{"product_id":"raising-hell-repress-vinyl-lp","title":"Raising Hell (Repress): Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003eUp until Raising Hell, the rap juggernaut we know as Run-DMC was still in its building and breaking-down- doors phase. In 1986 that changed, and in a dramatic way. With their third long-player, the group had reached the mountaintop. It was THE record that proved hip-hop wasnt a fad.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRaising Hell marked an important and significant new era for the group. Leaving producer Larry Smith for up-and-coming sonic innovator Rick Rubin (still co-produced by Runs brother Russell Simmons), they began to fully transition not only their own sound but the sound of the entire genre. Less live playing – with some exceptions – and a slicker, tighter sonic attack. Musical aesthetics aside, though, at their core they stayed true to the essence of hip-hop: two turntables and a microphone, or two.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt's impossible to talk about the album without its worldwide smash, Walk This Way, which hit #4 on the Billboard pop charts and saw the group digging in the rock crates to summon Aerosmith in the flesh, combining Steven Tylers and Joe Perry's musicianship with the groups own take on the 70s classic. The song's video cemented Run-DMC as legit MTV idols, and both groups rode its wave to new heights.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBeyond Walk This Way, the platter is full to the hilt with undeniable classic singles: You Be Illin; It's Tricky; Peter Piper and the fashion-world shifting My Adidas. Each song was new proof that Run-DMCs sound was indeed new, but still familiar, and full of the energy, charisma, and innovation that drew fans to their first two LPs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAside from the singles, the reason the album stands up so well is the fact that there is virtually no filler. Proud To Be Black remains a pioneering and underrated cut when people talk about conscious hip-hop. And to make sure they never lost the streets that gave them their start, Hit It Run, Son Of Byford, Is It Live and Perfection all bring it back to the group's early days in the park.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBesides the triple platinum status the album achieved, it was more than just a pop smash. It signaled a new era for rap music, and it was the no-turning- back point for the entire genre. This was the beginning of what we now call the Golden Era, and it still sounds as fresh today as it did three decades ago.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA1 Peter Piper \u003cbr\u003e\nA2 It's Tricky \u003cbr\u003e\nA3 My Adidas \u003cbr\u003e\nA4 Walk This Way\u003cbr\u003e\nA5 Is It Live\u003cbr\u003e\nA6 Perfection \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nB1 Hit It Run \u003cbr\u003e\nB2 Raising Hell\u003cbr\u003e\nB3 You Be Illin'\u003cbr\u003e\nB4 Dumb Girl\u003cbr\u003e\nB5 Son Of Byford 0:27\u003cbr\u003e\nB6 Proud To Be Black\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"RUN DMC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57431741694283,"sku":"GET51319LP","price":4.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/rundmc_700x_d174c667-6387-4657-8ce2-60a23c144515.png?v=1779698914","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/raising-hell-repress-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}