![]() ![]() It wasn’t until Aerosmith came by the studio, and they all became fast friends, that it seemed like the idea might work. While Jam Master Jay loved the idea, his bandmates were skeptical. cover Aerosmith's 1975 hit "Walk This Way" toward the end of the recording of Raising Hell, and pushed the members to learn the lyrics. Producer Rick Rubin had suggested Run-D.M.C. "Walk this Way" was a collaboration with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, who by the mid-1980s were hard-rock lifers. Elsewhere on the album, the playful "It's Tricky" turned some fame-weary rhymes and a scratched sample of The Knack's "My Sharona" into one of the group's most enduring songs, a staple of movie soundtracks and video games to come.īut the watershed moment on Raising Hell turned out be its outlier. Both songs feature the group at their absolute fiercest, with Run-who’d been watching a young upstart named LL Cool J nipping at his heels-sounding especially galvanized. And "Peter Piper" features classic back-and-forth rhyme-spitting, as well as an ace sample of Bob James' "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" (listen closely, and you can actually hear the crackles and pops from Jam Master Jay's vinyl). a major endorsement deal-another hip-hop first). To this day, it’s one of the best double-sided singles in hip-hop history: "My Adidas" was a victorious celebration of the group’s recent world-dominating feats, framed as an ode to their laceless fashion choice (the song famously got Run-D.M.C. The first taste of the album came in the form of a 12-inch featuring both "My Adidas" and "Peter Piper". ![]() A landmark moment both culturally and creatively, it's no exaggeration to say Raising Hell changed the world. becoming the first rap artists to land the cover of Rolling Stone. ![]() And the crossover sensation "Walk This Way", recorded with Aerosmith, would result in Run-D.M.C. A fabled Golden Era was upon us, and the undeniable appeal of Raising Hell made it a pioneer in multiple ways: It was the first rap album to go multi-platinum-and the first to be nominated for a Grammy. Run-D.M.C.'s landmark third album, 1986's Raising Hell, marks the moment hip-hop truly became pop culture firmament: Suddenly, rappers were the new rock stars, DJs were the new bands and an underground phenomenon was officially part of the mainstream. ![]()
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