Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C. — album cover
№ 93 of 100

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C. · 1986 · Hip-Hop

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C. (1986), № 93 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. Rick Rubin in a Queens basement smashing rock guitars into rap. The crossover Aerosmith would later steal credit for; the album that taught radio rap could sell.

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