential album with a few really good songs, but I didn't like that a lot of them were basically just precussion... Slam poetry with extra steps. Either way, this album be illin'.
I understand the relevance of this album - it moved theneedlw back in the day. However, I was never a big fan. Although some real good classics, and songs thatI had not heard which were decent, I am still not overly impressed.
I like the rock vibes that are mixed in
"Walk this way" collaboration with Aerosmith and "You be illin'" are standouts.
iconic walk this way cover, and "tricky" is all time. I respect its place in history but the rest of the tracks don't speak to me
Classic hip-hop
Man this was cool to listen to. I have a weird perspective cause I got into rap like 2014 (to pimp a butterfly was my intro) so to hear an OG album like this was cool. It’s pretty wild they can do pretty much the same flow every song and it work. Loved a lot of these tracks. It was interesting to hear songs like perfection and dumb girl where it’s literally just like drums and vocals. Production wise, a lot of this still holds up!! Very pleasing to listen to as a whole
Pretty great album that has one foot planted in the future sound of what hip hop becomes. Walk This Way was a huge deal when it came out, right? I can see it. It was way better than the Aerosmith album we had the other day, which came out the same time! Immediately compelling. No doubt many artists heard that and though, we've gotta do something like that. "It's Tricky" was the title of "SSX Tricky," a game I played one billion times as a kid. They're fun and I like fun hip hop. A little in the middle sounded pretty dated. Good times! 3/5
This album is primarily vocals and drum beats, with plenty of record scratches and embellishments, and this does produce a great sound. Unfortunately, this means there isn’t enough variety across the album (with the exception of Walk This Way feat. Aerosmith).
You be Illin’ is incredible. Hit it Run, Raising Hell and Peter Piper, he’ll this whole album is dope.
A 2.6. A late 80s (90s for me) souvenir of cool rap.
It's got plenty of catchy songs, but also a bunch that are just quite samey. I really like the addition of rock guitars with rapping over the top. There's a lot of similarities with people like the Beastie Boys, only their voices aren't quite as grating. I wouldn't listen to the whole thing again, but there's definitely stand-outs that raise the bar overall. Walk This Way is iconic. Tricky has tons of energy. I had flashbacks to SSX Tricky on PS2. Tricky Tricky Tricky Tricky!
Classic
Not really my genre. The rapping is too monotone for my tastes. The beats are alright though.
Essential Tracks: It’s Tricky (Playlist) Walk This Way
wonderful album, I love it
While I respect the cultural impact of this album, I thought it was trash. The synth beats they used didn’t age very well in my opinion.
Cool dudes being cool from beginning to end. Don’t think I ever listened to the whole album before and it gets a little repetitive, but also kind of cooler because you get to see they’re going for a vibe and it’s not about any one song. Also wouldn’t have been able to put the finger on this as what I think of when I think of baseline hip hop for me, but this is definitely it. Seems like it’s probably the case for a lot of middle American suburban kids - probably even now! Hearing it through, it’s interesting how closely it cleaves to garage rock band sound throughout - especially on songs like Raising Hell. Came out in 86, and I was only listening to what my parents put on the radio until early 90s, so must have been via wedding soundtracks that it first made it into my brain. Glad it did!
Pretty good for the era. Timeless
Not my usual jam. I didn't think I would know any songs off this album but I actually do know a few. I actually like it and I didn't think I would. I liked Peter Piper ok, It's Tricky one a lot, My Adidas not as much. Of course I love Walk This Way, that's always been a jam. I took a break about halfway through before listening to the rest of the album. Is It Live I didn't like that much, it sounds more like the stereotypical rap that I never liked, although still melodic. Really didn't like Hit It Run. Too rappy. I like Raising Hell a bit, sounds more rock and roll with the guitars, but still too hardcore rappy. You Be Illin' is one I remember from when it was played on the radio, but I never heard it much. It's a good track. Dig that bass line. Dumb Girl is pretty good. Didn't really like Son of Byford; thankfully, it was pretty short. Proud to Be Black is kind of boring and basic. So basically I like about half the tracks on this album. Won't be buying it, though. I would give Perfection about the same rating as Is It Live, maybe a little lower.
ez egy akkora szex szexes grooveok, agykapargatós cin 🤯
Mostly forgettable songs, but a few good ones in there
Banger album, hvertfall Aerosmith collaben 4.5
I didn't know this was the group that made Walk This Way
Undeniably great! Just not what I would listen to on repeat nowadays.
Classic.
I love what they did, but the music it’s my favorite.
Very enjoyable. I don't listen to much rap but this is very good.
Why didn’t I know about this back in the day. Kicks ass top to bottom. Taking away one star for the inclusion of Stephen Tyler
An easy 5 stars for one of the biggest names that brings hip hop to the mainstream. The production and the flow is old school but the influence is massive. It’s Tricky is my all time favourite Run DMC track.
Ehahsh
Quite dated sounding, I don’t think it’s survived the test of time
Album 198 of 1001 Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell Rating : 4 / 5 Favorite Tracks : Walk This Way Good listen. Enjoyed much more than I expected. Considered a classic by many. I can see that.
- The Aerosmith song was a wild collab - The rest of the album didn't stand out too much - Did enjoy the multiple vocalists - 2.5
- classic hip hop feel - love the rock influence, especially featuring Aerosmith
I liked!
Not my style
Loved it. Will be listening to again. Hear similarities with the Beastie Boys.
what can i say, this is a classic. by today's standards, it's a bit antiquated and dated, but in my estimation, this is one of the foundational building blocks of rap. and although i am not a huge fan of rick rubin's production in general, it is undeniable how dynamic his early rap productions were. these songs are bombastic and in your face, and that makes for a really fun listen.
👍🏼
Hasn't aged well
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. 5/5 yeahs
A classic. Old school rap and hip hop at it's finest. I don't miss the early Rap drum beat sound, but this stuff is great.
A forgotten classic! Lot's of good songs. Probably good to listen to with Riker at some point relatively soon (explicit lyrics only in the last few songs).
Hvis jeg skulle forestille mig et old School hip hop album, ville jeg nok tænke på et album som dette. Instrumentalt er det ret sparsomt og er mest domineret af trommer og sparsomme lydeffekter og elektriske guitar riffs. Fedeste numre var nok walk This Way med aerosmith eller My Adidas. Ikke lige min stil overall. Men rimelig cool.
An iconic album that had an immense influence on all rap and hip-hop moving forward. It's difficult to give all that credit to a single album, but it's truly impressive just how far-reaching it's impacts have been.
This might have been the first hip-hop album I bought as a young teen so it really took me back.
cool, but too abrasive for my mood most of the time
Have it
Wow! Those first four tracks come out hard! I see how this finally broke the hip hop barrier to make it mainstream. Back half of the album doesn't match the same quality, but that's a very high bar. Perfection, Hit It Run, and Proud to Be Black are all good tracks and Dumb Girl is just fun. Was expecting to find Run DMC corny but this album was great.
Loved it!
Too basic/simple for me. 6/10
This is a hip hop classic for sure. I'm a big fan of the genre and I think it has evolved in a lot of ways since the early to mid 80s when it was in its infancy. I tend to agree with the conventional hip hop enthusiast's position that the 90s was the golden age, but there is some great stuff from this period and certainly from the recent past and present. The slow jam style of rapping that this early dynamic duo engages in on some of the tracks definitely feels a little rickety and unsophisticated at times, but there are some total bangers here and some other very good tracks that make this album essential listening for anyone that really appreciates hip hop. Not quite Illmatic or The Chronic, but very very good nonetheless.
The classic offering from Run D.M.C., including the important Walk This Way track with Aerosmith, which really bridged the gap between rap and rock and roll. Brought a lot of new fans to them, myself included. It's Tricky, though, is probably the highlight of the album.
Great Group Dynamic with so many classic songs. Ver instrumental rap
Kinda interesting. Very dated but still worth listening to
Beaucoup aimé cet album, le deuxième de Run-DMC que j'écoute. Leur son qui tire vers le pop-rock me plaît, leurs textes sont souvent brillants – quoique des paroles misogynes s'y glissent, comme dans pratiquement tous les albums hip-hop de l'époque...
It’s ok. Has not really aged well. Most of the song’s sound very similar
Dobbelt Run-DMC, old-school, mere rocket, 80’er lyden,
We're run DMC and we're here to say This is the album with Walk this Way It probably sounded great in 1986 But in 2024 it sounds pretty shit
Apart from their massive hit "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith, I'm not a fan of hip-hop or rap-rock or whatever this is. First time I've ever heard the full-length version of "Walk This Way" and I loved it.
A geniunely embarassing listen. Run DMC did hits, not albums.
Banging old school classic - holds up awesomely.
Ok
I just turned 13 and this album was the most awesome gift. I listened the shit out of it for the summer. Then gone... probably lost the cassette. Funny thing is that I never thought about this album again, until tonight. This album was epic. Perhaps I didn't realize it at 13, but this was history. 30 something years later, I still feel this. It is not dated. Nothing ever sounded like Raising Hell. Thank you for bringing this back into my life.
MCing has come a long way. Like the instrumentation and appreiciate it's importance to HipHop and modern music. Funny to hear the origin of NWH and Lonely Island
Amazing, knew a lot of songs already.
Solid classic! Really enjoyed listening to this album again. Brought back some amazing memories from my childhood
Funky rap. Good but not my usual music
If someone was eating a can of dog food they would in fact be illing.
this album was so fresh! the second run d.m.c. album i've heard, and their focus shifted from just hip hop and rap to, well, hip hop and rap but also with rock thrown into the mix! it was indeed a welcome and fun change of pace. their version of "walk this way" is iconic! the original song is good as it is, but run d.m.c.'s rapid, back and forth rapping compliments aerosmith's song so well. the sampling of "my sharona" subtly in the background of "it's tricky" was unexpected but exciting. and the periodic guitar riff in the background of the title song! damn, that was an excellent touch of the rock genre and showcases that rock and rap blend. finally, raising hell made me realize those beastie boys and run d.m.c. both dabbled in the sampling, hip hop, rock area in the mid-eighties. never quite made that connection before.
Even better than their debut! At this point, Run-D.M.C. has settled into their sound and know exactly what they're doing. The energy is HIGH on this album, and it is simply put, just really fun. Yes, it's a little cheesy, but that's okay. No it doesn't sound brand new, but it still sounds surprisingly fresh to me, all things considered. Where their debut album began the change of course for hip hop and hip hop infused music, this album was the mic drop on that movement. I think this rates a high 3 for me, so it's getting rounded up. Definitely an album that has earned its accolades, regardless of how you feel about the music or the genre.
Cool listen, Will Explore more probably
Extremely influential hip-hop record. The music itself isn't anything spectacular in retrospect, but Run-DMC really helped to pioneer hip-hop and bring it to the white audiences, as evidenced by their track "Walk This Way"
Walk This Way is such a huge song for HipHop and Rock. Run DMC just has such a polished sound and as much as they rely heavily on turntables and drum machines, they also leverage a lot of traditional drums and guitar throughout the record. Legendary status.
I can hear the beastie boys influence.didnt realise how close it was
Good
Rap sympa dans la rythmique, mais après avoir lu les textes, c'est bien bien sexiste, notamment la seule que je connaissais, /Walk this way/ (celle avec Aerosmith). /It's Tricky/ et /Proud to be black/ sont très bien cependant. C'aurait été 4 étoiles sans le sexisme.
Vraiment très emballé. C'est du hip-hop à l'ancienne (et ça change un peu, déjà, ce qui est appréciable). Chaque titre a son identité, les samples sont bien, et j'aime beaucoup le côté fusion rap-rock (et le feat avec aerosmith en particulier).
This was like taking a trip back to memory lane, the good kind of trip
Now Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose both did their thing But Jam Master's getting loose and D.M.C.'s the king. 👑👑👑
groovy sound!
Had more or less the same reaction to ‘Raising Hell’ as I did to RUN-D.M.C.’s debut album which is also in the book/on this list. ‘Raising Hell’ is not quite as sparse, but it’s still largely just a bunch of dudes rapping over a drum machine with some scratching and generally little to no extra instrumentation or musical embellishment. Unfortunately for me, it means I lost interest in this album pretty quickly.
It’s McDaniels, not McDonalds These rhymes are Darryl’s, those burgers are RONALDS
Classic early rap record but I don't think it has the relisten-ability like I thought it would. Songs can be catchy, but that drum beat gets a bit too repetitive and then after 30 minutes, you just kinda forget where you were. Gotta respect them for leading the charge in this style of rap. Rap seems to have always been the genre for the people, but I don't know who this album was for or if there was really any sort of spectacular message behind it. Still, just good times. Stand out track: Peter Piper
Rap isn't normally what I listen to, but this album was groovy and had some fun tracks. I was bopping my head along to this I was at work. Pretty solid.
Great album. Interesting and relevant lyrics that made listening worthwhile. I didn't know Tricky was from this album, important to keep in mind. My favorite from this album: My Adidas, It's Tricky, Hit it Run, and You be Ill'in. But all then songs had their own unique flavor and interesting aspects which made this album not boring at all. 10/10 would listen to again multiple times.
This is my second album by Run-D.M.C. on this generator, and this one is equally as fantastic as the first one!! These guys style of clean early hip hop is awesome and refreshing! Their collaboration with Aerosmith to remix Walk This Way is great!! This album is front loaded for sure, with Peter Piper, It's Tricky, My Adidas, and Walk This Way being the first four songs on the record! Overall, I loved today's album! Would definately listen again! Perfection on tape! Favourite songs: It's Tricky, Walk This Way, Raising Hell, My Adidas, Peter Piper, You Be Illin', Is It Live, Hit It Run, Proud to be Black Least favourite songs: Perfection, Dumb Girl 5/5
While having some questionable lyrics and production decisions, I still had a fun time with some tracks.
Two good tracks. Not the best that hip hop has to offer.
A classic that I enjoy now just as much as when I brought the record home in 8th grade and bothered my parents with it!
Classic
not my genre, but still entertaining
Not really my type of rap music
трики великолепный, остальное не успела за день понять, надо как-нибудь продолжить
Iconic.
Hip hop classic. Bars upon bars upon bars.
Found it annoying after a while
Niet echt voor mij
Highlights: "It's Tricky," "Hit It Run," "Raising Hell," "Dumb Girl" Doesn't seem like sampling contemporary rock hits was the best idea, because it really emphasizes how stiff this rap was by comparison. The way the guitar riff on "Walk This Way" is sampled off beat for the entire track is excruciating. The stripped-down sound seems like a resolute step backwards from the groove of Grandmaster Flash in 1982. The developments of overlapping vocals and whatever credit they can claim with scraching and beat style are overshadowed by all the other things we take for granted now. The best-aged track is ironically "Dumb Girl" for how stupefyingly intense and chaotic the 808 bass drum is by comparison to the rest of the album.
Wahrscheinlich unfassbar wichtig als Album, aber hat mich im Vergleich zu „Straight outta Compton“ rhythmisch eher wenig beeindruckt (das einzige; was ich aus der groben Phase halt kenne). Trotzdem nicht schlecht, macht Spaß, Leuten zuzuhören, die offenbar Spaß an Musik hatten. „Walk this Way“ aber überbewertet. Für mich ne schwache 3 gemessen aus der Auswahl bisher.