Run-DMC - Raising Hell レイジング・ヘル

LP, Album 1986

Grading

Sleeve is Excellent (Micro bump bottom right)
Media is Nm

Record Co / Catalog #

London Records L28P-1242

Special Features

Japan 1st press promotional copy, complete with orange Obi variant (Ex) and insert (Ex).

By the time Run-D.M.C. released Raising Hell, their sound was already stripped down and forceful — drum machine, hard guitar riffs, direct delivery. This record sharpened it and pushed it outward.

Production from Rick Rubin leans heavy on space and impact. “Peter Piper” opens with precision cuts built around the Bob James break, “It’s Tricky” locks into a tight chant structure, and “My Adidas” turns brand loyalty into anthem-level minimalism. The drums hit clean and dry. The beats don’t crowd the vocals.

“Walk This Way,” recorded with Aerosmith, changed the scale of the group overnight. It wasn’t just a rap record crossing into rock radio — it was two acts re-recording the song together, video and all. That collaboration pulled hip-hop onto a much larger stage.

Elsewhere, “You Be Illin’” and “Is It Live” keep the tone playful, while “Proud to Be Black” closes the record with a direct statement. There’s no excess here. Every track is built to hit hard and move fast.

This is the record that made their sound unavoidable.