Raising Hell

Even though some of the lyrics obviously sound corny to today's ears, still a great listen.

Some good old 80s hip-hop. Favourite tracks were It’s Tricky and My Adidas

liked it more than i thought iw ould

Oh, such a fun album. Absolutely remember this spinning at many a party when it came out. One of the first rap groups I heard. Love the way they weave R&B, rock, and rap elements together.

Walk this way has always been a favorite of mine. 4

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This was actually a lot more fun to listen to than I expected. Probably not one that I would actively revisit, but certainly a good experience in terms of broadening my perspective and appreciating music I wouldn't usually listen to. Rounded up from a 3.5 for that.

I forgot how much I liked this album!

So many memories of dancing at the clubs in the 80’s

I used to have this. I forgot that some of the songs on here were pretty good.

Love it! Not sure about "Hit it run", only.

Very cool

classic hip clzssic hop

I totally wouldn't have listened to this otherwise, but it was much better than expected. Perfect album for drawing a snail. And probably other things.

Classic old school rap. Beastie Boys had same record label and very similar sound at the same time. Hmm?

Really good. Hip hop/rock crossover works v well. So many tunes

I like back when you could understand all the rap words! GAWD I was 13... holy moley. This album is dope and deserves four Arwen's

An album with some absolute classics. And one that brought hip hop into mainstream culture. I didn't find it quite as enjoyable as Digital Underground but that's personal preference. Still a gazillion times better than Bon Jovi though!

Listened to today’s twice. Great stuff especially the first 4 songs. Couple of ones I didn’t like in the 2nd half of the album, but overall a cracker. Mad it came out 35 years ago. Might have to purchase!

Love their style, esp the drums. “Walk this way” arguably better than the original (hard to do).

Brings me back to the good old fourth grade days.

Decent, better than expected and doesn’t overstay its welcome

One of coolest old school hip hop record!

Famosa: Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith) Le daré un 4, aunque son un poco pesados.

great album - LOVE it's tricky

classic rap album

I liked it much better than I expected, not really my taste though

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3.5 | El primer album de hip-hop que fue un verdadero éxito gigante. Tiene mucha importancia tanto por el parteaguas comercial que abrió como musicalmente. Se siente realmente como el apogeo de ese estilo de rap ochentero que se arrastra desde las fiestas en el Bronx en los 70s; esa cadencia llega a su punto máximo aquí y se comienza a mezclar con una mayor variedad de ritmos incluyendo de manera importante el rock. A partir de aquí empezará a cambiar mucho la escena, esta ya por llegar Ice Cube a imponer otro nuevo estilo con el gangsta rap pero por estos momentos aun se puede sentir ese punto más alto de lo que era la "nueva escuela" del rap que estaba ahora enfilando su salida. En cuanto a sus detalles siempre he sentido que DJ Run musicalmente era competente en tanto que DMC era un excelente MC. Los ritmos se sienten clásicos de la época con creo en mi opinión 6 canciones que son espectaculares en su creatividad y el resto que aunque buenas pueden sentirse estándar. Esas 4 canciones iniciales serían muy difícil de mantener durante todo el disco pero el cambio de calidad si llega a sentirse un poco hacia el final. Un disco muy importante, vital no solo para entender cómo evolucionó el hip-hop sino mucha parte de la música en general. Siento tan puntual el disco que casi se me olvida hacer mención sobre como fue la razón de que Aerosmith reviviera y pudiera volver a tener una carrera importante siendo que ya se les consideraba en muchos aspectos una banda olvidada. Me gustaría poner más puntuación quizá pero he de aceptar que no ha envejecido de la manera más grácil y quizá para quien no gusta del estilo le puede parecer repetitivo en unos aspectos. De todas formas sin duda un gran disco que 100% pertenece a esta lista.

some great songs but pretty repetitive beats

Legends of rap. SSX Tricky.

an absolute classic.

Very raw with some dope old school beats. Lots of cool rock infusions too. Classic hip hop sound

Great album, not every song is for me, but a good majority so far are. They do have a same-y way of rhythm, but it works very well The title track "raising hell" is my favorite Nobody could write "you be illin" today, it wouldn't work, but because Run DMC have so much talent and charisma, it's one of the better tracks

really cool integration of classic rock with hop on a lot of the tracks, a ton of energy and personality coming from them to make it really fun to listen to lyrically and musically, some of it sounds the same from track to track but overall unique and clearly definitive of hip hop's golden age

Today's album is Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C from 1986. I was 12 years old when this album came out and I remember watching the famous video on MTV where Aerosmith bashes through the wall and becomes part of the track. For most of my life, Run-D.M.C was not a big part of my musical education. In my later life, I started working my way back through the 'golden age' of rap and learning how it all started. Boogie Down Productions quickly became a favorite artist, and I pretty much ignored the music put out by Run-D.M.C. After giving this an honest listen, I get how much they and Rick Rubin influenced hip-hop from the get go. It's like they were kind of a joke by the time I became aware of them. The Addidas and the blingy image, threw me off taking them seriously. If my Dad listened to rap at the time in the late 80s, it would have been his old-man music by the time I turned 18 in 1992. My Dad listening to rap is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. I also got turned off my reality TV and "reverend run" and all the sexual assualt allegations about his brother Russell. I appreciate this album and it definitely holds up. Stripping away all the context, and trying to pretend this is the first time I've ever heard this album - makes it really shine.

There are literally books written about the story and significance of the 3rd studio release by the New York duo Run-D.M.C. Going into this album I had already heard the first couple of tracks countless times. Growing up and recording "Walk this Way" on a tape was a proud moment when I finally got a good cut without radio announcer. Today I focused on the beats and lyrics of the album, and honestly beyond the significant singles you may already know, I wasn't too impressed with their "B-sides." A few throw away tracks like Perfection and Dumb Girl to me weighted the album down, although to be fair I could hear how these more fraternity raps would lead way to the Beastie Boys down the line. What really gives this album a homerun is the last track Proud to be Black. If the lines in Dumb Girl made me doubt their lyrical skill, Run-D.M.C. proves themselves with Proud to be Black. After all this album wasn't significant in the history of music solely for it's lyrics, but its combination of rock and hip hop. With Aerosmith at the peak of their career they shared the spotlight with two rappers out of New York, and the rest is history. 4/5

HYPE

3.5 pero redondea a 4 porque es viernes. Como de costumbre, no soy fan del Hip Hop, pero hasta en eso hay clases y honestamente este tiene varias cosas rescatables. Me gustó mucho la primera rola (Peter Piper) y por supuesto Walk This Way, que marcó época en más de un sentido. Me gustó todavía más la que samplea a My Sharona (It's Tricky) porque es mi casi-one-hit-wonder favorito. Por otro lado, no me gustaron nada las dos con las que cierra y eso le quitó el .5 que de todos modos le redondeé por barco.

If you’re going to pick hip hop/rap albums as the Mount Rushmore of influence, this album would be on there. Seamlessly melding rap and rock to create a hybrid that really had not been heard before, Run-DMC and Rick Rubin produced a sound that would be copied, chopped, skewed and scrambled into different hip hop records for years to come. This album may sound a bit dated, but that the time it was groundbreaking. Favorite song: My Adidas Least favorite song: I get sick of Walk This Way a lot

Pretty rad

Classic RUN-DMC! I enjoyed this album and to be honest I normally listen to this style of music. It was an awesome flash back to my younger years listening to this. If I had to recommend an album for RUN-DMC it would be this album.

Pretty good old hip hop. The white chicks song is in it.

A fun and energetic album from start to finish! This Aussie gives it 4/5 shrimps on the barbie

I like this album mostly for nostalgic reasons. Still a good album but not amazing.

Great album, has "It's tricky" and "Walk this way" which are pretty popular to this day and overall this album sounds good.

its tricky

The album that brought rap to the mainstream and it sounds like it. Rapping over rock guitars on the title track, and King of Rock from previous album, is still awesome, and better than the more famous Walk this Way. Some of the boasting gets repetitive, and some songs lean a bit heavy on the misogyny.

Classic early hip hop, pioneers of the early rap/rock movement

Nice rap

The music backing in early rap days is no joke. Samples used to this day

Good, have some iconic songs

Very good

They changed the game. Best track: Walk This Way.

Classic Hip-Hop. Definitely see its impact with the Rock & Roll genre, especially their collaboration with Aerosmith. Felt like the strongest songs were in the beginning though, and the latter half were alright.

3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/run-d_m_c/raising-hell/ First four songs + title track are great, but the rest is a bit hit or miss. Still, influential classic, of course.

Cool sometimes but just ok and stale most of the time. Still enjoyable overall 6/10

The better Run-D.M.C record. But still somewhat dated.

Again: love the mid-school representation in this book, but the fact that the album with fucking "Walk This Way" made this list when Paid in Full didn't blows my mind. Mostly solid. I still think "Walk This Way" veers pretty close to being obnoxious. "Dumb Girl" is hilarious for all the wrong reasons.

I mean, at this point in hip-hop history, we were one year away from groundbreaking groups like Eric B & Rakim, NWA, and Public Enemy, groups that pushed the sounds of hip-hop to a whole new level. So my tolerance for these clunky and dry beats at this point isn't super high. But still, I'll consider this more of a cutoff point for this more dated style than anything else, especially for a group as influential and important to the core of hip-hop as Run-D.M.C. Though, funnily enough, I enjoyed their self-titled debut much more than this one. Admittedly, the rapping here was much better, especially on 'Peter Piper', 'You Be Illin', and the title track. And for as much as I dislike the original song, the 'Walk This Way' version of the Aerosmith song on this album is essential golden-age hip-hop listening. "Proud to Be Black' was also a pretty great closer, and maybe the most impactful thing here lyrically, especially after the awful 'Dumb Girl'. Maybe my biggest gripe here, though, is the pretty dry production that doesn't do enough. The record could've benefitted from some more interesting sampling, and fewer antiquated drum-machine breaks. But the band even shouts this out on one of the songs as purposeful, so who am I to complain? Ultimately it's a record of its time, and I can't hate it for that, especially when we're talking about Run-D.M.C

Classic. Not necessarily something I listened to back in the days.

Que creatividad. Excelentes rolas. Puro party :D

I’m not a hip-hop guy, but this album is a classic. Their collab with Aerosmith brought hip-hop to a whole lot of people that would never have heard it. Most of the lyrics/rhymes are pretty funny, and while it’s not an album that I would purchase, I appreciate it.

Some classic hip hop bangers. I did appreciate the rock cross over and feel of the album.

Not a hip hop kinda girl

Good

Important to what we have today

Två jättehits med Its Tricky och Walk This Way. Resten är rap och trumbeats.

3/5. The album largely credited with bringing rap music to the mainstream with massive hits like “Tricky” or “Walk This Way” which features the rock band Aerosmith and is an interpolation of their song of the same name. Its influence on the spread of rap music and the aesthetics that the genre would use going forward are undeniable, however my feelings on this album are the same as with their self titled debut. You can tell it was a revolution at its time, but a lot of what came after runs entire marathons around Run DMC in terms of rapping ability, production, variety, flow, etc. And due to that fact going back to a Run DMC album it always feels very basic and plain. Which is not the albums fault, it’s more so the fault of time and how rap music would rapidly evolve over the coming decades. Even if revisiting Run DMC doesn’t lead to my favorite listening experiences, they still are a foundational group who laid a lot of groundwork for rap music and helped bring it to a mainstream audience, and that much can never be taken from them, so Raising Hell is absolutely an important album that’s worth hearing at least once.

Critiquing 80s hip-hop as a fan of the genre is really fucking hard. If you take this album at face value, it's kinda ass. The beats and the flows get boring and old very quickly. The lyrical content just does not hold up against the test of time. But you'd only tell half of the story if you don't acknowledge that some of the rap tropes that we find cringey and cliche in 2026 were brand new when they were adding them to this album. You don't get Tribe or Black Sheep or Naughty by Nature or any of your 90s faves without Run beatboxing poorly on the track in 1986. This album in itself is so sample-able. There's definitely magic on this album. It's like hieroglyphics on the inside of the pyramid wall of hip hop history. Highlights: Walk This Way, Perfection

Not my favorite early hip hop, but ok. 3.5 stars

estuve mehh pero el inicio me gustó bastante, por eso 3

It was not my cup of tea. Very repetitive

I kept thinking of Punk rock - throwing simple instruments together and singing about what you know. By modern standards the djing, drum machines and mixdown are amateurish at best, but it kind of adds to the charm. The raps are more like football chants than intricate wordplay - over the course of an album it wears a little thin, but the party vibes are undeniable. Ironically if it was 3-4 songs shorter i'd be sure it's a 4, but just a strong 3.

It's good and all, and it obviously should be on here for its influence on hip-hop, but I also don't really love it. I'm just not the biggest fan of this brand of early, rap-rock influenced hip-hop, and that's basically what this is. 'Tricky' and 'Walk This Way' are great though.

Ta bueno. Ese hip hop de antes. Acá mezclan cositas de rock. No solo en Walk This Way. En el resto de los temas también. 7/10

Estuvo bien, la segunda canción me encantó porque es parte del OST de Y dónde están las rubias, pero no es algo que escucharía seguido.

Zzzz

Groundbreaking in its time, but rather primitive sounding today. Definite skills on display here, but there's better out there.

Not my thing but actually OK

It's fun for what it is, but feels more dated than a lot of other hip hop from this era.

Some great tracks. Their rap style became dated in like a week, but it's still very solid.

I liked this one better than their self titled. A bit more varied, a bit more interesting

I like this D.M.C. album more than their debut. They lay the groundwork for a lot of hip-hop, but I don't think a lot of their stuff has aged super well. The collab with Aerosmith is really bad (I hate Aerosmith). 6/10

Pretty fun from start to end. Front-loaded with big hits so there’s an inevitable dip in the middle but it doesn’t outstay its welcome. Maybe doesn’t have the fire of Public Enemy at their most furious or the smarts of De La Soul/ATCQ at their most inventive but it’s easily as important a chapter in hip hop.

It does sound like a lot of the rap album for around this time. So it's catchy and fun. Favorite Songs: It's Tricky ; Walk this Way

This kind of music is so fucking annoying to me, but also I get how it was fresh, I see how it’s fun, and I can hear how it’s not objectively bad. All things considered I guess it’s a 3.

A cornerstone hip-hop album. Not an album I would seek, but it was worthwhile to listen to the album where "It's Tricky" comes from.

It’s good! On a different day I might even think it’s great. But it just starts to sound really samey about halfway through. There’s no denying that it’s an enjoyable sameness, but still, stale is stale.

The Rock n Roll/Rap hybrid songs have always seemed like a relic of some bygone era to me, but I can’t think of any other examples that aren’t on this album. Not sure there’s a huge market for it. 3.5

All-timer of a 3 song run here with It’s Tricky —> My Adidas —> Walk This Way (with this version being maybe the only Aerosmith song I like? Also it has the best music video of all time. Also also kinda wild that a throwaway Mel Brooks joke from 1974 resulted in the only good rap rock collab). Rest is fun but meh

Kuulsin mitmeid tuttavaid meloodiaid ja laule, album elab kindlasti muusikas edasi. Ühe laulu häälitsused meenutasid seda ühte Korni laulu, te teate küll millist ma mõtlen. Oleks põnev teada kas seal on seos, aga ilmselt pole. "You be Illin'" pani mõtlema Illyle mille silte Triestes nii palju näinud olen. "Walk this way" koos Aerosmithiga oli ikka kõige toredam laul albumis. Stiililt oli album lõbus ja kuigi selle mängulisus oli kohati veidi naljakas sellisel kohmakal viisil, oli selles ka meeldivat, mida oskan võrrelda vaid osade Nickelbavk lauludega, tean pole jube täpne võrdlus aga parim mis ma praegu leida suudan.

Pretty good for what it is. I respect it for it's influence but nowadays it is a bit simple and dated. Nothing particular to dislike about it hough, it's pretty catchy so that kept me engaged 3.5 Highlights: Walk This Way

Couple of good songs the rest are just ok

Some classics on here for sure, still not strong enough overall to merit a high score

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gostei muito dessa mistura de rap com rock do RUN DMC. varias musicas eu ja tinha ouvido e nao fazia ideia q era deles, muito legal. tirando isso, muitas musicas tem aquela pegada de rap antigo meio gimmicky e umas letras meio bestas/brincalhonas. de qualquer forma, com certeza um certified classic, gostei. nota 6,0

I was expecting a little more considering Run-D.M.C's influence and importance within early hip hop. This didn't really capture me as I think it should've outside the popular singles. 6/10

its a pretty run of the mill hip hop, it doesnt particularly pop in the same way the others do but its still ok

I don’t know how well all this has aged… I mean “Dumb Girl” obviously has aged like a milk and just straight-up curdled but even some of the rest of it feels a bit stale. You can just tell it’s relatively early for the genre, and speaking as someone born on this side of YK who has no real teenage nostalgia wrapped up in it it just doesn’t stir a lot in me as an album. That said, individual tracks are of course undeniable (It’s Tricky, You Be Illin’) and I do always feel some obligation to respect the pioneering voices in ANY genre… we’ll call it a solid 3/5

Still not quite my style, but there are some decent tracks now and then. Three stars...

Nie buja mnie jakoś flow Darryla, sorki

Not actively bad Although I wouldn't listen to this on my own time, I wouldn't be dismayed if it came on the radio

Gf loves this, not me so much

Produksjonen har gjort et ordentlig sprang, men låtskriving not so much. På mange måter føles det mindre presserende enn debuten. Det er noen ordentlige bops her, It's Tricky (åpenbart), men også Peter Piper og Raising Hell. Likevel, ingenting som er i nærheten av å vippe Rock Box av tronen. Albumet er også til tider direkte dårligere enn debuten. Hva faen var Dumb Girl? Endte opp med å skippe halvveis gjennom. Dårligste beaten noensinne eller? Helthelig tror jeg at jeg foretrekket debuten.

Enjoyable if a bit stripped back. Has some good moments.

Sicher wegweisendes Hip-Hop-Frühwerk mit einer handvoll guter Songs. Ich bevorzuge allerdings den modernen Hip Hop, der ist irgendwie abwechslungsreicher.

Solid all the way through, the bigger songs are absolutes tunes (Raising Hell in particular)

It didnt aged the best but it got some catchy songs and beats. Sometime its just annoying(A "walk this way" cover by a 80's hip hop artist was never going to be good). Theyr not great rapper in my oppinion, just kinda fun. Only kinda.

Remembered from back in the day… did the Fresh Prince borrow from them or was it the other way around?

должно быть это легендарная вещь нужно понимать кто эти ребята и насколько они популяризировали хип-хоп или насколько их инструменталы продвинули жанр но я не понимаю, я просто не в контексте это просто позитивный реп, где чуваки по очереди читают есть хиты вряд ли переслушаю

Super fun! Tricky makes me very happy. Definitely some weaker tracks on here (looking at you, Dumb), but it’s easy to see why this was a breakout hit for rap.

Oh thank God. This is exactly what the Beastie Boys wanted to sound like and never could because their voices are like those of tiny whiny dogs. Run DMC sound like actual human dudes. And it's great. The stripped-down production is maybe a little too stripped down at times. More than one song is just them rapping over a beat, with no bass, sample, sound effects, nothing. And with the simplicity of their flow, that can make a pretty boring listen for modern ears. Overall I liked it, thought it definitely has some weaknesses. THREE STARS

Decent but not really my thing. And very dated

Some high highs (It's Tricky) and some low lows (Dumb Girl)

Not generally what I would reach for but still entertaining music.

Gold solid old school rap. And the one with Aerosmith is fun.

Repetitive, but Tricky is great

No onhan tässä sitä jotain, mutta jotain silti uupuu. Ehkä se Beastie Boys lähtee paremmin

Ihan kovaa kyntöä. Tässähän oli useampikin tuttu biisi vaikka nimet eivät mitään sanoneetkaan, tietysti Walk this way tutuimpana.

It’s fun to listen to, but quite samey. Not crap like modern rap sounds to me.

I find 80s style rap to be quite boring. Can’t deny the influence though. God is love, Rev Run.

The early days of hiphop, with only one cadence ba dada dada dah dah dada dada dah DAH It gets old pretty quick. I forgot how bad the sampling was on the Aerosmith collab, and the quality of the sample is terrible too - 12 bit sampler I am guessing? Still the best track on the album by a long way.

Meh, lots of classics. I’m glad I took the time to listen but I wasn’t a huge fan of some of the rhymes, they seemed a bit … on the nose? Idk. It was okay.

Rap is a genre that I absolutely appreciate, and on occasion like a lot,, but I need to be in a certain mood to go out of my way to listen to it. That being said, this is a pretty badass record with some bangers that I would love to shuffle on a hip-hop-oriented playlist. Will I listen through the album all the way through again? Like...definitely a couple more times at least, perhaps, maybe.....

Fun oldschool that i wouldn't have found myself +1

Listening to Run-D.M.C.’s *Raising Hell* today really highlights just how much rap has evolved, resulting in a mixed bag where the old-school flow feels incredibly dated with forced rhymes. The album definitely shows its age through skippable filler like "Son of Byford," a terrible beat on "Perfection," and the casual misogyny of "Dumb Girl"—even if that track serves as a familiar, cool showcase of early sampler tech. However, the high points are undeniable: "Walk This Way" is an absolute classic, "Proud to be Black" brings great messaging, and the loud-as-hell kick and snare on "It's Tricky" still slaps alongside the chill vibe of "You Be Illin'." While "My Adidas" feels like an early, blatant attempt at commercializing hip-hop, the album's precision and foundational grooves are so distinct that you can still hear its DNA in modern music, like Missy Elliott sampling the classic "Peter Piper." It’s an essential piece of music history, but because the lyricism feels so elementary by today's standards, it lands at a solid **3/5**.

muy buen álbum con grandes hits, mi canción favorita del álbum es Is It Love. 7/10

I knew "Walk this Way" from back in the day - the video is pretty awesome too. "It's Tricky" is also very catchy. The rest of the album is fine. They are pioneers but their style of rap now feels dated to me.

I'd only heard the singles so first time listening to the album. Good fun, would listen again

nice

First time listening to a rock type album, loved it tbh

It’s very influential to hip-hop music, but the flows here are basic, the rhymes are simplistic. It feels like an on the spot freestyle on every song. That being said it really doesn’t sound bad and I like the Aerosmith track and the title track

"muestren su talento chicas"

THIS BEAT IS MY RECITAL. I THINK IT'S VERY VITAL. This was a really fun album and, from what I gather, very important for the hip hop movement back in the 80s. I liked it a lot

3.5 stars

I honestly feel like the only time I would want to listen to this as a record is driving around in a clapped out honda civic with the EQ fully bass boosted. It has some slappers but some of the tracks are really repetitive and not presenting anything of value (Dumb Girl for example). Might have been ahead of its time for being from the mid 80s, but it was only ahead of its time by a few years and leaves me feeling like it would have been a dime a dozen by the 90s. All that being said I have a hard time giving it less than a 3 because I would put a handful of the comparable albums of this era below it, and the 1 star spot is reserved for vanilla ice.

Solid enough. Quite repetitive by the end. But includes a banger.

Not bad.

Illin'

Like the oldschool beats but just not my type of music/hiphop. Would listen to it while cleaning but not over the headphones when im alone in my room

my ignorant ass did Not know where half the samples in work it came from. anyway i enjoyed this for what it was, but i tend to prefer 90s/00s hip hop. spoiled myself and looked at matt's review and yeah it's a little cheesy in 2026 but that can be a vibe,,, fav: it's tricky (sorry)

Peter Piper 3.6 It's Tricky 3.6 My Adidas 3.3 Walk This Way 3.7 Is It Live 3 Perfection 3.2 Hit It Run 3.1 Raising Hell 3.4 You Be Illin' 3 Dumb Girl 3.1 Son of Byford n/a Proud to Be Black 3.5 Score: 3.318181818

Jamais écouté avant. L'album qui a simultanément propulsé le hip-hop dans le paysage musical mainstream et ressuscité la carrière d'Aerosmith (était-ce bien nécessaire ?). On sent que le hip-hop en est encore à ses balbutiements : les flows varient très peu d'un morceau à l'autre, les textes oscillent entre la grosse farce (You Be Illin'), trash talk de MC (Rising Hell) et première ébauches revendicatives (Proud to Be Black), et le son des boîtes à rythme est franchement daté, mais cette écoute a été pour moi une très bonne découverte, et pas seulement comme une pièce de musée. Avec un faible pour les morceaux les plus directement rock : Walk This Way, qui arrive à rendre Aerosmith intéressant, et Raising Hell, quasiment un morceau de hard rock rappé, franchement très cool. Top : Raising Hell Flop : Dumb Girl

Heard many times; 3.5; This is a fun album, and also an important one that I think makes complete sense to have on this list. It feels pretty corny in parts, but that also is what makes it enjoyable to me. It manages to his really hard while being sparse, which I think is because of the vocals and punchy drum machine. My one complaint is that the album can sound repetitive. Favorite Track: It's Tricky

Very old school even for my old ass. I loved the beats, but the lyricism left a lot to be desired. I couldn't even pay attention to the bars.

El disco que abre la edad dorada del hip-hop y se nota por qué, tiene unas bases muy bien producidas y son pegadizas, la dinámica que tienen en el fraseo los dos integrantes es excelente y se complementan tremendamente, además de que este álbum tiene varios hits y uno de ellos es el "primer" tema de Rap Rock que es Walk This Way.

RUN-DMC. Originals right here. Some of the first genuinely good hip hop, and also, it was the first super commercially successful group, with this album in fact having the first sellout song, “My Adidas.” Essentially this is less of a worthwhile album experience than an essential text of hip-hop. It reps capitalism, but it also laid some serious groundwork for the greatness of the genre to come. Even though songs like "It's Tricky" and "You Be Illin" (one of the funniest and genuinely best first verses of any song ever probably) are honestly awesome, you can see at least one or two serious problems with each song, and honestly, if you hear one song you’ve heard most of them. That being said it’s still pretty nice. 6.5/10

heard

Classic, I wish RAP had a little more of this these days. Walk this way is such a unusual but awesome crossover.

Another rap album. But in all honesty, I kind of enjoyed this one. I even liked some of it.

Liked it! Was surprised by the amount of songs I knew off it.

I love the Beastie boys, and this rap album sounds like a watered down version of them. But 3 stars considering these guys did it first.

Would I listen again: probs no but I like tricky (I already knew it) This is how rap should sound like for the most part. Not necessarily my bag though

🐝

some tracks are cool

I went in fully expecting to love this album. I did, I enjoy the old school hiphop. But it has to he said, the beats got a little stale, a little monotomous. It was the age obviously and the very distinct Run DMC style.

3.4 4x

Fun and nostalgic. Not much more than that

Haha I guess these guys were the originators of "vamp"

not my cup of tea but i discovered the artist of a very popular song 🤷🏽‍♀️

Fun to listen to, especially so at first but by the end their sound felt very familiar. Multiple famous tracks that I didn't know were theirs / on this album e.g. It's Tricky, Walk This Way, and Peter Piper

great album with amazing beats. My favorite song of the album is”walk this way” with Aerosmith.

This album was undeniably influential for crossing over hiphop and rockyroll fans but, 40 years later, it’s not a great listen. The opening run from “Peter Piper” through “Walk This Way” is pretty legendary, and I liked “Raising Hell” on side 2, but otherwise didn’t really get into the rest of the album. I’m receptive to arguments that Rick Rubin is actually the MVP of this record.

It's not for me but at least it has some jams. It does really sound like what parody hip hop was represented when I was a kid. I guess that speaks to it's wider influence? I would never start this on my own, but I was also not hating it as it played. I guess that makes it a 3.

It's tricky: a song that I have only listened thanks to TikTok and never looked that up until I arrived to this. Walk this way, a song that I first listened to in just dance

Muy bueno!

Walk this way Its tricky my sharona

Banger old school beats Wilde scratches Finds witzig wie die beim rappen iwie so klingen als ob die was erzählen. Keine Ahnung worüber die rappen aber Klingt so als ob sie ihren bros was von tag erzählen Schon flowy vom rap und beats und immer mal coole beatstops/Highlights Iwie mehr good vibes als manche modern rap things Favs: raising hell, peter piper

Some good stuff on this album, but it does sound flat. Great as a foundational text for hip hop, but not sure I'll listen to it again. 3 Heard before? Some Owned: No: 70/283 (24%) Will I get: No

Good stuff! Not a good sustained listen for me.

80s and 90s rap sounds really similar to itself tbh

The vocal intercourse between members is like listening to a Wimbledon tennis match, batting lyrics back and forth with such gusto and precision that you could almost believe it was a one-man-band. The production on this record is air-tight, so crisp and so fresh.

Cool example of hip hop history. Fun style. Tricky is great.

This album is really fun. I couldn't help but smile while listening. However, as the album goes on, the songs start to feel really repetitive.

I can see how it deserves a place on the list ebcause of it's impact, but overall it's not a great album, if you took the singles out I'm not sure I'd be able to tell one song from another, the beats are all so similar and you know every line is going to have emphasis on the 1 and then group vocals on the 4

Peter Piper gave me some hope but I just couldn’t truly love this album. The way that they sing and randomly pick up the other’s lines is kind of cool but after like 11 tracks of that it gets old really quick. There was potential here but there needed to be more variation in style. The Walk This Way remix and Raising Hell are a sign that they could’ve done that but just… didn’t. Oh well.

Feels like run dmc is the missing link between the origins of and the expansion of rap sub genres in the 90s. Also feels like jam master jay is less impressive now.

The first 2 tracks peter piper and its tricky are so vital and such good fun. The rest then unfortunately is a bit samey. As a landmark this is one to have but it could have been shortened by a song or 3

First time hearing it all the way through. Without a doubt, it’s a hugely important album for early hip hop. Crazy it’s 40 years old. It does have some simple rhyme schemes and maybe parts of the production hasn’t aged that well, but that’s part of the fun in some ways. It’s a neat listen. 3.5/5.0

I like this album pretty well, it's just not my typical music taste. It's very cool for what it is though!

I know it was revolutionary, but too slow and samples could be better.

me sorprendió bastante. tiene toda la onda del mundo imposible escucharlo sin bailar. lo escucharé cuando necesite un boost de energía

1980s rap is still not my thing but some of the songs are undeniable

Es el primer disco de este género que me gustó en serio. Increíble lo que es tik tok que había un tema que ya lo conocía, además de Walk This Way, que me volví loco cuando arrancó a sonar.

Energetic and fun for the most part. Can't help but feel this was repetitive at times.

Couple of iconic songs on this one, but otherwise a bit too samey.

Kinda mid to be frank, some good songs but overall not great

This is kinda a vibe. Very simple. Oh My god. It's Tricky.. That's crazy. It's understated and really letting the lyrics and delivery sort've speak for themselves. It is tricky. Yeah I can see why this really popularized Hip Hop. It's quite good. Bro I have Adidas. My Adidas. I really like this. I really like the way they keep switching it's really interesting to listen to. I've never really hear anything like this. Favourite: Walk This Way Least favourite: Hit It Run

4/20 Who knew mixing rock with hip-hop would actually sound pretty decent? Heard "Walk This Way" before but not the rest of the album. It's definitely tolerable compared to other rap albums

Are The Beastie Boys thieves????

* 67 Høj klasse - det bliver dog lidt for meget MC Hippi-de-Hop på det beat, der!

Splittelsen er enormt. Beats: 4 Bars: 0,5 Det er totalt old school og forudsigeligt hele vejen igennem, men der er også nogle alvorlige bangers. Sætter jeg det nogensinde på igen? Helt sikkert ikke. Forstår jeg hvorfor der er på listen? I den grad.

Det er godt nok en rutsjebanetur i kvalitet. Jeg kunne godt have undværet ca halvdelen af albummet - men resten er virkelig fedt.

var nok lige en snert for sent til gamet til nogensinde at sætte ordentligt pris på 80'er rap'en, men hvis jeg lige stiller uret og mindset'et en 40 år tilbage, kan jeg godt sætte pris på en stor del af det her album. Må op på tre stjerner pga af albummets betydning for rap musikken generelt.

I like the beats, i like the tunes, i like some of the attitude. Some of the songs are utterly juvenile and degrading to women. If they could have just been a bit more grown up this could have been awesome.

This is fun, and undoubtedly an important hip hop album. Bit silly though, innit?

Pionero

At one point RUN DMC were the biggest group in hip hop. It definitely sounds dated now but I'll give it a 3/5 for the nostalgia. The debut album and King of Rock are both better albums than this one though.

How is this hiphop and rock at the same time? Stand-outs - It's Tricky - Walk This Way

3/5

Enjoyed the Album with some of their Classics. Overall not the biggest fan of Rock and Rap together.

Fun album but sounds a bit samey

- they seem like fungis - I don’t like the sound effects in Hit it Run :(

Peter Piper - 4/5 It's Tricky - 5/5 My Adidas - 3.5/5 Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith) - 4/5 Is It Live - 3.5/5 Perfection - 3/5 Hit It Run - 4/5 Raising Hell - 3.5/5 You Be Illin' - 4/5 Dumb Girl - 3/5 Son Of Byford - 2.5/5 Proud to Be Black - 4/5

For my personal taste this gets a 3. It's Tricky, Raising Hell, Peter Piper, Walk This Way, are classics, and there are more great tracks on this album so why only a 3. So why does this get a 3? Well first off Dumb Girl is misogynistic garbage. Second off the problem with Run DMC is their main lyrical subject is how awesome they are. It gets old, very quickly. This is a classic record, it's part of rap's golden age and Run DMC's lyrical acrobatics are on full display, great album, still a 3.

The best song on the album (“Walk This Way” naturally) isn’t at all representative of the work, I suppose. The album’s still strong, though, if now a bit dated.

Konačno jedan hip-hop album koji nema isti problem kao svi drugi tj. na ovom barem ima nekih melodija koje mogu upamtiti i ima nekog smisla općenito. Opet mi nije pregenijalan ali svakako dosta bolji od prosjeka. Prvi i zadnji put da hvalim nešto što sadrži aerosmith.

I’ve heard a couple of these before! Had no idea who these people were but it was cool listening to something I knew when I kinda expected I wouldn’t like this album.

I liked it more than I thought I would. Can’t remember ever listening to Run Dmc. Didn’t like I’m black and some language in the songs

"It's Tricky" and "Walk This Way" are certified bangers, but listening to the entire album was kind of exhausting.

Best Songs: You be illin’ It’s tricky

aaa shit a mi juego me llamaron con este disco. Escencia pura noventera (aunque el disco es del '85) los samples de campanas y bombos claves de la época. El audio de las voces medias comprimidas como si sonaran por atrás o comprimidas, por momentos pareciera que están grabados sin antipop, es increíble registro histórico. Conozco run DMC pero nunca había escuchado un disco completo y posiblemente no reconozca ningún tema salvo Its tricky que es un clasicazo. Impactado realmente con el tema que tiene feat con Aerosmith, desconocia totalmente que existía esa colaboración y me parece increíble como quedan las guitarras y gritos con los samples y scratches jaja Las baterías de Perfection, que puto groove mas duro, realmente bueno. Im a funky fresh!! i wont to fail i wont to flop grand tema, con gran cierre de baterías Divertido también ese mini skit Son Of Blyford con beatbox Si bien es de mi agrado y el genero me gusta, creo que no es tan para mi por eso le puntuo 3 stars

Jag gillar Run-DMC även om det här saknar en hel del finess. Det blir lite väl styltigt men det är en hel del av charmen. Run-DMC blir lite som hiphopens svar på Status Quo, ett primitivt sväng som man blir på bra humör utav.

Det här känns som urtypen av hip-hop från 80-talet. Hårt rakt trumkomp, mycket scratch och kaxig rap. Det är ganska kul. Ibland svänger det, ibland blir det lite mycket av stelbent komp och samplade gitarriff. Öppningslåten Peter Piper blir obesegrad som bästa spåret.

Har schizofrena känslor för detta album. Inledande Peter Piper är hur bra som helst. Triangel/klockspelsbeatet är underbart groovy. Finns flera andra sköna old school beats, som Is it live och avslutande Proud to be black. Men och det är verkligen ett MEN, så ska de slänga in pisstråkiga rockriff och inte nog med det till och med Steven ”jag har klämt foten i dörren” Tylers skränsång. Skippa rocksamplingarna som dyker upp här och var å vi hade haft ett riktigt fint album. Nu blir det en trea men det är med minsta marginal.

Det är som bäst när det är minimalistiskt. Funkiga trummor. Effektiv rap. En stark öppning med de inledande tre spåren. Mindre roligt med Aerosmith.

I’ve heard a lot of this bc my dad only listens to music from the 80s Favorites My adidas Hit it run

Definitely heard the hits many times. Remember recording You Be Illin' off the radio and memorizing. First time listening to the entire album.

Never listened. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Good - This is pretty punchy right from the start. I can see why Walk This Way was the big hit, it has a lot more heft to it than most other tracks here. The title track is absolutely fantastic, I think they seem to be at their best when the beat has a rock/guitar element. Overall this was a brilliant listen, a great snapshot of hip-hop in the mid-80s.

The flow and samples are great here but the lyrics are really lacking even compared to the other rap albums on this list. Can't see myself listening to most of these tracks again. Favourite track: Walk This Way

Im not normally a fan of hiphop but this was alright

Cool mais assez vite lassant

Understand these guys are pioneers of rap and beats, but not a lot of variation on this album.

Total oldhead unk jams. Not my favorite, but I acknowledge the fact that it's a classic.

Actually kinda tuff, just not my type of music. Still appreciate it, tho

I guess this was cool? I have no ability to rate rap / hiphop since it’s not a genre I regularly listen to. But these guys were cooler (on a base level) than some of the other try-hards I’ve heard on this list (looking at you Kanye: Not. Cool.) So I guess I’ll dive right down the middle with my rating.

si bien tiene temazos, qué dificil que es escuchar un disco entero. muy repetitivo y ya empieza a molestar

Iloista rappi-junttausta, Aerosmith!

No es mi tipo de música pero muy bueno, tres canciones me gustaron mucho. Tengo que buscar el momento donde puedo escucharlo

I saw someone say that if you give it less than four stars, then you shouldn’t be listening to hip-hop, luckily I found it only worth three.

Overall, really cool and fun sound. Love some classic hip hop.

t-t-t-t-ricky

First Platinum and multi-Platinum hip-hop record! Good album, obviously. V. '80's hip hop.

There’s only so much I can do. The singles are great and classic and there’s something to say for the ultra simple beats and sampling that was revolutionary, but by the end of the album it’s a bit one dimensional for me

As far as earlier hip hop goes, I was never a giant fan of Run DMC. They're foundational, sure, but I've never thought they were amazing. And this album exemplifies that. I liked listening to this album, but it's got aspects that take away from its enjoyment. The beats are a little too sparse. Some of the rhymes are a bit silly. This is a 3.5/5, and I guess we'll see at the end of the day if I'm rounding it up or down.

The first 4 tracks are the highlight of the album.

2.75. In retrospect, some of these songs are corny as hell. I was caught off guard the couple of times they dropped an F-bomb in a song. I guess I didn’t realize Run D.M.C. cursed in their songs?

Cool rock influence but there’s something about 80s rap I don’t particularly care for

Here are Run DMC, helping to bring hip-hop to the mainstream. Walk This Way was a huge track in the 80s and is the standout out track on the album. It's about the beat and the synergy of the rappers throughout. The album has a sense of humour and doesn't seem the need to marginalise or offended. It's not sending shivers down my spine - it sounds a bit thin and there's never going to much in the way of musicality, but it was a fun listen. Outside of the nostalgia of Walk This Way, the Peter Piper was clever and You Be Illin' made me smile. A low 3 stars.

A classic.

Good album, fun listen. 6.1/10

Dated, but still solid.

Ніколи не був фанатом ран дмс. Звісно ж не можна не сказати про walk this way, як пісню яка стала пращуром всієї мазафаки. Ставлю альбому трієчку, бо біти і загалом продакшн нудноватий.

So much vibe and groove, all time Classic rap album. Of course it also has cons, after half of album it sounds repetetive but still its good. 7/10

Fine. A couple of iconic songs, but wouldn't listen again

This album sounds so innocent compared to the rap that I grew up listening to haha. It’s a classic for sure, but not something that I listen to often. You can’t deny the foundations of Hip Hop though, this one will always stand as the classic that it is.

a good one. i enjoyed it.

Hip hop isn't my thing but this was one of the most enjoyable hip hop albums I've ever listened to

Pas volontairement écouté de hip-hop depuis presque 10 ans. J'ai beaucoup aimé My addidas! Je comprend mieux les Yeastie girls et ma phase Eminem/Dr dre

raw mature classic, but clearly they were selling their souls for (to?) rock'n'roll. fav tracks: proud to be black, my adidas, titl trak, etc..... least fav: dumb girl

Good songs but not really my type of music

Old school one of my OG rap tapes 3.5 stars maybe closer to 4 for its impact, significance, and of course, the crossover with Aerosmith on walk this way

Old school! Some entertaining retro hip-hop. Better than a lot of the modern stuff. A one and done listen, but liked the two big numbers.

This really isn't my type of music but I can appreciate the art it represents. The only song I knew on the album was Walk This Way which still rocks today. I rated the album 2.54 on a scale of 5. Decent album

I'm struggling with this one a little bit. On first listen I thought it was a little goofy. "We're Raising hell like a class when the school bell rings!" Ooh... The music is a little campy and listening to it now feels sort of like an SNL sketch. But then I think about all the groundwork this laid (hello, Paul's Boutique) and how I would have absolutely devoured it if I had encountered it at 12 or 13 years old. Am I rating it for the "listenability" in today's context, or for the historical significance? If something was groundbreaking but is now primarily valued for nostalgia how does that factor in? I'm going to have to sit with this for a bit. Three stars due to blatant corporate sponsorship.

Pionnier, fondamental, influant Est-ce que j’ai aimé ? Les 4 premiers morceaux oui, le reste moins 3.5/5

Album parfois tres rock avec des feeturings hardrock, mixe avec du rap, platine scratch beaucoup et voix très énergisante. Rap hardcord des annees 80/90. Un des premiers groupes de rap a se populariser, jusqu’en 2002. Influence toute une génération surtout vestimentairement. My adidas vaudra un contrat de collaboration avec la marque. C'est le premier album de rap à avoir été certifié disque de platine aux États-Uni

Another album that I’m familiar with many songs but had never listened to the entire thing. I didn’t own this album but was made familiar with many of the songs via MTV. Worth a listen but won’t be in my heavy rotation. Interesting to notice how slow it feels compared to modern rap music (similar to comedies from the same era).

Ich seh es genau gegenteilig wie die meisten hier: Fand The Pharcyde spannender, auch wenn hier mMn zwei krasse Hits drauf sind und "Peter Piper" dazu auch noch mit einem extrem starken Beat auffällt. 3 Sterne reichen aber aus.

Obwohl es ein altes Hip Hop Album ist und diese mich in der Vergangenheit oft hier auf die Spieldauer langweilten, da die Beats nicht sehr abwechslungsreich waren, war es hier anders. Hier wurde für die Zeit viel ausprobiert und mir wurde auf Dauer tatsächlich auch nicht langweilig. Top

Great old rap

not my fav

objetivamente bueno, el primer tema lo es todo

Whilst an undoubtedly influential and important album for hip-hop, aside from a handful of the hits, it simply no longer holds up by modern standards. Still worth a listen if you're interested in where rap albums first started really being noteworthy.

Enjoyed it more than I thought as an indie person. Some beautiful moments but feels somewhat one note + could do without the misogyny .

Good old school hip-hop, they don’t do it like this anymore. Lyrically strong (that’s if you can understand what they’re saying, cause it’s trrrickey), musically quite boring

Classic. Penalty point deduction for reviving Aerosmith's career.

Neutral good album. It’s Tricky, Walk This Way. Didn’t know these were by them.

Commence très fort mais finit en expérimental assez désagréable.

Me gustó mas la segunda mitad que casualmente es la menos popular, Raising Hell la mejor del disco para mi. No es mi tipo de música pero esta bien, me gustó a secas, pero no es un disco que volvería a escuchar mas que algunas canciones sueltas.

Se nota lo innovador. Envejeció bien. Gira sobre el mismo concepto todo el disco

too white millennial man for me

the song "It's Tricky" is iconic but "Raising Hell' is WAY better

The instrumentals are very nice, title track is very nice

Lastig om dit album een goede rating te geven. Het staat vol met hip-hop clichés. Maar als jij de eerste bent die het op zo’n grote schaal naar de wereld brengt is het dan nog een cliche? Tegenwoordig is hip-hop heel erg geëvalueerd en blijft het steeds beter worden. Dit is nog hip-hop in de kindersneakers. De culturele impact van dit album is heel erg groot geweest. De reden dat over de hele wereld sneakers worden gedragen komt mede ook door dit album. Ze hebben de hip-hop beweging wereldwijd gemaakt. Ook zijn ze de uitvinders van gare hip-hop fusion tussen pop/rock en hip-hop met walk this way. Hoe blondie het had gedaan was wel vetter en eerder. Maar de run dmc/ aerosmith combinatie heeft daarna de wereld overgenomen zodat je later de ali-b, marco Barsato combi’s kreeg. Er was betere hip-hop voor en na run dmc, maar voor het verspreiden van een heel hip-hop album voor het wereld publiek verdienen ze voor mij wel wat sterretjes.

Hip-hop in de kinderschoenen. Wat je hier duidelijk uit kan horen is dat er veel potentie zit in deze muziek-stijl, en dat is gebleken. We weten onderhand allemaal wel hoe hiphop is ontstaan, het gebruik maken van breakbeats en het sampelen van bestaande nummers, heel erg innovatief en creatief voor die tijd. Daarvoor heb ik alle waardering en zijn ze met recht grondleggers van het genre. Desondanks vind ik de muziek van dit album zo on-ontwikkeld waardoor ik het toch moeilijk vind om te beoordelen. De raps klinken erg kinderlijk, alsof ze een rapworkshop geven aan basisschoolkinderen, daarnaast rappen ze vaak alleen over een breakbeat zonder enige instrumentals, beetje pasta zonder saus idee.

This feels more like an important time in music history than an album Id choose to listen to. Its raw and rhythm driven with its drum machines and bold chant like vocals. Not my thing but its influence is unmistakable on modern hip hop

walk this way, das scratching schon groß aber als album? c

Said a hip-hop, the hippie to the hippie The hip, hip-a-hop

3.5

ohhh this old skool rap. Walk This Way was a big hit and I've heard it so many times that it's kind of a novelty at this point but an interesting fusion. Listening to this album again after decades... I think the title track song Raising Hell is interesting when it comes to rock-rap fusion. "I'll cut the head off the devil and throw it at you." Jesus Christ! OKAY! Sounds like a party. I think that song also has a bit of a Beastie Boys feel to it which isn't surprising (but Beastie Boys fuse rock and rap in a way that I like better than how RunDMC does it). I think Run DMC started Def Jam and brought Beasties in? I'd have to look that up but I know they worked together. You Be Ill'n, Dumb Girl, My Adidas are all songs that kind of get on my nerves. skip. skip. skip. Peter Piper and Tricky are the best songs on here. It's Tricky is one of my favorite rap songs of all time. Those songs are Run DMC doing what they do best. The rest is just kind of okay.

This is a fun album (aside from Dumb Girl, c'mon boys - do better). Their version of Walk This Way is a classic, and what's not to love about It's Tricky. Overall, it's a little samesy, and it's not something I'd have in my regular listening rotation, but it's solid hippity-hop!

the songs are very similar and to me it like they follow a beatboxing rhythm which i dont look for in my hip hop songs. i would like a bit more diveristy or musicality but its still pretty peak

Dmc bjöd på fartfyllt album med old school rap beats och sköna bastakter It tricky rivstartade igång albumet som sedan för mig var något mer tråkigt Gillade främst It Is Live, men även Perfection och som sagt It's Tricky

Always fun to find the origin of a popular sample (which isn't even the true origin, just the song that used it first). I know Run DMC was incepted first, but I'm familiar with the trade off style of rapping by the Beastie Boys. Similar era of "rap-rock". As an LA girl though, I gotta represent the westside. While it is fun, I find this style of rap a little too goofy for my tastes. Didn't feel the need to save any songs, cuz I'm a sucka mc.

It's a fresh and fun listen, and I enjoyed it! Gets a bit samey through the course of the album, but is still good.

mehh

it's fun learning about the past. 3.5/5

Nota big fan but I appreciate their effort and good music played/done well is good music.

I get why my dad, a self claimed rap fan but just a huge dmc fan, doesn’t understand Kendrick. Just such a different sense of rapping, production, energy, whatever. I found the beats of this album real stale real fast. I’m sure the Aerosmith cover hit hard when it came out but it’s indistinguishable from a 2006 YouTube mashup now. I hope adidas paid them a huge bag. I like the hip hop rip rap rapping of this for what it’s worth, I just need less drum machine loop that never changes.

good album

Bell’ascolto, old school hip hop americano, good vibes, molte mine super conosciute che non avevo idea fossero di questo album

Oh this is hard because hits are slapping and the rest is ok. Could just as well be four stars but. 6/10

Not as good as their self titled album, but production is still great

disco de it's tricky, pero tampoco muy allá

groovy

The first four tracks were okay. Every thing else was subpar.

I never really loved Run DMC. I respect them. I think they’re cool. But I don’t think I’d ever decide to listen to one of their albums on my own.