Raising Hell

I never thought that I'd listen to something that I could only describe as Funk Rap, but this is it. It's certainly an interesting genre; as a rap fan, I can't say I didn't enjoy it, but I also can't say I did, either. It's got a good rhythm, yet also a very annoying background sound. Very weird.

I’ve got nothing against this album or this music, but it just felt a bit too unserious for me to rate it higher. It was also interesting to learn that this was produced by Rick Rubin, because I mainly associate him with his Johnny Cash collaborations and other more sparse music. Favorite Track: Walk This Way

Helt ok album. Aerosmith lyfter det.

Har försökt. Lyssnade två gånger. Det borde underlätta att lyssna lm man är full eller hög. Bäst låtar: ”walk this way” och ”Illin”

3.5

I want to like this more, but something about the rap-rock combination just turns me off; I think maybe the guitar takes focus away from the percussion or something. I liked their debut album much better because of the raw and heavy beats. Still, the rapping and delivery are awesome and it’s a generally fun album.

I wasn’t sold on each track but there were a few that really stood out to me

Well I’m a peanut bar and I’m here to say, your cheques will arrive on another day

Pretty cool. At this stage, rap/hip hop still sounds nice to me. Not all about "bitches and guns".

Pretty good album I really enjoyed it

Had low expectations but liked it was more than I thought I would. Walk This Way is a banger and It’s Tricky is pretty catchy. Not really my wheelhouse but a long way from the worst album I’ve had so far and would be happy to play it again.

"We make a mean team my Adidas and me" - incredible line Sampling Aerosmith was cool! Not sure if I'm just not good at listening to hip hop, or if this is an accurate critique, but every song is kinda sounding the same, I'm feeling some ear fatigue. I'm honestly not sure if I'm listening to this/appreciating it correctly? They've referenced their own name so many times and I'm not loving that. The guitars on the title track are fun. "If you are cold I'll bring the heat, like I brought the world my funky beat" After finishing the whole album: I'm glad I listened to this one, but I don't think I'll be revisiting. Favorite tracks: It's Tricky, Walk this Way, Raising Hell, My Adidas. I think the overall sound is just too similar track to track for me. Not sure if that's a typical hip hop thing, or a typical Run DMC thing, or if it's just this album.

Not quite my style but I can appreciate what they did for hip hop!

I had fun listening to this album. Such a good 80s throwback and while I think their rhythm sometimes sounds the same (that’s rap I guess), I enjoyed focusing on the lyrics. Another album I feel cool for having listened too.

this way okay, not my thing

It's good I own it. I haven't listened to it in decades and it does sound decades old. I enjoyed the listen but wouldn't want to revisit soon

Favorite Tracks: Walk This Way | You Be Illin' | Proud to be Black

questo bello intrattenente, e 2-3 canzoni già le conoscevo quindi lo considero hit

A classic. Before my time.

I’ve grown less fond of rap/hip-hop as I’ve aged. There’s few genres that I can’t play in the house out loud, but this is one. Mainly because I can’t have misogynistic shite being played in a house where my wife and daughter live. This I can play, but I ultimately lose interest after about the fifth/sixth track as it’s quite similar. Clean, but quite samey.

Good just not an absolute belter from my perspective.

I didn’t like or understand this music when it came out. In retrospect, I know I was just clueless and unwilling to accept a thing new. Now I see and appreciate that this wonderful music.

Classic. I really enjoyed this album, obviously knew the big tracks like walk this way and it's tricky. You can tell how it set up the genre and remains influential.

I understand the importance of this album in hip-hop’s history, but it still feels a bit repetitive and dated. Enjoyed most songs, but they melded into a very repetitive sound in the back half. Should definitely give it a listen if you are a hip-hop fan to understand its emergence, but it’s not an everyday listen for me.

Kind of funny. But a classic with some classic tracks.

A lot people say this type of rap is corny compared to now, but I wish rap was as fun as this again cuz why the fuck not

Lots of bangers on here. 3.5

Not usually my genre but I did enjoy some tracks on this, can tell it with the release year it was a game changer for hip-hop and influenced so many.

I liked a few songs

The drum machine was doing some crazy heavy lifting, the sac player deserves a raise. Great to hear the source of many great samples.

It is obvious when listening how this album influenced future music. It's Tricky and Walk This Way are fun and cool and it's almost hard to comprehend the latter because mashups became such a thing that the novelty is completely gone. But Walk This Way is the reason for all of that. The back half features a lot of overlong songs with sparse instrumentation and the vocals don't really have a lot of variety to them so it got to be a little tedious.

Dos canciones icónicas. El resto?

I don't really like 80s hip-hop, but if I'm gonna listen to it it'll be Run-DMC

What the fuck is the track Dumb Girl. I liked the first half of this album then got a bit tired towards the end.

An album of high highs and low lows. Peter Piper, It’s Tricky, and Walk This Way are brilliant, but some of the tracks at the back end of the album are filler at best and plain bad at worst (Dumb Girl)… Evens out at a solid 3, wasn’t consistent enough to give a 4.

Some tunes in there but overall just ok nothing to sCREAM about.

Enjoyed it, some naughty old school hip hop beats

3:5

It's an iconic sound for sure. Sharp edged, bright, bombastic, and loud as hell. This starts like a greatest-hits record; all tracks instantly recognisable. It's still excellent, just not something I'd usually want to tackle in one sitting.

old school hiphop

While I wouldn’t consider myself a “fan” of Run-D.M.C., I’m well aware of them and how they paved the way for hip hop music. I was pleasantly surprised upon the opening of this album to fall into a fun and somewhat familiar array of songs from them.

Ah, the good old days before mumbly-auto-tune-slop hop - not that I'm qualified to judge those qualities. Still this record was a lot more fun than I expected, being so proto-lo-fi-retro hop. Sure, plenty of vinyl scratching, 808 beats, beatboxing and juvenile social commentary (very Beastie Boys adjacent), but there was also a surprising amount of hard rock guitar and drums, thanks in part to Aerosmith. Me, ignoramus, I didn't know anything about Aerosmith before the rock-rap rendition of 'Walk This Way.' Who knew that style would one day lead to the legend of Kid Rock.

I'm personally not the biggest fan of rap however this album was a really fun listen and I enjoyed almost all the songs on here

Aufgenommen 1985–1986 im Chung King Studio, New York City. Die Gruppe aus den USA besteht aus Joseph „Run“ Simmons, Darryl „DMC“ McDaniels und Jason „Jam Master Jay“ Mizell. Das Album mischt Hip Hop mit Rap Rock-Elementen und minimalistischen Beats. Bekannte Songs sind „Walk This Way“ (mit Aerosmith), „My Adidas“, „It’s Tricky“ und „You Be Illin’“. Die Produktion von Russell Simmons und Rick Rubin ist prägnant, der Klang roh und rhythmisch, typisch für den East-Coast-Rap der Mitte der 1980er. Das Album etablierte Run-DMC als zentrale Figur im Mainstream-Hip-Hop. Bewertung: Einflussreich und stilprägend, bleibt trotz seines Alters hörenswert.

Some bangers on here - I am generally not into hiphop, but this early stuff is the better choice for me. These guys are just friggin cool.

Fun! A bit repetitive.

6/10… hip hop / rap / *1986

The flow is the same every song, but it sounds good I like the instrumentals too It’s cool that they made a song with Aerosmith I liked that’s song, some of the songs are pretty experimental dude

Tough time with this one: I can appreciate how important this album was at the time it was released, and I know the singles. But because the singles (Walk this Way, My Adidas, It's Tricky) have been prominent for so long, the novelty value is no longer there. So I can appreciate the album - its significance, the production, the overall sound - but I didn't love it. I wonder how it might land for someone with no prior knowledge of RUN-DMC or their hits.

Quoting the movie 'Parasite': "RESPECT!" Do I want to return to these songs? Not really. Do I recognize their breakthroughs and pioneering influence. Absolutely.

I left this listening experience similar to leaving the Barbie movie - the whole thing was fine but the novelty ran off about 10 minutes in

This starts off strong with hits. But, by the end of it, some of the sheen of it started to wear off. I really wonder if this needed a full 40-minute run, or if a shorter, 20-minute EP would have better served it.

I always struggle with classic rap since my entry into the genre came through rappers like Kanye, Kendrick, Jay-Z, Nicki, etc. Often times I find early rap a bit too on-the-nose, but I feel that's entirely due to the lens I'm applying. This album was really good, but lyrically I felt it was a bit anemic. There are certain songs that are genuinely entertaining (You Be Illin'), other songs where the beats are so interesting and exciting (Walk This Way). At other points I felt like there was bluster without much depth or even something interesting to take from it. So I'm back and forth, maybe gaslighting myself a little bit about my own feelings.

This is not my style of rap, still had some solid songs on here.

Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum. Dum dum dum

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.

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

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.

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.

The hits are undeniable. The rest.... it ain't great.

Fun album.

yay

dumb dumb duMB DUMB DUMB

catchy, a little repetitive

Clever but repetitive. Dated but retro. Reminded me of the Beastie Boys.

too mych

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.

6/10

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.

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 liked it more than the last DMC album

Ok

Good. Unikalus albumas ir būdas repuoti.

Overall good but nothing amazing.

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)

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

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.

01

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

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

Gøy fordi de var tidlig ute og legender, men fy fader for noen beats og jevlige trommer Gøy å h hørt, blir ikke fler

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.

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

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.

Favourite Song: Raising Hell

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.

I can see the appeal but not my type of music

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.

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

3/5

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!

My name is Alex and I'm here to say, these rap songs sound kind of quaint

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.

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.

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

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

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

Pretty good. Some prehistoric beats but the rocking songs are great

Now I want to listen to Aerosmith. Felt repetitive

It's a nice album but maybe hasn't aged the best. 3/5

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

Guitar solos were pretty sound

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

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)

Always more of an NWA man myself.

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

Old school hip hop. Classic "It's tricky" is on here. The rest is okay (Walk this way was good though).

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.

Good!

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.

Good fun beats but sounds pretty dated and gets a bit samey.

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.

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

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.

Started great, sorta fizzled out in the second half.

Piece of history but very late 80s pop even tho it’s rap

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.

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

Listened on the train to EWR. Twas alright. Reminds me of the Beastie Boys. Raising Hell is easily the best track on the album.

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.

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

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

I always liked side A of Raising Hell. It takes my brain back to a simpler age. Also, considering the sheer amount of hours I logged in the early 2000s playing SSX Tricky, I’ve probably heard variations of Tricky more than any other refrain on any other song in existence, and I still like it! That’s a testament to quality. Then, there’s that dumb girl song on side B. I can’t spin that while my wife’s in the room. She’ll forbid me from playing the album ever again! What a stupid song.

started off me being like a "oh this is an album they've put on here because it's got one good hit". well, one, it's got two hits on it, and two, the backhalf of the album has some pretty dang good hip hop bits that make it into a pretty nice listen

The highs on the album are really high, with the first four tracks being bangers. That middle run of songs was such a drag, though, it's like they put all of their effort into the hits and ignored the rest. The album closes well, though.

3/5 stars (6/10) Fav song: Peter Piper Least fav song: Perfection

Rap, musica de carrer. Hi ha cansons que me resonen de xarxes (ex. It's Tricky)

Попсовый хип хоп

It’s Tricky, blast from the past

This is such a fun album full of attitude and personality. Though if you’ve listened to one, you’ve listened to them all. Generally they blend in to one another. I think it could be an 8 or 9 track album instead of 12. Though I must say, Walk This Way and It’s Tricky stand out amongst the others, they’re brilliant songs!!

Enjoyable if a little samey.

Great album. I wish more albums were made like this.

This was fun! Of course it sounds dated, it's 40 years old, but it's a ton of fun. I'm not sure if I'll revisit it - the A side is a lot more strong and high energy than the B side, but still glad I heard it.

3 estrelas

Gosto do som deles, me agradou bastante porém bem monótono, sempre na mesma pegada sem muita criatividade ao menos musicalmente falando, destaque para walk this way que foi a única música contra a maré destacada, trazendo o aerosmith e misturando gêneros de forma muito satisfatória. 6/10

80's Rap

80s sun

It's okay for what it is.

Fun.

7/10

Liked the beats and the wordplay

Only got to about half of it before my show, but all around pretty solid. Obviously from the 80s, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Aerosmith + Run DMC > Micheal Jackson + Paul McCartney 3.5

First really big hip hop album, mid 80s. Brought hip hop to the mainstream with Walk this way.

Quite fun just didn't have enough big tunes for me.

Old school hip hop similar to Beastie Boys stuff just a lot more stripped down and sparse. It's fine, just not something I'd really go back to. Walk This Way is the obvious highlight as its got more going on.

Fun but kind of repetitive. Also there is no need for the Aerosmith song.

I definitely acknowledge the pioneering status of this album, and in the late 80s and early 90s, I found it easy to listen to. Today, it sounds so outdated to me. The genre has come so incredibly far (perhaps further than any other genre) that listening to this album is like keeping your food in the snowbank outside because your refrigerator is broken. It's just not something I'd prefer to do, if avoidable. There is also a whole lot of sameness on this album for me . ⭐⭐⭐

Nostalgia

Classic Hip Hop. Good fun stuff

Surprised by the story telling of rap.

I've never been told a song is so influential as much as Walk This Way, it is incessant. Its fine. Aerosmith sucks. This version is better for having less Aerosmith in it. The rest of the album is better overall.

Classic 80s hip-hop with Run DMC's signature rock fusion. A bit more upbeat and sanitized than my preferred artists in the genre, but it's still a hard album not to enjoy from start to finish.

Loved this so much as a kid. Still feels important, but a little less so 40 years later.

Repeat listen

Catchy and rhythmic but lacking depth.

Undoubtedly an important album in the history of hip hop, but I feel like I've just never clicked with this era. Could imagine throwing this on at a party and it going down well, but I just want more from the hip hop I listen to.

Good album. Raising Hell is a great song. The album might be historically significant, but it failed to blow my mind. Enjoyable while it lasted, but not gonna be a favourite

Lite tröttsamt med alla dess tidiga hiphop-album. Taskigt mot run dmc att komma så här efter alla andra. Så måste försöka bortse från irritationen av hur denna lista tycka föredra gammal hiphop framför nyare (vi har dock haft några nya också, men bara supermegastora). Det är som om personerna bakom listan inte kan någonting om hiphop. Att ta klassiker är så ett billigt sätt att kvotera in hiphop. Hur som helst. Tillbaka till skivan. Ok. Inte mer. Knappt. Det är inte särskilt mycket variation. Sen är det ett kul sound rytmiskt och nästan som en kär "barnramsa". Man gillart liksom. Men det är inte tricky ....

Suck, here we go again. En klassiker visst, men på egna meriter inte mer än en svag trea tack vare ett par bra låtar i början.

Walk This Way with Aerosmith is a great track. The rest is a bit repetitive and not my thing.

That musics lost its taste so try another flavor

Started off stronger than it finished. Some of it has stood the test of time, some less so. Relatively enjoyable to listen to.

About has high as I am going to rate Hip Hop - love the collaboration with Aerosmith.

Une vibe Beasty boys un peu, je connaissais le feat avec Aerosmith, que j'aime bien, mais sinon bof ma came, mais ça reste dynamique bien qu'oubliable comme dirait l'autre

Des sons connus Un groupe important dans le mouvement hip hop, toujours agréable d’écouter ! C’est un 3,5/5 pour moi ! Car il n’y a pas assez de mélodie à mon sens

It’s fine. Don’t love the mix. Voices feel quiet and the random record scratches and other fix are loud

Fun, foundational to rap and hip-hop. Not really my style but the more I listened, the better it got! Probably would not purchase if I saw it at the thrift store.

Dumb girl made me drop the score.

As hip hop goes I can get along with Run DMC because (like The Beastie Boys) they incorporate rock riffs. Obviously Walk This Way and Tricky are the standout tracks here but I also thought Raising Hell was decent.

Fun

Not my favorite style of rap but I can appreciate it for the hit songs in here and the fun sound throughout. Better than the self titled debut

Shooketh by the freshness Fav song: You be Illin’

I was excited to give this a listen, because I really loved this album 35 or 40 years ago. Turns out, I've moved on and, while it has some excellent songs, this just isn't my jam, def or otherwise.

Forty years later, it sounds pretty rudimentary. Still some bangers on there and middle schooler in me was very happy to hear Son of Buford.

3/5 mostly because of its tricky. it's really not my style of music, i also had to adjust the sounds settings in my headphones because the majority of the songs have too loud drums. You be illing good too. it's all around fine but i'm not sure it's 4/5 worthy yet.

Like Queen Latifah, fun laid back old hip hop. Slow, melodic, well articulated. Not much thematic diversity, but i like it. Collab with Aerosmith was a genius move by Rick Rubin

It's an iconic album if nothing else: an opening four track run of Peter Piper, It's Tricky, My Adidas and Walk This Way practically lays the blueprint for the next ten years of hip hop. Some of the production isn't quite to my taste and it's somewhat eclipsed by the exciting stuff that would follow shortly after, but it still holds up great. High 3.

A strong first half, let down by a drop in quality towards the end with a few asinine tracks. Run DMC were undoubtedly pushing the envelope and breaking new ground in hip hop at release, but with the advances in the genre over the ensuing decade, this all felt a bit mild in its bite. But this is overall solid - occasionally very good. I could totally see myself getting into the groove at live performances. These guys have charisma in spades to sell some of the more milquetoast bars. ✨

That opening four track run is probably the strongest in their discography. Everything after is simply fine

Normalmente no me gusta el rap pero ese album fue muy tolerable jaja. Entertaining

hip hop before the golden age was weird. a completely different game, really. this is probably the best example of the pre-Eric B & Rakim era (they aren't represented on this list for whatever reason). some bangers like It's Tricky, and a lot of this sounds rudimentary in the 2020s, but it’s super foundational and worth listening to for that alone. just not my favorite. deserves to be one of the 1001? absolutely

Some good some bad

Lo he disfrutado bastante

Old skool

Very influential with a couple of great singles. I did find the second half drag a bit though

Sounds like Dad's hip-hop to today's ears. A fun album.

This album has fantastic production and rap that has an actual flow to it (not a given for the time). It’s not “cool music” but it is a big blast of fun and energy. It’s Tricky comes out on top for me. Its hip hop that’s trying to show people a great time and start the party! They get plenty of credit for setting the template for so much hip hop / rap rock, paving the way for acts to come, like the Beastie Boys. Also - my perfect amount of Aerosmith is one chorus of one song - it’s a successful collaboration!

Cerramos la semana con otro disco de Run-D.M.C. en éste reto. El álbum empieza arriba y se mantiene, atravesado por varios de los hits de la banda (más allá de "Walk this way" de Aerosmith". Gran álbum, que marida bien con una mañana de oficina. Hasta el lunes, gente

Honestly better than I had expected and a good length and no complaints!

What happened to Hip Hop? This is so cool, having guitar riffs in hip hop is awesome. However, I’m not sure I’ll ever give a hip hop album more than 4/5 stars. So 3 stars it is.

as lame and goofy 80's rap can be, this was pretty fun. Lots of staying power with some of these tracks, Tricky, Walk This Way and even My Adidas. Outside the hits though it kinda drags.

Not bad! Felt more mature and less corny than the other Run DMC album we got on here. Walk This Way would have been mind blowing back in the day and it’s still not too bad now.

Minus one star for being exhausting to listen to for any length of time. But plus one star to recognise its contribution to basically creating a new genre of music.

There’s a few stinkers here but on the whole a good album with a few cracking tracks to balance it out

If I were going to listen to rap, this would be who I would listen to. It's fun, no foul language, smart lyrics, good beats.

Held up better than I would have guessed. Innovative. Main takeaway is that they should have pulled the samples etc from Walk This Way masters and not re-recorded. New riff sounds like shit compared to original. Also, realizing Aerosmith did this 10 years after Toys in the Attic is kinda sad. Feels like a desperate move from an aging rock band, but it worked out.

I wasnt around for it, but its really clear that this was a landmark album for all of hip hop. Some of the tracks slap (Adidas, Its Tricky) even though theyve aged significantly compared to the rest of this genre. I personally hope some other group rejoins the rock n roll/hip hop mash up scene that the beastie boys and DMC had

favs: - peter piper - it’s tricky - walk this way

Dad- 4 Mom- 8 Mike- 7 Lori- 6.5 Michael- 6 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 6.3

This was a fun album.

Not one for Deb Sian - liked it, brought back memories

The first four tracks on this album are incredible but then they take the foot off the gas and the rest is less immediate, more underwhelming. It’s a shame because this is such an influential slice of hip hop. If Run DMC had kept the energy levels up this could have been untouchable. As it is, this album fires into action, then undulates its way to the end. Still it’s a great sound that I didn’t appreciate when it first came out.

I was working so not really giving it my full attention. I've got the trainers though :-)

Fun, classic hip hop.

Fun throwback to good times and memories

Solid record which you can hear the influence on everything else it had. Sounds dated now but that’s due to everything else ripping it off

I enjoy 80s rap. There is a musicality to it that seems to be lost in more contemporary artists work.

No es un album que yo elegiría escuchar por mi misma, pero esta gracioso

Respect the influence, the cheesy 80's beats are difficult for me though.

6/10 This album quite obviously exists in a very specific time and place, and that does make it a little harder on the ears than it would have been at the time, but I can totally see why this was one that broke through. It’s got rock style beats in places, it’s pretty easy to understand the lyrics, and it isn’t really offensive in any significant way. The call and response vocals have aged, as has the vocal delivery, which is very samey for the duration. There’s also the old school ‘rhyme all lines, regardless of how silly the lyrics end up sounding’ rather than any use of deeply considered lyrics, but if anything that probably helped them at the time. It’s silly, relatively inoffensive and also feels like something kids could easily rap along with. I think there’s an element of fatigue to the sound because of the tech they were using at the time. Drum machines were pretty new and didn’t offer much in the way of dynamic adjustment, compared to what we’re used to these days, so some of the snare fills in particular are pretty hard to listen to. It would also take a while before people became experts at working with the limitations of the time to pull something more interesting out of these machines. Despite its flaws, however, I did quite enjoy bits and pieces of this. It sounds like they’re having a lot of fun making it and I did find that infectious as I bopped along. I probably won’t be coming back to it as a full album, but would certainly dig hearing a song or two here and there in a playlist. And I don’t think its importance to the direction of music that would follow can be overestimated. Peter Piper - Some of the production on this immediately ages it, of course, but it’s a good opener. It’s undeniably silly, but they lean into it in such a way that it works. It’s nothing special by today’s standards, but it’s got a good groove and is great fun. It’s Tricky - Now this is a stone-cold classic. A catchy as hell chorus, solid beats and some fun rapping. Yeah, it’s very much of its time, but it’s also great fun. My Adidas - That orchestra hit scratching so clearly places this in a time in history. This one is less hooky and the drum programming is about as subtle as a brick to the face. Less interesting, but still not bad. Walk This Way - The first rap/rock crossover track? This is another classic. The production has still aged somewhat, but the guitar playing probably saves it a bit from being quite so ‘of it’s time’. It hangs around a bit too long in the outro, but it’s still good. Is It Live - More of the same as we heard from My Adidas really. Nothing too exciting these days, but a solid beat and some more silly lyrics. Perfection - This one drags and that ‘chorus’ is just incredibly low effort. Big old meh. Hit It Run - I don’t know if that’s supposed to be beatboxing or what, but it’s bad. This is a bit more upbeat, but things are starting to feel a bit tired now. The rhythms to the rapping are so samey from track to track that it’s all starting to run together a bit. Raising Hell - Back to some rock guitars, but we’re still on a similar vocal flow. Again, it’s ok, but the drums in particular have aged poorly and it’s just not that interesting of a tune. You Be Illin’ - This one’s got more swing to it. Good track, with a simple but funky chorus. It’s a bit too repetitive, although there is an attempt to inject a bit of variety here and there. I think I’d enjoy this one even more if I wasn’t 9 tracks in. Dumb Girl - This one’s just not that exciting. The ‘dumb’ sample is bad and it’s just a bit of a boring track in general. Son Of Byford - More bad beatboxing. And that’s about that. Proud to Be Black - It’s a bit too pedestrian. If they’d have cranked this up by 5-10bpm it could really pop. I’m glad a song like this ended up on one of the first big mainstream breakthrough hip-hop albums though. Something like this getting in the ears of black kids was probably empowering. And getting it into the ears of white kids could have been a bit of a barrier breaker.

Good album, not their best but good.

The logo/t shirt is better than the music, unfortunately.

I know the album is very important in the development of Hip Hop as a genre but today it sounds super cheesy and dated.

It's tricky and Walk this way are highlights.

I didn’t realize how many of these that I knew. Some of the guitar parts are so good. Gives me Beastie Boys vibes. I know it was around the same time, but I didn’t get a chance to listen to Run DMC.

Old school hip hop. Decent but as usual, not my type of music. Obviously very iconic and I recognize it is well made music

7/7/25. Classic. Crazy to see how far rap has come, but Run DMC lay out the foundation.

Enjoyable if a bit dated. Walk This Way still an absolute banger.

Good in parts dates in others. For every walk this way there is a Hit it Run. Understandable it's inclusion here all the same 3*

very dated. fun and classic.

Some good tracks here, surely some of Run DMC's best. But still quite a lot of samey tracks that follow a very obvious formula and lack interesting instrumentation or diverse flows to keep the album interesting. Fave Tracks: Peter Piper, It's Tricky, Walk This Way, Raising Hell 3.5/5

This is definitely not an album lacking in bangers, Walk This Way, It's Tricky, Hit it Run but at the same time not every tracks save worthy and some I was just waiting for the track to finish 3/5 - MTW I really do fuck with this album so heavily. 80's hip hop was 80's hip hopping. Peter Piper is the epitome of opening with a bang, you can deffo still hear some of their influence in more modern H-Hip. Not every single song a banger but a solid 80%. Big fan 3.8/5 - HF x The good thing about formative hip hop is that so many lyrics and bars hadn’t been used yet. It’s the poetic equivalent of when roots rock ‘n’ roll musicians got to fuck about with chord progressions before there were thousands of tunes using E-A-D in thousands of different ways. Also fascinating to hear black men with a platform and how they are using it in the 1980s, when even though the civil rights movement had succeeded 2 decades prior, it was still the United States of America which still has endless work to do 30+ years later. This also makes me wish I was named after Jam Master Jay, and not Jamie Lee Curtis (no disrespect to JLC). And Reverend Run is still probably the most iconic voice in hip hop with Eazy E and Nas. The record as a whole though serves more as good head-bopping background music than a masterpiece of music production that you’re going to strap in for, given the progression of hip hop since. Also it makes me want to skateboard and I cannot skateboard. 3/5 - JF

Classic, non offensive hip hop. A fun album.

This one is pretty fun, I like it for what it is! Nothing I’ll put in a regular rotation but it’s a cool vibe. 3 of five is good for me, I can see where it’s influential to a lot of the newer music. Loved the hits.

Fun album, really enjoyed it. still mostly remember tricky and walk this way. but it was overall enjoyable!

Un poco repetitivo, pero ahora entiendo de donde sacaron los Beastie Boys su personalidad. No soy muy fan de este hip hop sampleoso y vacío de melodía Veamos... 2.9

Like my first exposure to old school rap I guess. Impressed. Peter Piper and Walk This Way are nice. Solid listen

Run DMC 'Raising Hell' 1986 Exciting... never heard this before, and I really should have - it's my era. I've not got 'My Adidas' on right now, because it's Converse day 7/10

Track 1: The first track caught my attention Track 2: OMG I HEARD THIS SONG, ONE OF MY FAV Track 3: The production is "chef kiss" Track 4: Damnn the "WALKK THIS WAYYY", OMG AEROSMITH Track 5: Good track, but kinda falling down Track 6: now it's going down again Track 7: okay going up (a little) Track 8: Falling down again, the guitar riffs is dope tho Track 9: At this point it going down all along Track 10: meh Track 11: eh, an interlude Track 12: ngl this is fire, redeem it all the way on the last track (6/10 might give it a 7)

Inflection point for rap. And WTW is iconic, without that song and video on high repeat with MTV, rap would not have broken through then. Maybe never.

Standard old school rap. 3/5

I liked hearing all the parts that have been sampled

This is the best Run DMC album by a long shot. It’s chock full of hits from them and it’s got all their best songs except tougher than leather. Honestly this is basically a greatest hits album for them. But that’s also kinda the problem. It’s super dated rap music so it’s very “80s”. I enjoy the beginning of the album but it starts to fall of into filler near the end of the album. Honestly it’s their best album but it’s still alittle underwhelming.

Some fun songs early in the album. Started to fade near the end. The beat-boxing was just uncomfortable. But, overall, the hits make this album.

Loved the rap-rock anthems but otherwise I thought it was just alright, which is kind of sad bc I know how important this album was for mainstream rap but the beats were too basic and stripped down for my liking

Yeah this is alright, some bangers in the top half but the bottom half becomes a bit of a snooze. Some great performances but feels more like mainstream appeal rap than actually bringing anything to the genre. That said we get the precursor to Nu-Metal here so can't trash it too bad. Solid show of things to come for rap but lacking in the beats for my taste. Favourites - Peter Piper, It's Tricky, My Adidas, Walk This Way (though I am loathe to fucking say it, heard that song enough times for one lifetime)

So unbelievably cheesy that you can’t help but smile. Also were they sponsored by Big Fast Food or something? Peter Piper (7/10) It’s Tricky (9/10) My Adidas (7/10) Walk this Way (8/10) Is it Live (7/10) Perfection (3/10) Hit it Run (4/10) Raising Hell (7/10) You Be Illin (5/10) Dumb Girl (4/10) Son of Byford (N/A) Proud to be Black (8/10) 6.3/10

Who says rock n roll guys and hip hop guys can't get along? "Sucka M.C." is a great insult that should make a comeback.

This sounds dated in a way that many earlier albums the generator has given me don't... but as long as you can get past all the casual misogyny (it was the 80s *shrug*) it's just fun. Personal lyrical favourites include: "Like Martin Luther King, I will do my thing I'll say it in a rap 'cause I do not sing" and "It's McDaniels, not McDonald's These rhymes are Darryl's, the burgers are (Ronald's)" Again bemoaning the lack of a half mark so I'm settling for: 3/5

Og hip hop

this album had some pretty good beats to it and i enjoyed it the blend of rap and rock, some of the songs had really cool guitar on them. wouldn’t normally listen to this but it definitely had some songs i would listen to again. (wanted to rate this 3.5)

Very fun. Explicit in some areas, which isn’t my preference. Made me feel weird bopping along to very black, very 80’s hip hop, but I felt relatively cool listening.

It is like if rap and rock had a baby. Very similar to the Beastie Boys. This is a lot of fun. "Raising Hell" is great! Some head bobbing beats and some rocking songs as well! A solid listen. An actual rating of a 3.5. Liked Songs: "It's Tricky" , "My Adidas" , "Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith)" , "Perfection" , "Raising Hell" , "You Be Illin' " , "Proud to Be Black"

Damn, 80s hip hop really has aged poorly ... text wise and flow wise. And "My Adidas" is a bad song. Just a commercial song. From the same era, LL Cool J sounds better now. 6/10 fav songs : Proud to be Black & You'll be Illin

A little dated, like all early hip hop, but full of jams. This must have been so exciting when it first came out.

Some fun songs but not really something I will listen to again except for 2 songs

Likes: propulsive drum tracks and rhythm; high energy and hype; makes Aerosmith palatable; some truly iconic tracks that transcend genre Dislikes: a little droning in some tracks if you don’t dig the groove; made Aerosmith cool again Overall not my cup of tea, but you can absolutely hear why this was so groundbreaking. Some of it sounds rudimentary because it’s foundational for everything that comes after

This is a fun and innovative album. I ran out of steam after a while.

Pretty good. 3.5/5

для любителей рэпа .

Some bangers and love the original walk this way with Aerosmith. Revolutionary collaboration

Not a big rap or hip hop guy but I’d prefer the old school stuff over the the current stuff. Obviously this is one of the most classic albums for old school hip hop. Not exactly something I enjoy listening to much but still really album

Not bad just not my taste in music. I did enjoy a few songs that I recognized

This is a fun album. Nothing special but it held my attention and had my head bopping mostly throughout the hole thing. Very much not a fan of the rap rock songs though. I could listen to the drums to Perfection all day. Highlights: Perfection You Be Illin Dumb Girl

Reminds me of my friend, coincidentally named Darryl. Certain songs I can't listen to without a smile on my face. Not a huge fan of old school hip-hop, but it does take me back.

Not really my genre, but I dug this. The raw, honest-to-god acoustic drums on a few of these tracks were really unexpected and nice to hear. Run DMC is a respected pioneer in the rap/hiphop community for a reason -- this was good, but yeah, I didn't love it personally. That said, three stars.

A breakthough album, I enjoyed it right out of my comfort zone

Meinasin ensimmäisen kappaleen kohdalla jo lopettaa koko levyn, mutta sehän kävi ihan kuunneltavaksi. Rap ei kelpaa, mutta tässä oli seassa jopa laulua ja melodiaa. Toimii.

Hyviä ja omaperäisiä soundeja. Silti käy itselle pitkäksi parin kappaleen jälkeen. Silti ansaitsee 3.

Osa biiseistä toisti itseään ja osa taas ihan loistavaa kamaa. Ei ihan se omin juttu kuitenkaan.

OLD HEAD AF

very good, just not much into rap. i liked that they had aerosmith on the cover of walk this way.

🎧This thing’s got great DMC songs like It’s Tricky and My Adidas. It’s also got duds like You Be Illin’ and Dumb Girl.

Een van de belangrijkste en meest invloedrijke hiphopalbums aller tijden, aldus de wiki. En dit herbergt wel een aantal nummers die ik ken ook. Hiphop uit de jaren '80 kan ik meestal beter hebben dan het kinderachtige narcisme dat hierna kwam. Al zijn deze mannen ook al begonnen met het verheerlijken van hun sneakers, wat natuurlijk uitermate treurig is. Je hebt geen cent te makken, maar je ontleent wel status aan het merk van je schoenen. Hou toch op. Maar goed, we zullen het over de muziek hebben. Er zit een fijn tempo in, goeie scratches en breakbeatjes. En zelfs gitaren zoals bij It's Tricky ("It's hard to rock and rhyme in time", nice haha). Dat de fusion met rock niet ver weg is bij Run DMC laat Walk This Way zien. Het maakt dit album misschien niet uniek (er zullen vast andere acts zijn die dat ook of eerder gedaan hebben), maar het laat wel zien dat ze over hun eigen hokjes heen kijken. En dat valt toch zeker te prijzen. Ik ben wel blij dat het album uiteindelijk maar 40 minuutjes duurt en niet teveel van die nutteloze skits er tussendoor heeft. Want dan heb je het allemaal wel gezien en gehoord. De meeste van hun rijmpjes zijn alsnog kinderachtig, zoals Dumb Girl. Het zal ongetwijfeld invloedrijk zijn geweest, maar uiteindelijk is ook dit niet meer dan een 3 waard.

Not really my thing, but a pretty good album

I love run DMC with all my heart but to me there are no standout tracks on this album. I understand that it made them crossover stars, but it is not my favorite.

My familiarity with 'Walk This Way' compels me to separate that from the rest of this review. 'Walk This Way' is a great track. I love me a good mashup, and it's one of the best. On the other hand, I found myself pretty underwhelmed by the rest of this album, unfortunately. Coming hot off of their debut album, I'm able to recognize that they've fleshing out the production and their overall sound, but it feels like this album has even LESS variation than their first. Maybe not a full step backwards, but certainly no better than a step sideways, I'd say. Feels like a 2, but I'll give it a 3 to stay consistent with their debut.

This was better than the first DMC album. Other than the songs I already knew, I didn’t take anything new away from this album. Overall I enjoyed the vibe of this one better, and want to give it a higher score. It’s not a 4 though.