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Für Hip-Hop okay. Und als Highlight "Walk this way" 2/5
achei meio chato legal a ideia de pegar um rockzão brabo de beat, mas me cansou rápido
I understand that it's a groundbreaking album it's just not a sound that is very compelling to me. 1 or 2 songs that I liked the rest meh! 2.5 stars
Respect it's place in history but not what I'm looking for in rap
80s hip-hop just sounds so very dated now. Not bad, but no real desire to listen to it again.
Occasionally fun, but this is incredibly primitive hip-hop, with moderate energy. Nothing more, nothing less
not too bad not really my kind of hip hop couple of nostalgic songs
It’s hard to view this album in its original context. Their sound seems to be what every old white man established as their understanding of hip hop to this day. “It’s Tricky” is a certified banger that absolutely holds up! The other songs follow in its footsteps, but don’t switch it up enough, save for the Aerosmith cameo in “Walk this way” which is a moment in music history. In the end there is not much here for to revisit, because it would be ridiculous to put on “it’s tricky” or “walk this way” in earnest.
they sound like they were having fun recording this but I wasn't as I was listening to it SSX Tricky carried that song
really not my style of hiphop
I totally didn't realize its tricky is a real song, it's kinda fun, thought a few of the songs were fine but not a huge fan of the album as a listening experience tho. the beatboxing was not enjoyable.
4/10 - It was fine. I do not really like record scratches that much and they were used quite a bit. I did not expect to know a song from the album but I guess so.
This sounded hella dated and I didn’t really enjoy it
Old school hip hop has never really been my thing but I can appreciate this album from a history standpoint and how it really kicked off an entire huge genre of music.
ithis song is about how rapping is tricky. i like the beat and the rhymes, and how i never heard of this artist, and i still know this song
Do you like old style rap? If you do this is the album for you! I've heard a lot of their songs in movies, and I really like it because it has a good beat, and it has a simple drum part. That is why I think this album is okay.
I was pretty excited when I saw this was my album of the day. After having listened to the album, I’d say I was pretty disappointed. I hate to say it, but by today’s standards, Run DMC is pretty boring. The flow of the lyrics, and the lyricism itself, is rudimentary at best. The drum machine of that era is annoying as well. I get that they helped pave the way for hip hop and rap to come, but man was I bored outta my skull.
Raising Hell in my brain. More like raising hellish nightmares. Hell has raised bad music to a new level, and it's name is Run-D.M.C. Ok, maybe a bit harsh. But mama didn't raise no fool; this stuff is hell on my ears. Run away!
The "rapping" in this album sounds like some square white dudes, with some of the most typical and boring trap beats I've had the pleasure of hearing.
2.5/5, will listen again.
It was not for me. It kept changing styles
Just drum machines. The sound of 90s hip hop and clearly inspirational, but pretty dull to listen to these days. It's tricky / walk this way the highlights purely because they're know.
I'm not exactly sure why I don't really like this album. It does have some songs that I love, and make me feel nostalgic. I really don't like Aerosmith, so that cameo was super meh. Maybe it's just too shouty?
Two years removed from NWA
NO
It’s simplicity and repetitive nature left a bitter yet melancholic taste in my ears, and as much as I try to debate to myself the importance of acts like these in Hip-Hops formative years, and how far performers and the genre itself has come, and can’t help be bored by this album. This avoids a one due to the artists ability to disc jockey and sample proficiently, as well as the obvious stand out track in “Walk this Way”, which paints a very clean and well executed collaboration of crossroads which sweetens this otherwise medicinal flavoured collection. I continually feel that a two is too harsh, but at the end of the day I always seem to be coming back to a key point that I will be the first to heavily admit, personal taste encroaches heavily upon: - Without Aerosmith Walk this Way would be significantly more repetitive and agonising than it is… Again, an opinion from some who wasn’t even alive when this album was going platinum, so whilst I reserve the right to have an opinion of works such as this, I don’t have all of the pieces to definitely talk about it’s finished puzzle.
I enjoyed this more than I expected.
Not really my cup of tea but I found it lighter and more listenable than most hip hop I've listened to. I realize its early and formative importance in the development of Rap. As such its style is dated. But the reimagining of Walk This Way is a classic that holds up . 2.4
Historically important. But not enjoyable to listen to. I can’t get into the rap-yell style so the whole album blends almost entirely together. Respect though for contributions to the genre.
Fav: Walk This Way Least Fav: Perfection (ironic) A couple of good songs on here but I was not a fan of their beatboxing
iconic but not my thing
This record doesn't sound as awkward as their other record on the list, but it's not quite 3 star material. Favorite song: walk this way
Now we're talking. This album went multi-platinum?!! It was so boring, I had no idea. Just basic 80's rapping over drum beats, no music in there, apart from "walk this way" which we have all heard way too many times.
Yo Jay - Break. Zuka, zuka. Just listen while I’m dissin - dis rap smells like crap and you pissin me off. I’ve listened to worse so not that horrible. Simple, juvenile lyrics over heavy bass drums and a lot of finger lickin. Ya makin me illin’ homes (1.7*s)
I get why this is on the 1001 list ("Walk This Way" alone) but there's a reason I've never listened to a full Run DMC album before. Cheesy sound effects, weak beat machine, corny-ass rhymes, super repetitive and annoying. There's some ok moments ("It's Tricky & My Adidas") but everything after the first 4 tracks just blends together into an annoying cacophony of 80's sounds. Honestly, I expected more masterful wordplay and better raps from this duo. "Stupid as can be... breakdown!"
Arguably a very influential Hip Hop album, just not really my thing unfortunately, if I was to rate it based of it's influence I'd give it maybe a 3-4. But basing it just of the music I wasn't a huge fan. But that's just my taste.
Rap is not generally my thing. I really do like how the lyrics move between the two people, it makes the songs feel very dynamic. The second song is a classic is it not? I the part with Aerosmith blends in surprisingly well (but perhaps I am just biased to Aerosmith). However, I do find the heavily beat focused backing just repetitive and headache inducing. I found the beatboxing stuff in hit it run and son of a buried to be very odd and off putting (too panty). The album chilled out a bit more in the middle.
I enjoyed the bops like "You Be Illin" and "It's Tricky" but the rest of this album was just not to my liking. To each their own!
Legendary, but couldn't listen on a daily basis.
So I already don't like 80s hip hop for the most part and bringing in Aerosmith, who sucks, in doesn't help. It really feels like this was made for suburban teens to feel cool. I don't like it. People lose their mind when some of these songs come on but I don't get it. It really all sounds the same. I guess you can call it influential but most of what this spawned kinda sucks too.
Classic hip hop. But not my thing.
Not my genre. A bit like lonely island
I know run-d.m.c. are a legend, but it didn't really enjoy it. Not my thing I guess :(
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*
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.
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.
okuu 7/10
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.
Mmm not crazy about this. Gets n your nerves after 10 minutes
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.
Sounded kinda goofy ngl. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing
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.
Aerosmith
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).
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
Not for me.
Wenig interessanter HipHop.
Run DMC was a staple of the late 80s, early 90s. A couple of the hits here. Not much else.
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
This did not age well. Corny.
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.
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
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.
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.
Rap. Some ok
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
Not a big hip hop fan
A few good songs but bit good overall.
Ett par klassiska låtar gör att de slipper bottenbetyg.
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.
Me
I underestimated just how corny 80’s hip hop can be.
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.
Meh
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.
5/10 Highlights: It's Tricky Peter Piper You Be Illin
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.
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.
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.
Too 90s skater for me
Tricky is best song
I did NOT want to KEEP listenING but i DID so i could RATE.
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?
Very samey - although the collaboration with Aerosmith is pretty cool which has raised them from 1 to two stars
Another hip hop album, but one of the better bands. I got through this one and didn't 100% hate it
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
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
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!
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
Beastie Boys before the Beastie Boys. Influential for the times, but it just isn't too special a listen nowadays.
Kind of mid to be honest. But I get the significance.
Honestly i expected more, maybe I thought the lyrics would be better idk
Classic but very same-y. All percussion and bars which isn't for me.
Eh I get it but not my style.
All the songs look the same, except for the SSX Tricky song that brought me back to college
Just OK
I like the rock vibes that are mixed in
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).
Not really my genre. The rapping is too monotone for my tastes. The beats are alright though.
Mostly forgettable songs, but a few good ones in there
I love what they did, but the music it’s my favorite.
Ehahsh
- 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
Hasn't aged well
Too basic/simple for me. 6/10
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.
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.
Two good tracks. Not the best that hip hop has to offer.
Not really my type of rap music
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.
amerykańskie rapsy, plus za aerosmitha i parę znanych bitów
"A day when I was chilling in Kentucky Fried Chicken..." Obviously an incredibly important record kicking in the door to the mainstream for the hip-hop album, but between the beatboxing, interchanging MCs and misogyny, this sounds more like a parody than a serious attempt. The only thing saving this from total mockery is the early rap-rock attempts 'It's Tricky', 'Walk This Way', and 'Raising Hell'.
Goddamn this is so cheesy. The samples and beats are great. The back and forth flow between Run and DMC are awesome but its a shame about the things they chose to rap about. Shout out Guitar Hero Aersomith for introducing me to these dudes. 2
wow. i didnt like that. this is some sort of relic that should be left in the past. glad they inspired some folks to make, and i cant stress this enough, MUCH BETTER MUSIC. so yeah, u should listen for context, i guess.
C- Peter Piper - 2 It’s Tricky - 3 My Adidas - 3 Walk This Way - 3 Is It Live - 2 Perfection - 1 Hit It Run - 1 Raising Hell - 3 You Be Illin’ - 2 Dumb Girl - 2 Son of Byford - 3 Proud to Be Black - 2 I liked the other Run-D.M.C. album better.
Putting aside that it’s a classic in the rap/hip hop genre, it’s very very dated. Not something I would play again. But points for effort and that…
Grandpa rap lmao
Ihan sympaattinen, vähän kuin oman kontekstinsa JVG: viihdyttää, mutta ei ehkä omaksi huviksi soitettavaa. Tietävät, että Adidas beats Nike.
Has some bangers but the corny tracks that don’t slap can be eye-rolling
You know what, it's actually refreshing to listen to something I don't really like. It really makes me appreciate the good music in the world more... Anyways, let's start with the positives, which pretty much start and end with "Walk This Way". "Walk This Way" proves that rap rock can actually be good, it's energetic, it's extremely catchy, has great guitar parts, good song!! The rest of this album, however, is so fucking boring I cant stand it. This was the longest 39 mins I've experienced in a while. The rapping is not engaging and the beats are way too simple that they're just boring. The worst offenders of this boringness are the tracks with only drums and vocals, such as "Perfection". The only time this record gets anywhere near interesting (other than "Walk This Way") is on the tracks with beats that have just a little more going on, like the title track. Nothing deeply hate-able about this album, just very boring and repetitive. best part(s): Walk This Way worst part(s): Oldheads who probably think this is better than any trap music ever
Kind of irritating
You be Illin’ vs Tricky. Can you tell the difference? I’m sadly not feeling this one too much today. Falling a bit flat but I wish I could appreciate their hip hops a bit more. I can’t tell if it’s their writing pattern or the boombaps here. It might have also been the raspberries blown on Hit It Run. I know these guys are like protorappers so I gotta respect it. It is also a rapping style that has been parodied so many times that it’s like a meme. Maybe I’ll try it again another day! Maybe now that I’ve heard it once, I can buy their tee shirt from H&M.
Couldn't get into it really.
I can never seem to get into OG hip-hop. I think it's just me. Maybe I have to come back and listen more actively.
Too shouty. Very interesting reading about them, and their history and the impact that this album and in particular Walk This Way had though.
-Peter Piper is the best song on this album in my opinion. Its the most exciting song on the record and the instrumentals are so cool. -I've heard Its Tricky and Walk this Way so many times at this point, it was temping to skip them on first listen of the record. -found myself bored in the second half of the album. All of the songs kind of just blended togther at the end. -I appreciate this album and what it did for the future of hip-hop and rap, but this record is pretty dated. I know it was the next best thing in the late 80s but now, it's kind of cheesy. Best Song on the Album: Peter Piper. I really think the drums on this track are amazing. Really love the instrumentals on this track and the song wouldn't be nearly as effective without them.
Yawn. I’m done w old school rap I can’t do it anymore. I can’t stand the old school flow. And what in the fuck is that chorus on hit it run. It’s better than planet rock but that’s not saying much. Just waiting for this shit to be done fr, some of these songs are ASS. Heard before: tricky, walk this way Best/MMM: tricky
Quite enjoyed this at the beginning, but it gets so repetitive very quickly - like a Beastie Boys album with cleaner production. Needs more variety - why Walk This Way is by far the standout track, it brings something a bit different in. There's just something about it that feels a bit too... polished isn't the right word, but it doesn't have the rawness of the really good rap and hip hop of that era. 2/5 for this, the quality dips towards the end and that combined with the repetition make it a difficult listen later on.
It's Tricky and Walk This Way offer catchy tunes. As for the rest of this album, I find it unlistenable (pretty much the way I find most hip-hop music - sorry).
This was shit back in 1986 and 37 years later its still C rap, although to be fair its more hip hop with rapping rather than a pure C rap album, and in its time it did cross the boundaries between genres and got more air time than would normally, especially in the UK, this album was more for the US Market. The only saving grace for the album are It's Tricky and Walk This Way with Aerosmith.
Some good tracks but the rest was hard to listen to
I can't get into this style of hiphop. Couple of good tracks that's it
Bleh
I know it's a classic but I just didn't really feel it. The sound has not aged well in my opinion; the drumbox sounds are very boring, and their rapping style/flow is not my cup of tea and is quite "predictable" and monotone. Fun to see how much closer this feels to rock than for example The Chronic album we heard yesterday.
Ik zou het zelf niet zo snel opzetten.
WTW
Eh.
I guess some of the songs weren't too bad but overall this album didn't really do it for me. "Dumb Girl" more like "Dumb Song"
Heillar mig ekki neitt.
Okay
didn't raise much hell here
Fun but not my fav.
Like a few songs on here but wouldn’t listen to a full album of this
Respect it for it's authenticity and importance. But it didn't do much for me
Classic
it was alright, didn’t rlly vibe that much to it. guess i’m not too big a fan of the early hip hop a hippity hip hop a hippy hop a woo type shit. had a slow start but got tiny bit better halfway thru. yea.
Meh, not my cuppa.
okay
so glad this isn't how hip hop remained
Best Song: It's Tricky. Guaranteed to get the whole room going along with the chorus. Worst Song: Hit It Run. Are those straight up fart adlibs? Overall: Hasn't aged that well. Every song kind of blends together with that staccato, in-your-face delivery. This style had its era, but once the DK Rap came out on the N64, I think it just reads as corny now.
Decent. A few songs are very good but it's to much of a difference between the high and the low. Like the cover song with Aerosmith.
its tricky
This was ok, but not my jam.
Fun for a minute, felt dated after that.
The great tracks still great but the rest, not so much. Feels very dated.
Sounds so dated and hasn't aged well at all.
The 2 hits from this album are great and "Walk This Way" is a much more successful blend of rock and rap than "Rock Box" from the previously reviewed self-titled album. I felt the album as a whole was disjointed and some tracks I found to be really quite poor. I much preferred the previous album.
Not my favorite, but I can understand it's importance in hip-hop and rock. Obviously walk this way is a stand out. Some of the rhymes are just a little too cheesy for me.
p556, 1986. 2 stars. I can see why it's influential - rap meets rock - but not my thing. The impression I get is other than the singles, a lot of the tracks sound the same and seem like filler. Unlikely to listen to this again. Well done of its kind though.
Sounds a bit corny for an album made by inner city black dudes. I can get behind this oldie hip hop better than a lot of stuff I hear now, I guess
Fun for what it is. Was revolutionary, feels very vintage now, and quite misogynist. Again, nothing starred into my favourites
Ik ben geen rap liefhebber, maar RunDMC is natuurlijk wereldberoemd vanwege hun nummer "Walk This Way" en ook "It's Tricky" is aardig bekend. Beiden nummers staan op dit album staat. Voor de rest wel aardige beats, maar niks bijzonders. **
nonsens
Habs nicht geschafft zu hören aber kenne die meisten Tracks und ist halt naja ganz cool aber größtenteils überhört
Proto-Rap ist das was es ist Proto-Rap. Ich verstehe dass in nem witzigen Party Kontext oder als musikalischen Background aber kann mir niemand erzählen dass they das ernsthaft pumpt lol.
This album is nowhere near as good as their first album. Aerosmith sucks. Russ Simmons should've vetoed that shit. Hmm why am I liking this on my second listen? Aerosmith still sucks. "Hit it Run" - Beatboxing over a song that already has drums in it? Truly a wild concept, and can probably never not be poorly executed and distracting lol The rock samples in this album are trash You Be Illin' is kinda nice.¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The drums on Dumb Girl are so fucking nice, but the rest of the song is bad. the lyrics are genuinely trite, and the repetitive "dumb" sample playing during the hook is so unnecessary and not creative at all. what a waste of an absolute fire drum loop Proud to be Black is nice too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Exactly as bad as I remember it being. Completely putrid.
The two most popular positives people say for this album are that it was rap that folks in the suburbs liked and that Aerosmith was on the album. I think of those as the two biggest negatives. I guess there is some guitar playing and it’s interesting to have that fused with hip-hop
I have to say that rap has come a long way since RDMC. Today's rap is smoother and they don't shout out the rhymes (except live maybe). I know this is a landmark album, and they are a landmark duo - the first to dump their velour suits for adidas and track suits (a big step forward). Musically I find it a bit irritating. Tricky is catchy, but the track that gets the most air play, Walk this Way, is to me, a tribute to how great a pop-rock song the original was. The 10% that RDMC add, I could do without. It was a big crossover. Rick Rubin, bla bla bla, but I like most of the rap we've heard more than this.
Dated Rap/ Rock
Gortdroge hop, want hip kun je dit toch niet noemen. Walk this way blijft wel top-hip-hop!
Die track met Aerosmith is echt heel vet, maar verder is dit toch wel erg gedateerd.
Walk this way is nog wel leuk. De rest begint na 2 nummers allemaal heel erg op elkaar te lijken. En erg spannend is het niet.
Hmm, viel een beetje tegen dit. Op basis van de hitjes had ik goede hoop, maar helaas. Veel van hetzelfde.
What the fuck is this supposed to be
considering the year it was not that bad
This album is pretty seminal for hip hop artists but I'm not sure it's that great. From the fart noises on 'Hit It Run' to the lyrics on 'Dumb Girl' and 'You Be Illin'' this album ages pretty badly. I won't be Running back to listen.
Kudos for basically creating rap; fun rock beats; kinda just yelling and hasn’t aged well
Did not like it at all. Never been a fan of Run DMC. Boring. Probably very influential but DULL.
Interesting as an historical document of rap's origins. But far too cheesy to ever want to listen to again.
Not for me
nicht meins, nicht ganz durchgehört. Walk this way war nicht schlecht
Not for me
A znam da su revolucionarni, ali not for me.
Bischen eintönig, nicht so mein style. Tricky ist das beste Lied und das ist nichtmal richtig geil
12/14/21 - Good lord. The Autechre guys say they love this era of hip hop because it uses basically the same sonic palette as musique concrete. Left me feeling parched.
A couple of ok tracks
Historicamente relevante? Sí, my cup of tea? no.
trascendental entonces, no tan llamativo en éstos tiempos.
For this album, once you've heard one song, you've heard them all. It's the stereotypical rapping with rhymes and alliteration that really don't have any purpose other than the fact that they rhyme or have the same sound. The background music is uninteresting, so you're only listening to the words. Favorite track: Walk This Way
One good one (Tricky). Rest is so dated but I'm sure it was super influential.
Klassieke hiphop, voor zijn tijd vooruitstrevend. Een paar goede nummers, ook een paar duds. Lager tempo dan huidige hiphop zegt Ruben.
I liked It's Tricky and Walk This Way, but not much else.
Saved Prior: Walk This Way Saved Off Rip: Peter Piper, Is It Live, You Be 'Illin Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Walk This Way is an alltimer, and there were some songs here that I liked, but the rest of the album felt very basic. I understand that this had to come before all the other great rap, but I couldn't really get into this. It's Tricky has to be one of the most overrated songs I've ever heard (it's fine but nothing spectacular), and Dumb Girl is one of the worst early rap songs I've ever heard. Brings it down from a near 3 to a 2.
not the best album, not a big fan of that sort of hip hop especially the beat - its just too simple and it needs more than just the drums and that.
Nja
-Lots of pop-out/ stark electronic sounds - I like 90s hip hop a lot, but this isnt my vibe. - Has humor to it
Meh
Interesante la combinación de secuencias e instrumentos, rap combinado con un par de solos (medio feos). Las letras no son impresionantes pero tampoco buscan serlo. Las mitad de las canciones me parecieron buenas pero la otra mitad donde es la misma secuencia me hartaron. Independientemente de que me haya gustado o no, me parece un gran disco debut aunque pareciera que a partir de la quinta canción sólo son canciones medio olvidables. 2.5 estrellas que baja a dos porque no me lo volvería a aventar de corrido. Songs: Walk This Way, It's Tricky
Starts strong and finishes poor.
Man I finally understand why Duane doesn't like Run DMC, they're fucking boring and cheesy as hell. They're BBoys with the same schtick for each song, and so damn little to like. Despite what they rap about, I still feel like they're gonna hit me with an after-school special.
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Não me emociona. Peter Piper e Walk this way são clássicos.
Not my cup of tea.
Musically, it's great. But the lyrics. They're just so corny, I can't.
Only managed a couple of songs. Hated every second of them
Literally whatever honestly this was a trial to get through.
not my cup of tea!
Nope. Still don’t get rap. I need a tune!
Die Beats sind stumpf, die Reime wirken hölzern, und der Groove zieht sich wie Kaugummi auf heißem Asphalt. Statt Energie gibt’s endlose Wiederholungen, statt Innovation ein zähes Durchhalten alter Formeln. Ein Album, das eher ermüdet als begeistert. Jedes Morresey Album muss 4Sterne mehr bekommen als dieser Ohrenschmerz.
what the fuck is this album dawg..
ok oikeest ehk 1,5 tähtee joo hiphop ei oo mun genre, mut iha groovy biisei jotkut mut vähä repetitiivistä??
In the same year that he produced Licensed To Ill and Reign in Blood, Rick Rubin produced Raising Hell. I think it is fair to say that Rubin does not care to dance. All of those records have a harsh, sharp drum sound. The stark bum-tish that marks most of Raising Hell is particularly aggressive. There are a few breakbeats and rolls, but the dominant feeling is of a drum machine left to run down its batteries. Similarly, the rhythm of the flow is unsophisticated: soft and strong stresses, basic couplets. This is something of a relief, however, as the more complicated form that would come in the following decades would produce raps and rappers who are competitive in their incomprehensibility. While Run DMC rarely raise themselves above the style of rapping we were introduced to in primary school, where you state your name and your game. But, at least, you are able to hear when they say something truly startling and entertaining: "I cut off the Devil's head and throw it at you." Worthy of Tom Araya. I imagine. I can't make out the words on Reign in Blood either. Another thing Rubin doesn't care about. 1.5 This stank. Granted I am a confirmed tyrant to this genre but honestly - this lot can’t *even* rap. Fiona is grateful to them for defibrillating Aerosmith’s career though. 1/5
Tiene algunos clasicos que no sabia que eran de DMC, aun asi el rap sigue sin gustarme.
to neni vubec muj styl
Não é a minha onda.
I only like a song, I don’t like this album
No es mi estilo. Pero buen album
Fun but not really my thing
not my cup of tea
I can’t enjoy music that doesn’t have melodies 😭
hiphop
Run-D.M.C. har utvivlsomt haft enorm stor indflydelse på hip-hop og albummet her har helt sikkert været banebrydende for sin tid, men OMG hvor er det dog ulideligt uinteressant.
This album feels like a relic of a very specific era... Not really for me.
i don’t like it, it’s not bad but just not my type of music, sorry :/
bitch bye
Rap bleibt für mich nicht hörbar! Ich kann dieses Gestammel nicht ertragen.
No me gustó mucho. 🥲
OH NO i dont like aerosmith. i do not care for walk this way. i am not excited for this. yea i do not care for this
It into Hip Hop, but if I was I’m sure this would make the cut- as the songs are upbeat
Not for me, too noisy and repetitive hip hop/rap style and boring
Hatte ich mehr von erwartet. Klingt für mich wie das Album auf dem der eine Hit drauf ist. Ansonsten eher langweilig und zu einfach.
Ohje...
This is not for me. So grating!!
Go to hell🫃🏿
Just lame
More like run like hell, away from this noise.
"It's Tricky" is one of the worst songs ever recorded. Yeah, I said it. The other well-known song is just a bad collab of the Aerosmith song (Walk This Way). Regardless of their influence, the music doesn't stand up & is very antiquated.
Unsurprisingly not for me. Beats are ok. Guys spend too much time singing about themselves and how great they are. They overestimate themselves.
no
Shite
3/10, просто олдовый реп, почти все треки одинаковые.
tummy her name
I didn’t get to the end of this one. It’s just too shouty for me.
Really not good
Terrible, all hip hop sounds the same
I did not like this album
Sorry, this just doesn’t cut it for me.
I gave it a chance. 80s rap...I thought I might like some of it, but no. Not for me.
1/5
I get that people might like it this album but I don't find it interesting. It's loud like Rick Rubin likes and I just can't find any tracks that I might like. I couldn't listen to the end of the album I'm sorry it's terrible. 1/5
I do NOT like rap. It does not need to be listened to. If you like it, great, knock yourself out. But zero need for it to be on this list.
*no music, just irritating noise.
Walk This Way is the big one here. It really does represent the worst of two worlds that I have zero interest in. This album is completely lost on me. But what do I know?
Everything about this was so basic : the cadence, the scratching, the samples*, everything really. *some of them sound like sound effects in a PS2 pause menu (That said, Walk this Way is head and shoulders above the rest) I’m sure it was great at the time but there is a reason we dont still fly in biplanes.
More rap crap. Please stop
Another genre that doesn't do it for me.
I don't like it.
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run-dmc me lembra todo mundo odeia o chris, mas esse album definitivamente não me trouxe a mesma sensação boa de assistir todo mundo odeia o chris
I don't like Walk This Way and it's one of the best songs on this record.
jahas tosiaan ensimmäinen hurjapää hip-hop albumi valitettavasti tämähän on täyttä paskaa. esimerkiksi debyytti oli kiinnostavampaa kuin tämä, tässä myytiin sielu sold the soul.. ei löydy lähes mitään armahtamisen arvosta, joten tulee vähän sattumaan tämä ratinki. ehkä vaikein asia mitä olen koskaan tehnyt tämä ratinki. mutta ei voi mitään jonkun pitää tehdä, me miehet, me miehet emme tee koska raha tai kunnia tai maine... me miehet, me miehet teemme koska jonkun on tehtävä, jonkun on saamari tehtävä tai kukaan muu ei tee. siksi sattuu tämä ratinki. peter piper
Couldn’t get past the first two songs, too much wikky wikky woo for me
This is the 78th album I’m rating. I don’t think I’ve listened to a single song by the group but I’m usually open to listen to more music. Adding to my Playlist - Peter Piper, Is It Live, Hit It Run, Raising Hell, and Proud to be Black. Not Adding to my Playlist - It’s Tricky, My Adidas, Walk This Way, Perfection, You Be Illin’, Dumb Girl, and Son of Byford. It’s Tricky - I’ve definitely heard this song before and it sounds good but listening to it makes me feel wrong. All in all I liked 5/12 songs. This was pretty dated but I appreciate the influence of the album on pop culture
Rap, 1986 -> 1
I understand why it's an iconic album, and I can see how it was influential at its time. Good vibes. But overall not very enjoyable. Beats are stressful
Feels like a novelty album
Lo siento, nada de hip hop cabe en mi gaveta.
Just no! Only track I like is Walk This Way
Not for the
Groupe connu avec 'Walk this Way' qu'il était difficile d'éviter à l'époque de sa sortie. Sinon Hip-Hop, 23eme album =>1/5. J'ai arrêté après walk this way justement, aucun intérêt musical par ailleurs.
I can appreciate the artistry of the rapping as a creative use of language, and the song with Aerosmith was a trip down memory lane, but I loathed this band at the time and still dislike the sound of the album intensely, and can’t bring myself to give more than one star to anything using those smeary sounds.
How little people needed back in the day
No va
2 goeie nummers... waarvan 1 met een keerzijde : Aerosmith dacht voor een tijdje dat ze terug relevant waren...
I would rare it a zero if I could
Didn't listen to the whole thing. I kinda find RUN-DMC corny. Not a fan of that Aerosmith collab either
I don’t like hip hop at all, no matter how good it may be. This is not as awful as most, although I can’t get through any song to the end and can't get beyond a 1.
Cheeks
jesús
I really struggled with this one and kept zoning out. Favourite track: Walk This Way.
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) 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
I'm sorry but I found that album. Incredibly annoying 😂
Ugh!
Nope.
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.
No me agrada ese estilo de música. Soy más clásico.
Otro de los discos que no debería haber escuchado antes de morir .
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.
No. I asked to if we had to listen to this. I suffered through the whole thing.