Reviews (page 5 of 14)
Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum. Dum dum dum
Just good
It's trickaaaayyy
Bangers
This started off slow and I wasn't sure if was going to like it, but it ended with some bangers. Tricky and Walk This Way are iconic, of course and this was a good album to run to.
It starts to sound a little samey by the end when played all at once but the start, running up to Walk This Way is absolutely top-class.
Classic bass and drums. Still sounds fresh
not my fave - can see how influential it was in hip hop and like the lyrics but the beats are a bit too 80s for me
Never really listened to them, so it was nice to switch it up and actually listen to them. Not my style. Sounds kinda beastie boys to me.
This is really one of the most important hip hop albums in history. The cultural impact is undeniable, but the quality is also really great. It's very 80s with the raw beats, loud drums and rock influences, but the songs are so much fun. So many classic rap songs: Peter Piper, It's Tricky, Walk This Way... The rappers do a great job of sounding fun and energetic over these beats. There's a few duds towards the end but overall the album is super solid.
Classic.
I don't know much about this style of rap but I do know that I can bop to it. This album has a few really famous tracks that I was happy to hear again. Favorite song: You Be Illin'. What fun and hilarious song, love the storytelling.
The first four tracks on this are incredible. They are all-time classics that set the template for this era of rap and in many ways inspired all of hip-hop to come. The rest of the album is pretty good too, though not on the same level. For a rap album this early in the game, there's nothing else like it. I think the only knock on the record is that it sounds dated in comparison with the works it inspired. Still, this is several years before the first Public Enemy album dropped, 5 years before Biggie and Tupac, more than a decade before more modern-sounding artists like Nas. No one can deny the influence of Run-DMC.
muy bueno uatafak - rap
Amazing 4 song run to open this album, they are just classic. Unfortunately that is the high point of the album and it starts to lose steam throughout. Historically it is a huge album in hip-hop and had a wildly popular crossover hit with Walk This Way. I can appreciate the significance of album but it is just not something I would throw on and listen to all the way through.
Undoubtedly important and influential just not really my thing. It's tricky and walk this way are undeniable classics though. You be illin was pretty funny as well.
Incredible flow throughout the album
I completely understand that this is a very important album for hip hop, and it was probably very cool at the time. However as today’s standards go it’s a bit crap. 80s hip hop generally is the worst decade of the genre. The lyrics aren’t great. That being said, there’s some monumental tracks here. ‘My adidas’, the first artists to get attributed to a brand I believe. ‘Walk This Way’, an amazing crossover, with the rock giants Aerosmith. ‘It’s Tricky’ being a sing a long classic everyone will still sing today. Favourite tracks are: ‘It’s Tricky’, ‘Walk this Way’, ‘My Adidas’, ‘Raising Hell’.
It's Tricky and Walk This Way are soooo good. No wonder this put hip hop into the mainstream! I don't enjoy any of the beatboxing.
14 albums to go. Please be good ones... The big songs on here are all time classic, but somehow, on an album under 40 mins, there's still filler.
8.5/10
A classic - enjoyed listening to it! Run DMC are one of the pioneers in hiphop.
The hits are undeniable. The rest.... it ain't great.
Fun album.
It sounds like a time capsule. I like a lot of the songs, but it didn’t rock my world like it did all my friends when it came out
Can’t ever go wrong with Run DMC. One of the originals for hip hop. Great album
The megaphone master! The king of rock. Great old school hip hop mixed with rock and roll. Run DMC are legends for a reason. The song where they try and order a big Mac from KFC made me laugh.
Meh. I don't live hip hop from this era. The 2 hits were good, but otherwise I didn't love it.
lowkey I can’t get into this
yay
dumb dumb duMB DUMB DUMB
They kept in the 1001 the bad one and removed this one!
catchy, a little repetitive
Clever but repetitive. Dated but retro. Reminded me of the Beastie Boys.
I'm not a hip hop fan, bu t this album is good I liked the songs
One of the foundational documents of Hip Hop and the first Hip Hop album to enter the mainstream The rapping is razor sharp and the rhymes are brilliant. Tricky is the absolute, indispensable masterpiece, but there is a flow of bangers, one after the other. Okay, Dumb Girl hasn't aged well and Walk This Way, while great fun, is cheesier than Nonna's lasagne, but these two aside, you'd be hard to find a dud track on the album. Essential
Probably says a lot that the good parts of Walk This Way are by Run-DMC and the bad parts are the ones taken from Aerosmith
Amazing, classic album. Some of those riffs give me shivers
Great!
too mych
Atomicoooo forse il rap che mi piace? It’s tricky mi ha riportato al liceo Anche quella con gli aerosmith atomica Ma forse io sono la dumb girl lol
I listened to this one a long time ago, I’ll relisten and see if I still like it Update: it’s quite good. The last little bit drops off in quality but overall I enjoy it.
Bangery
I understand why the Abbott Elementary teachers were horrified that their kids had never heard of Run DMC
An absolute classic. I’ve never actually listened to the album, but I have heard almost every song from movies, ads, etc over the years. A huge impact on culture.
Just pure fun, flair, and talent.
6/10
this album was soo fun! i think this album was a good way to start this project! my top three songs were: - my adidas - hit it run - you be illin’ honorable mention: - walk this way i loved the aerosmith feature!
The loud snarly beatboxing in my ear intimidates my very essence Fun listen even if Tricky is still the best song
Not my usual genre or even my usual subset of rap but enjoyed what feels like a foundational album for rap and hip hop today. Didn’t realize how many hits were on this album! The only one I couldn’t do was Hit It Run bc mouth sounds 😹
The first half of the album was really good, but then it sort of started collapsing after the half waypoint. The rest of the songs started becoming either bland, too general, or just not for my taste. However, Proud to Be Black sticks the landing of the album. Despite my comments on this, it's still a good and solid hip-hop record.
Solid album, songs are really catchy and fun.
It’s tricky!!
Some songs are fun to hear occasionally
God damn this album is so good. It starts off so hard and just doesn't let up. Just catchy rap after rap and the music is phenominal. I love their style. Rock/rap just works so well. I learned today that I'm all in with Run-D.M.C. I've of course heard some of their well known tracks, but this was my first time listening to an album of theirs. The sound is so 80s but it's still amazing whereas a lot of other 80s music sounds so crappy and didn't age well at all. The beats are fantastic and catchy. It's old school and pure and special shoutout to the almost endearing beat boxing on "Hit It Run." Standouts are "Peter Piper" "It's Tricky" "Walk This Way" and "Raising Hell." The whole front half of the album is sublime. I knew I'd have fun with this one going in, but I wasn't expecting it to be this good. 5 stars for am iconic album.
the good ole 80’s, what a time in the hip hop industry to take over the world, especially Run-DMC. 8/10
kinda mid
not really into rap at all so didn't get much out of this not bad just not my thing
Instrumental for the growth of hip hop and tons of bangers, but some misses too. it's dragged down by them. a solid 6.5
I'm sorry but I do not ! get on with this. I don't really know why I think I just find it. Jarring. Grating. I don't know! I'm sorry Run-D.M.C. I'm sure you're lovely, it's not you it's me When I was like, 8 or 9 I realised that I didn't like Walk This Way. I think it was when I was watching Racing Stripes at a friend's house, which very much dates this story. I haven't thought about Racing Stripes since then, and I'm not mad about it. I was REALLY upset when Girls Aloud and the Sugababes covered Walk This Way for Comic Relief. I really feel like I should add Walk This Way to my playlist, but I can't bring myself to do it. Song added to playlist: - It's Tricky
no
Der Zahn der Zeit hält auch vor diesem Album nicht halt
I liked it more than the last DMC album
I enjoyed this quite a bit.
WHO'S HOUSE? RUN'S HOUSE! Run-DMC rules, and this album has two of their best songs ever (Walk this Way, and Tricky). It's great hip hop and the beats especially are awesome. A big recommend.
Ok
Good. Unikalus albumas ir būdas repuoti.
Overall good but nothing amazing.
It should go without saying that Hip Hop has come a long way since the 80s. The genre has evolved to become arguably the most widespread and diverse scene, with its influence reaching almost all popular music today. I can try and put myself in the perspective of somebody in 1986 listening to Raising Hell for the first time, and I think it would definitely be a slightly more innovative listen than in modern times. Run-D.M.C. was certainly a large pioneer in the early popularization of Hip Hop, and they definitely laid the groundwork for the Boom Bap, but I have to put influence aside and go off of my enjoyment, which was unfortunately lacking. It's Tricky is a great single and definitely the highlight of the record, but apart from that the album has not aged gracefully. Lyrics are corny, often times bordering on cringe-worthy (looking at you Dumb Girl). The beats are pretty good, especially for the time, but definitely emit that 80s cheesiness that some love and some can't stand. I'm personally more a The Breakfast Club cheese enjoyer, and this album is giving more of a Ghostbusters vibe if you catch my drift. I could forgive the aforementioned cheese if they leaned into it a little more (thinking NO HANDS), but with a title like "Raising Hell" it's clear the impression they are going for even if in a more playful manner. I recognize how influential Run-D.M.C. and Raising Hell were, and give them all due credit in that department. I think for me personally though, Hip Hop needed a little bit more time to cook before rappers could start making truly great albums.
It's Tricky instantly takes me to Christmas Day 2002/2003 when I got a PS2 and the SSX Tricky Snowboarding video game, where this was the game's main soundtrack. But putting that aside, this album slaps. The beats, drum kicks, flows, everything suits my ear. I appreciate and respect NWA, Eminem, and Snoop, but this Run DMC album doesn't contain the same level of vulgarity and slurring those albums, making it a little more palatable.
Super influential, sick as hell break beats. You know that game where you put one hand on a stick and then another person puts their hand above and you take turns reaching the top? That's what Run D.M.C. were doing with the Beasties with early hip-hop. Slick Rick also threw his hand on the broom for a little bit. For 1986 this is crazy, that opening run? How could the genre not explode after that? Favorite Tracks: It's Tricky, My Adidas, Pefection, Proud to be Black
pure Love!
динамічна репчина, послухав один трек ран діемсі - послухав всі трекани. можливо є культурна цінність у текстах, але зараз не маю настрою в них вникати raising hell - кращий трек альбому (написав я недослухавши два трекани)
This takes me back to my younger days. I love the drums and the guitar. Back then, I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics. There are a few raw.
Groovy beats. Too much Aerosmith. Seems dated. Obviously a bunch of moments that were alluded to by rappers afterward. Probably won’t go back to this one much. Songs added: It’s Tricky
Pay your respects to the OGs, y'all. This is definitely of its era, but that opening run of "Peter Piper," "It's Tricky," "My Adidas," and "Walk This Way" is still A+. I saw these guys in college, and it ruled. I would still go see them now, but...RIP Jay. FUN STORY: In 2014, I had to go to Comic Con for work. I stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel, and the elevator bank on my floor had a giant picture of Run-DMC on the wall. One night, I need to grab something at the nearby CVS, but when I showed it up, it was closed. I was looking at my phone to see if there was another pharmacy nearby when two dudes walked up. They start insistently knocking on the CVS window until the clerk inside finally comes to the door. "We're closed," the dude says, understandably irritated. "Don't you know who this is?!" goes one the guys, pointing to the other. "This is DMC!" "I just need some mouthwash!" DMC said. The clerk let them in, because DMC has earned his mouthwash.
I was feeling some very strong 5-star energy through the first half of this album. It's Tricky and Walk This Way are absolute classics. And Peter Piper and My Adidas are pretty great too. The Rick Rubin guitar on Raising Hell was interesting. But then we slid into Dumb Girl and some other clunkers. But there's nothing like that early Run DMC rock-rap mix.
Of course it's a five, this stuff was mindblowing for us in the mid 80s. It sounded like nothing else had ever sounded. I'm trying to sensibly rate it without my opinion drowning in nostalgia but it's pretty much impossible. It's a great album, it still sounds great, it's tons of fun and I've very much enjoyed my afternoon with it.
Surprisingly new a couple of the really popular songs. Still very relevant to this day, but overall not a fan. Just didn't like hip-hop from this era. Think their couple of popular hits are very cool for their time for sure.
Great album
i listened to two songs i think just because i don’t listen to hiphop much but it was cool
01
Classic hip hop never gets old! Dope album
Shite
A classic. Not my particular taste
schon sehr slay, v.a. auch die rock influence und auch cool, über solche classics mehr zu lesen & die hip hop roots kennenzulernen; aber lowkey trotzdem nicht so mein Geschmack
This album is one of the greats in hip-hop. Loved the combination of lyricism with the guitar riffs.
Mal vieilli
I recognize this is an important album for the era, but it isn’t the style I really look for. High 3 to light 4
80s hip hop was so much different than what started in the 90s. It was more innocent and fun and less violent and derogatory towards women, although that’s relative I suppose. I would guess that this album is on the list because of the version of Walk This Way, that’s great and all but the Aerosmith version is much better. However, the guitar solo Joe Perry does on this record is way better than the original. I didn’t exactly enjoy this album, more like tolerated it. Though I did listen to the Walk This Way guitar solo multiple times, extra points for that. 2.5/5
This feels like a 3 and I guess because of historical importance they will get a 3. I don't know when I would re-visit this though. Nah it'll be a 2. But it's a 2.7
Gøy fordi de var tidlig ute og legender, men fy fader for noen beats og jevlige trommer Gøy å h hørt, blir ikke fler
not necessarily bad it's just not my style of music at ALL
Several songs are so iconic. I feel like Walk This Way is the quintessential example of rap sampling rock. My Adidas is a banger, and It's Tricky is unforgettable. Run D.M.C. came about in that transition period of Rap. Where it's old school, and kind of right on the cusp of an explosion of sub-genres within Rap. I think this album is a critical landmark in the journey of rap music.
I think I've been told enough times who they are now. Great fun.
UPDATE: I didn't do this right at allllll. Turns out I mistakenly listened to their 5 greatest hits and not the Raising Hell album. With that, my review & comments don't apply to this album. // I've heard of DMC but not Run; didn't know they were a duo. The Christmas song was unexpected and wholesome! I also liked their collab with Aerosmith. OMG 'It's Tricky' from White Chicks is by them?!!! Iconic Wasn't the biggest fan of 'It's Like That'
The first few tracks on this were brilliant. There’s a lot of energy on this album which I enjoy. I will say the second half was a bit weaker though.
BANGERS! some may remember its tricky from singstar 80s for playstation :)
Love classic hip hop and the spin these guys put on it. Classic! 4.5
Classic stuff
Bon album. Je n'aime pas trop le hip pop donc ce ne m'a pas beaucoup plus à par quelque piste comme its tricky ou d'autre assez connue. Sinon dans l'ensemble ça va.
Kinda fun but didn’t personally enjoy listening. Appreciate there unique style and innovation.
The start of this album is great, and it just gets progressively worse (none of it is bad though)
It doesn't let up much even on the songs that aren't total and complete bangers. And the bangers are BANGERS. When one thinks of "right album, right time, right group, right audience", this should be the poster child. They'd built up to this one as each of their previous two records did better than the one before it. This record is amazing in a completely amazing year for records.
Could have sworn I had another DMC album on here already, but apparently not. But feels like quite the pick for their first full album to absorb. Let’s see… Just instantly feels like a classic, even without the big hits. Early Rick Rubin production and just such a trailblazer of an album. Sometimes get frustrated at how basic some of these “of their time” albums but this one has an endearing and raw quality that still works and captures its time. Still so innovative and the guitars such an important and original feature. Maybe hit a little done by the end and maybe could have finished a few tracks earlier. But glad for it to loop and be back at the solid first half again.
Holy groovy. I love 90s rap. I really like the guitar in the title song. Fav song is ‘My Adidas’.
Reasonably. But also outdated ...
I enjoyed it although it lost me a little towards the end
Niet helemaal mijn stijl.
Very different from what I’m used to but I actually enjoyed it a lot! I was slightly familiar with a couple of the songs, but didn’t know much about the group.
Amazing!
There was a time that you couldn't go anywhere without hearing "It's Tricky", "You Be Illin'", or "Walk This Way". Fine....okay. I understand why it was so, but even today I don't get why it was so. On another note, the collaboration with Aerosmith (one of my favorite bands) on "Walk This Way", basically ressurected Aerosmith's career. I was excited about that until I realized that subsequent music by Aerosmith was going to mostly be a bunch of Top 40 crap.
Favourite Song: Raising Hell
First track in and i was already a HELL YEAH
Favourite Songs: Raising Hell
It’s hard to listen to a whole album of 80s hip hop but there’s lots of good songs including the collaboration with Aerosmith.
Best Track - "Walk This Way"
I can see the appeal but not my type of music
3/10, просто олдовый реп, почти все треки одинаковые.
Flashbacks to going to your friends house after school and playing hours of SSX Tricky. Me and Elise getting tricky. 3.5
Good album. Made want to move.
not really my go-to vibe, but it was nice to find out where so many famous tracks came from!
Ωραίο άλμπουμ, πρόδρομος μιας εποχής της ραπ μουσικής που λίγα χρόνια μετά κατέκτησε τον κόσμο. Λίγο επαναλαμβανόμενο ωστόσο αρκετά fun.
I really liked it definitely going to help me get into my Hip-hop/Rap
After you get past the first 4 songs, which were all their recognizable singles, this fell off.
more than a few known/good songs
Some classics but also not a big fan of Run-D.M.C. I respect their impact and legacy but I'd be lying if I said it was as good as other hip hop groups of the era
Still sounds great!
Run-DMC e jo ganske morsomt, og æ hadde neppe hørt på det utenom albumprosjektet, så sånn sett e æ glad æ hold på med det her.
An absolute classic. You can’t not bob your head to every single on this album. Nothing to change on this, it’s hip hop perfection.
Although they weren’t the first to ever drop a rap album, Run DMC’s Raising Hell was the first to breakthrough to mainstream America and introduce rap music to suburbia. Partnering with Aerosmith to rework Walk This Way for sure brought classic rock fans into the fold and made it okay for crackers like me to enjoy rap music. This album was instrumental to the growth of rap music in America and it set a foundation for all those that followed to build upon. The catchy beats, witty lyrics, and vocal stylings of Rev Run and Darryl McDaniels all hit like a Tyson punch. The album is still enjoyable after 4 decades and when you couple that with what it did to change the music industry, this is an album to be celebrated. My personal opinion is this is closer to a 5 than it is to a 4 so I’m rounding up to give it the credit it’s due.
This is the baddest in your neighborhood. Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good. A goddamn classic in every sense of the word.
Raining Hell is dated as hell, but I love it. If I'm honest this may have been the first time I actually listened to the entire album, glad I finally did, thoroughly enjoyed listening.
I didn't need to listen to this album as I already own it and must have listened to it dozens, if not hundreds, of times. It was one of the first albums that opened me up to hiphop and rap. It's a classic, and it shaped how hiphop/rap evolved.
3/5
A formative influence on the genre and it contains the first crossover with walk this way. Can live without it though……
Easier to listen to than a lot of the stuff around now. First 3 or 4 tracks are pretty solid then I got bored as I usually do with hip hop!
More fun than I expected!
A lot better than their debut: more collaboration, better flows, slicker beats, more fun lyrics, and a wholesome energy.
Solid start to the year. Great HipHop album, no skips throughout!
There was definitely a song which I’ve heard before. I didn’t listen to the album fully tho (hopefully I finish that today) Personally I think I haven’t listened to it enough to LIKE like it so maybe my rating will change after I fully listen to it and understand it
Finished in one go. Good!
Hard not to give this one a 5, several legendary tracks
Death Grips for boomers (complimentary)
My name is Alex and I'm here to say, these rap songs sound kind of quaint
Peter Piper inspired that one Missy Elliott song! The instrumentation/ production seems really simple. Mainly real instruments and drums and beatboxing Rock influence (Raising Hell, Walk This Way)
Groovy beats. Too much Aerosmith. Seems dated. Obviously a bunch of moments that were alluded to by rappers afterward. Probably won’t go back to this one much.
Hell yeah! The beginnings!
Happy to finally fill in a huge gap in my hip hop awareness. This album rocks hard, the first four songs are particularly astonishing - and were omnipresent, even for an 80’s kid in Texas who couldn’t name a single hip hop act. Jaw-dropping to realize the members were all 21 when this was recorded, with Rick Rubin only a year or two older. Just raw, raging talent with the right amount of polish and performances that were clearly honed by hours and hours of live performance. Despite the intensity, the album goes down surprisingly smooth. Great, energizing morning music! And if I squint, I can start to imagine what NYC was like when this bomb of an album dropped. Favorite song: Raising Hell
Some absolute classics in here. Some of the filler songs bring it down, but otherwise could be a 5
Expected not to like this but actually a fun album. I recognized a lot of the songs. Want to revisit - might earn a higher rating.
Fun, original, and creative
I do not particularly care for hip-hop coming into this, and...this album isn't gonna change that. I did, however, like it more than I expected. It's pretty okay. I can see why it's liked so much and why it's a foundational album. It's just not particularly one for me. Favourite song: It's Tricky (duh. that song fucking rules)
Love the rap rock thing. A lot of classic tunes. Big for my mom. Not my personal fave, but good.
Those 2 songs hard-carry this album. The main problem is that the production/audio-mixing is really poor, definitely feels like this could have more impact with a remaster or something.
Classic. 5 stars
Amazing all time album. 5 *
Fav Song: It's Tricky WAAAAAY better than the first album holy moly. Decent lyrics but actually good and varied instrumentals this time. The beatboxing track made me laugh out loud though it was so dumb
For fuck’s sake. I can’t handle any more of this. I don’t care if it was influential for subsequent hip hop releases. It’s fucking awful. Piercing drum machines, juvenile and uninspired lyrics, and at points genuinely terrible beats, get it away from me. The double threat of You Be Illin’ and Dumb Girl damn near made me pull my hair out, I’m serious. This is past the point of ‘I can see why people would enjoy this’. It’s agonising. Unbelievably so.
I don’t listen to much hip-hop but this was great!! So fun, especially doubled up with the Queen Latifah album I listened to recently!!
This was a fun listen, but I've heard all the major singles before. It's so easy to fall into sounds that have been around you since birth. I recognize this isn't usually for me, and I probably won't be playing them more frequently after this either. Fun. Choppy, but well thought out. Musically it sounds like the 80s, but the level of production surpasses the typical drum machine sound. I'm sure this is a few key production techniques away from being a project I really love. 3.4/5
Two classics. The rest confuses me.
cool discovery
No better start to the day than listening to Raising Hell on the bike in Amsterdam. Absolute classic.
Mixed feelings about this album. Walk this way is a seminal moment in music history. Tricky is a banger. a few other songs are decent enough. Its OK in small doses. But I was so ready for it to be over. This type of call and response rap or whatever its true name is gets old fast
THE COVER, very 80s My Adidas- very wholesome: talking about not liking pimps, represents how emblematic these shoes are for the hip hop community, laid back: 5.5/10 Son of Byford Interlude: fun little beatboxing situation: 6/10 Raising Hell: heavier rock guitar, it's pretty good, prefer My Adidas: 5/10 It's Live: the breakdown where they say "Is it Live" is good, the slapping women line is WILD, the ending is fire: 5/10 Proud to be Black: scratching in the start is HEAT, "Don't worry about what color I am... Because I'll show you how I'll this man can act" encouraging people to be excellent, his Malcom X bar I don't agree with, if black history was a song 😂: 7/10 Dumb Girl: message is good- you know the guy doesn't like you but you stay for his money & has lots of sex & doesn't increase her mind 5/10 It's Tricky: beat is the most exciting yet! They mention how drugs are so easy yet they don't take them: 6/10 Peter Piper: nursery rhymes in rap form, they mention Grandmaster Flash but respectfully (not tearing down others while still being confident): 5/10 Perfection: reminds me of how rhymes used to require good vocabulary You be Illin: don't be a drunkard: 5/10 Hit it Run: the mixing with 'Run' and the beatboxing: 5/10 Walk this Way: the Aerosmith feature is amazing: 7.2/10 *The same beat for every song 😂, lyrics are decent but not super creative, no inventive breakdowns: 5/10- wouldn't listen again
An album with only bangers, seamless transitions between tracks, its just fun. Definitely deserves a good average rating since its pretty easy to like this.
So fire
Hell yeah! Some classics here!
Pretty good. Some prehistoric beats but the rocking songs are great
tummy her name
Now I want to listen to Aerosmith. Felt repetitive
I didn't expect at all that I would like it. But it was groovy! Nice flows. Hope the lyrics are not too horrible (as usual, don't get what are the songs about :D ) But one line was against drugs - that's nice.
2.5
The first half of this album is kind of a generational run of songs.
It's a nice album but maybe hasn't aged the best. 3/5
classic hip hop, iconic, formational
the to be expected album
The run of It's Tricky, My Adidas, Walk This Way is an incredible three tracks. The rest of the record sounds dated now and gets a little repetitive, but it's hard to understate how important this was to bridge the gap of hip hop to the mainstream.
6 This hip hop is not to my taste but I’m always happy to get a hip hop album more please
simplesmente dmc perfeição. backvocal insano 9/10
Great classic hip-hop. It has It's Tricky on it, which like. Come on. 4 stars at least. Walk This Way is good, too. The rest of it all sounds like what you'd expect Run-D.M.C to sound like. Not much variation, and it sounds quite alike, with the same productions and tempos. Nonetheless, I like classic hip-hop and this is one of the best.
My favorite aspect of this project is learning things about myself that I wasn't fully aware of. Such as my apparent love of new wave music, British 90s indie pop, and 80s rap. My second favorite aspect is listening to albums from which I know a few of the group's biggest hits and come to appreciate the album tracks just as much if not even more. This album fell squarely into both categories.
Guitar solos were pretty sound
Meh. I remember the Aerosmith collab from when it was released, but the rest, I've forgotten.
Great album classic rap
A very nostalgic Hip Hop album, I can hear how much important the message and the rhythm was back then Fav songs - It's Tricky, Walk This Way 4/5
I didn’t get to the end of this one. It’s just too shouty for me.
I liked this. Some really good beats and some old faves there too!
Ahhh this is a shot of pure nostalgia, I don't think I ever listened to the album in its entirety but I knew at least half the tracks on here - the opening four songs hit like a Mortal Kombat combo, banger after banger. Not the place to come for profound observations or deep feelings, and it doesn't have the same degree of high production and lyrical genius you see later on in hiphop's evolution, but it's a really fun listen and a genuine classic that takes me right back to my school days. That collabo with Aerosmith blew my li'l mind at the time (mainly being a rock fan back then) - it was a really enjoyable, light-hearted era in rap and they were clearly a major influence on the Beastie Boys who I love. I needed this today, thanks Run DMC!
Not my genre, but I can't deny the appeal. Some of these just kick ass.
good
Superb
So so good
39/1001 Back in the day, License to ill was my go to when I wanted to listen to rap. This is almost as good to me but not quite. 6/10
Très bonne découverte ! Excellents en rap / rnb et aussi en riff rock très propres. La vibe est hyper bien réalisée, très énergique, avec une rythmique et des sonorités très créatives, super groove (vraiment des partitions de percu hyper intéressantes, des compositions de sonorités stimulantes). Ça m'a rappelé les Naive New Beaters qui ont une énergie assez proche. Pas fan de tout non plus quand ça boucle un peu dans les riffs ou dans l'aura ego-trip même si bon enfant. Un solide 3,5, que j'arrondis malheureusement vers le bas car pas énorme coup de coeur, mais vraiment impressionnée par la technique, et chouette découverte encore une fois.
Corny, lighthearted and catchy. I had never heard of this record but I’ve definitely heard a lot of these tracks and they’re bangers. It gets repetitive when you’re listening to the album throughout, and I have to be in a specific mood to want to listen to this. 67/100
Faixa favorita: Proud to Be Black Letra favorita: “The unbelieving receiving prophecy so true I cut the head off the Devil and I throw it at you” — Raising Hell Como me senti: dançante, nostálgica Resumo geral: Um álbum que soa como estar entrando numa rua movimentada onde todo mundo parece mais legal que você. Minimalista, agressivo e cheio de swagger: puro rap dos anos 80. Reação pessoal: Como uma reunião de grupo numa praça ou em frente de casa, soltando rimas e nos colocando no topo do mundo. Uma arrogância charmosa.
Definitivamente não é um álbum que irei ouvir novamente. Provavelmente hip-hop não é meu estilo de música preferido, o que me surpreende um pouco já que tenho gosto pelas músicas do The Notorious B.I.G. e Lauryn Hill. Contudo, devo apreciar a quebra de moldura que o álbum pretende. Ao trazer Aerosmith para uma das músicas, mostram uma versatilidade interessante de se acompanhar, que se repete em faixas como Raising Hell, não se prendendo a batidas fixas comuns ao Hip-Hop. Apreciei algumas das letras como a egopick de Is It Live e o black powering em Proud to be Black. No geral, parece ser uma apreciação a uma cultura que não me alcança, já que faixas como "My Adidas", revelam um amor a uma estética e estilo de vida — elementos que fazem sentido dentro do contexto do hip-hop, mas que não me causam conexão alguma. Também me diverti em descobrir a fonte daquele velho "tricky, tricky" que ouvia pela internet aleatoriamente em vídeos. Faixa Favorita: Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith)
Leuk maar wel erg gedateerd. Hits als 'Peter Piper' en 'It's Tricky' staan op dit album.
Really not good
Always more of an NWA man myself.
Ci sta, però troppo rap
Fun
Absolute legend. Enjoyed a lot .
Terrible, all hip hop sounds the same
This is basically the genesis point for rap music as a commercial genre. It has a very rhythmic, driving sound mostly lacking in melodies, with simplistic yet enjoyable flows. The lyricism isn't the best, especially compared to what was to come for the genre, but it's not horrible. This album may not have aged the best, but it essentially codified hip hop as we know it and broke the genre into the mainstream. Four stars for the quality; an extra for its place in rap history.
Giving it a three because of the influence and the Aerosmith song that slaps.
No surprises (already heard at least half the record), super cool. TIL that Atmosphere's 'Shoes' interpolates 'Perfection'. Definitely prefer the more rock-oriented tracks to the b-boy ones (prob bc the rock tracks have riffs and the b-boy tracks mostly use the same beat with scratches) but can't deny that there are bangers all over this one. Keepers: Whole album except 'Dumb Girl', 'Son of Byford', (maybe 'Is It Live' and 'Hit It Run'?).
Classic, but it feels a bit repetitive
another 1980s classic
Old school hip hop. Classic "It's tricky" is on here. The rest is okay (Walk this way was good though).
I'm torn, but all in all more fun than old-school hip hop cliche.
Nice beats, real fun to listen to.
I’m not a huge fan of 80s’ hip hop as it is usually very simple and very repetitive, but this one is a lot more varied and energetic. There’s some rock influences, which I enjoyed, the flows are good, the rapping is decent. Pretty good album. It doesn’t push any boundaries, but it’s enjoyable nonetheless. 7/10
This might be one of the most bare-bones hip-hop records I've ever heard just because how rudimentary the beats are and how little detail are added to them in general. In fact, the song 'Perfection' only has rapping and drums. Nothing more. So what truly shines in the project is the incredible chemistry between the two rappers and how fun their delivery and tone is. For me the highlights would be 'Peter piper', 'It's Tricky', 'Walk This Way' and "You Be Illin' ", with the latter one having some of the funniest lyrics I've ever read talking about who a guy ordered a Big Mac in a KFC or how one of them mistakenly ate dog food as dinner. Hilarious. Unfortunately, I think being an album so simple works against it favor and makes a bit too repetitive, but it manages to be solid.
Classic album
Classic and hardens back to simpler times for the genre
Tight & nostalgic. Fantastic example of mid-80s genre crossover.
Ouai
I’m not sure what Rick Rubin does, some say not a damned thing. Yet he keeps getting high profile producing gigs and is considered a genius. If I had to defend him, this would be Exhibit A. He didn’t make Run or DMC better mcs, didn’t make Jay a better DJ. But he apparently is the guy who brought in all the rock samples. It’s a stroke of genius, and you can draw a straight line from this to sampling masterpieces like Paul’s Boutique, Nation of Millions, 3 Feet High and Rising, and many other classics. They weren’t the best of the era (for me, it’s Erik B and Rakim, who didn’t even make this dopey list) but have to be credited for taking hip hop off the Bronx street corners and schools and onto MTV and the mainstream. Also, I had this cassette in 1986, 8th grade, and still love it
Not my thing but a good album
Couple of decent tracks but the repetition is blatantly obvious
Few good tracks here but not enough for a full record. Rest of it is dreadful filler.
I liked it more than I thought I would!
It's tricky was a high- hit it run and raising hell brought it down for me. Honestly it dragged a bit, even though I liked a few songs don't think I'll need to relisten to this as an album. First one I really felt I was waiting to be done with at multiple songs.
2/3rds gold
Repetitive, but a good time. What is repeated is something fun!
I don’t trust you if you don’t like this album. Just banger after banger. The four song run to start the album is just absurdly good. Yes the flows can be a little rudimentary and repetitive, but the lyrics are good so does it really matter?
Not a rap guy
:). 3.9
# Album Name: Raising Hell # Artist: Run DMC # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Genuinely a pretty good album. Not usually my thing but very enjoyable. # Top Tunes: PP / Tricky / Walk this way / Adidas / Raising hell # Would I listen to it again? yes
Fantastic album with the first half being perfect but then falling off a bit towards the end 7.9/10
An album so ubiquitous in my youth that, despite never owning it of consciously listening to it all the way through, I knew almost every song by heart.
There's even more bangers than I remember on this one.
Good!
Even though rap and hip-hop have evolved so much in nearly 40 years, I think this will always hit me deep down, just like early Beatles. They're synthesizing everything that's come before into something new and they're sounding amazing while they do it.
Poor dumb girl. I hope she finds peace. This is all high quality but a tad one-note. 3.5
I think I can admit that I've never been the biggest hip-hop guy but that I enjoyed this about as much as I can for a hip-hop album I've listened to the first time.
How could you not bump along to this album? The vocal transitions are on point. It's not my favorite listen, but it gets a star bump for its place in history and cultural importance
Enjoyed this. It was released the same year as Licensed to Ill by the Beastie Boys and there's a lot of crossover in the sound. Looking at the overall chronology I assume Run-D.M.C. influenced Beastie Boys, although I listened to the latter first on this challenge.
Good fun beats but sounds pretty dated and gets a bit samey.
Walk This Way is an undeniably good and groundbreaking song, but other than that, there isn't much reason to revisit this album. A lot of the beats and production sound very dated, and almost comedy-esque, and there are far superior 80s hip hop albums to revisit - the fact that this is a compilation album is very telling
When in the right mood and environment…
I love the beat and rhythm.
I listened, but I don’t listen to this genre at all.
This sounds incredibly dated, but not as dated as I expected if that makes sense. Fun to listen to. I don't know if this is grading on a curve, but I sort of think about comparing early rap to modern rap in the same way as baseball. Simply based on better competition, nutrition, playing conditions, wealth, and everything else, today's baseball players are faster, stronger, and more skilled than any who came before. Not every pitcher threw 95 back in the day and almost none through 100, today that's commonplace. Babe Ruth was orders of magnitude better than his peers, but every player today is better than him. Similarly, even the very best MCs of the 80s, up to and including Rakim, blasphemous as it is to say, don't have the technical virtuosity that would follow from better rappers to come. The analogy isn't perfect because unlike ball, not EVERY rapper today has more skills. I mean, say, compare DMC to Black Thought or Freddie Gibbs or Andre 3000 and it's obvious he can't keep up. But, like, he's STILL better than Big Sean. In any event, it sounds dated, but the production really kicks ass, the energy is there, and there's more clever stuff in here than I expected. "Walk This Way" is tired because I've heard it too many times, but the other singles and the deep tracks hit. You can see why they sold out arenas. High points: "Hit It Run", "Raising Hell", "It's Tricky', "My Adidas" Low Points: "You Be Illin'", "Dumb Girl"
I liked this album a lot and it is a classic of course. One of the best rap albums in the 80's. Some of the lyrics hasn't aged well but if you consider that this album is almost 40 years old, it is not one of the bad ones compared to other rap-albums. The beats where mostly really good. Not so big fan of the guitar-stuff in the album but have to give credit to that it was revolutionary back then. Raising Hell includes some well-aged rap-classics but I think it loses some of it's focus nearing the end of album.
Peter Piper - 7 its tricky - 8 my adidas - 6 walk this way - 9 is it live - 7 perfection - 6 hit it run - 6 raising hell - 8 you be illin - 6 dumb girl - 7 son of byford - 0 proud to be black - 7
Strong opening four track run, uneven after that.
Classic hip hop .Absolutely awesome
I did not like this album
I didn’t have the time to give this that it deserved
The quintessential rap album for me. I know there was some stuff going on before this, but most casuals had no idea until this one landed. I love the precision of this one. Absolutely a classic, and still fun to listen to 40 years later
This was bloody brilliant. Even though I’m not overly fussed on Aerosmith even I can’t deny that Walk This Way is a great song on an album packed with great tracks. Listened to it twice already and I’ll definitely be keeping this one saved. Top Track - Raising Hell
Not bad.
I knew most of these songs but had never listened to the full album, which was a mistake I was happy to rectify.
Of all the bands/groups/artists whose biggest song is a cover I've already heard, I never knew Run-D.M.C. was one of them. Apparently their cover of Walk This Way got so big it out-charted the original. Anyways, I love this duo. They're beyond fun at all times and have some wildly entertaining beats to carry their energy even more. Also, their chemistry together. I'd pay someone $15 to find me a group of two people who work better together onstage. All of the passing back and forth inside and between lines is great and adds to the fun even more. If you can't tell, I think this album is incredibly fun, and proof that all rap is improved by real guitars. Bonus points for the saxophone in You Be Illin'.
Their third album..Hip Hop. The first four tracks are really good ! Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith) is a classic track. Then we get to Hit It Run which is one I really like too. This album and the Run-D.M.C. (1984) album are huge in Hip Hop history. I prefer this one of the two.
It's a really fun album. There's plenty of catchy beats and I had a bit of a sing-along/rap-along for the few songs I knew. I ran to it. And, I found that while I did really enjoy listening to it. There were a few dud tunes. Who sings about their Adidas?! Dumb Girl? (That one didn't age well!). Why I like the group, I like the sound and I liked a lot of the songs... I didn't think it was worthy of 5 star status. Oh, and I don't like Aerosmith, so don't get me started on that Walk This Way business. 4 stars.
This album is like being at the dance hall some gangster is dissing your fly girl. You put him in his place with some furious funky dance moves, while also suggesting that you've got quite a few friends out with you tonight and you don't mind punching on.
This album is just hit after hit. What else can you say. Starts strong and remains strong.
Solid, fun and iconic listen. For me Peter Piper, It's Tricky, and Walk This Way are the standouts. The only reason I'm giving it 3 vs 4 stars is it's not one that'll be in my listening rotation.
A classic album. It’s kinda like listening to like Elvis or something. Very primitive and super fun. Can’t say it is something I put on but certainly understand it’s importance and it has a bunch of hits
Should’ve given rush a 2, this was actually a 3. Super fun with the hits hitting.
Sounds a little dated but I can sense that at the time this was a ground breaking cross over, it’s listenable but it ain’t public enemy.
old school hip hop perfection… with the exception of “dumb girl”. not sure what they were thinking with that one. highlights: “peter piper” “it’s tricky” “walk this way” “proud to be black”
Started great, sorta fizzled out in the second half.
Sorry, this just doesn’t cut it for me.
Piece of history but very late 80s pop even tho it’s rap
This shit is fire, I fear I think Rap has a tendency to age badly because of its positioning on the cusp of underground culture. If something differentiates itself by way of being controversial or norm-breaking, then as it ages and culture assimilates it will inevitably lose its edge. But this is one is one iconic sample after the other and its rhythm and rhyme are satisfying. Plus, I think we are over the hump of late 80s and early 90s being cringe. Plus now my algorithm thinks I like 90s era Rap and I've been vibing like I'm the gen X gig worker that is blasting OutKast when they pick you up from the airport. Perfection.
This album was so much FUN. I am not an expert so I won’t wax poetic about how Run-DMC paved the way for so much of the hip hop sounds we hear today. But this album is full of so many songs that just make you want to bounce. I listened to it while biking around Brooklyn and could really appreciate how funny Run-DMC is in their lyrics and how much their sounds are SO New York. I can still rap all of Its Tricky so I call that a win. Might mess around and add this album back into my “bopping around New York” rotation.
Some classic bangers on this one. A nice change of pace with what we’ve been getting so far.
There’s not much more that can be said about the obvious influence that Run-D.M.C. would have on hip hop. Their rhymes were slick, their beats were great. The walk this way aerosmith collab is legendary. I don’t really have much negative to say about this album. Unfortunately it’s a product of its time - it doesn’t necessarily transcend the period it was made in. It’s good, it’s impressive, and we have to put respect on Run-D.M.C., but I don’t think Raising Hell is timeless.
A fun album but I just couldn't get into it.
Very good. Some big hits and solid rap rock credentials with the title song Raising Hell.
I enjoyed this so much more than their debut
I enjoyed it more than the previous Run DMC album. That 4 song run to kickstart the project is legendary -1 star due to dumb girl
falls off a lot on side b but is still kind of a refreshing sound that you just don't hear anymore
classic
Not my favorite hip hop album. I like some of the songs but they do mostly sound the same to me. I see how this progressed the east coast NY scene to the early 90s stuff which I love
Such a cool album. I don’t think anyone at the time had any idea what a rock/hip hop fusion collab would be like. Wish modern hip hop had more of a jam master jay beat to it.
Classic, obvs. Not really sure how I feel about the actual sound - kind of caricature-y, although I'm not entirely sure of what. Glad I heard it regardless
Listened on the train to EWR. Twas alright. Reminds me of the Beastie Boys. Raising Hell is easily the best track on the album.
I was having a terrible day. I was enraged, bothered, and everything seemed to be going worse by the minute. Then I decided to try today's album, and it was just what I needed! Not every song is a winner, but they are all creative, energetic, and fun!
Super dated. I can see how this was groundbreaking back in the day, and it has some serious gems, "Tricky" and "Proud to Be Black," especially. Overall would not return to listen to the entire album, but would listen to specific tracks.
Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell is a landmark album that didn't just raise the bar—it redefined it. With its fresh, hard-hitting beats and razor-sharp rhymes, the record fused rock and rap in a way that was revolutionary for its time, most famously on “Walk This Way” with Aerosmith. The production, courtesy of Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons, brought a raw, stripped-down energy that made hip hop feel urgent and accessible to a broader audience.
Great listen all around.
The wiki described them as a pioneering group in fusion music blending rap and rock. I really liked all the beats too, and it made me want to listen to their records.
Liked the beats, liked the instrumentation and vocals on some of the tracks - although there were a few with weird breathing noises I didn’t like. Some songs I would listen to again but as a whole it’s not really my thing. Fav song: It’s Tricky Least fav: Dumb Girl
Enjoy the beats and the rapping, just not that amazing for me . Really like tricky though. Specific rating - 3.9 Fav song- it’s tricky Least fav- dumb girl
very dance vibes; would be much more likely to go to a club if this was what they played...
Really enjoyed it, some really fun and catchy parts. Some of the songs started to run into each other a little but still really great beats. Favourite song: It's Tricky Least: Dumb Girl
Lustig, was Hip Hop mal war. So verspielt, so wenig böse. Nach dem Balkantrip auf dem Weg nach Ddorf im Bus.
I gave it a chance. 80s rap...I thought I might like some of it, but no. Not for me.
I've never really liked that 80s/90s east coast NYC rap style where the whole group yells the last two words of EACH LINE. To me it's always sounded PRETTY LAME. Rap has gotten better and more interesting SINCE THIS. The OGs were inventive, but they really did only have ONE FLOW.
Not super into hip hop. but I enjoyed this. It's kind of abrasive, which makes sense considering how it was one of the pioneering rap albums. Surprisingly the Aerosmith collab wasn't my favorite song. Favorite songs: Raising Hell, Hit It Run.
Great tunes, great group. 3/5h
pioneers. way ahead of the game Peter Piper is one of my all time faves.. Goddamn that DJ MADE MY DAY lovelovelove