Artist
Run-D.M.C.
Songs Run-D.M.C. recorded that someone else wrote: “It’s Tricky” by DMC and Jam Master Jay, “Walk This Way” by Joe Perry and Steven Tyler and “Down With the King” by DMC and Galt MacDermot. Songs Run-D.M.C. wrote that others recorded: “It’s Tricky” (Silmarils, 1995), “Down With the King” (C.L. Smooth, 2007) and “My Adidas” (Taggy Matcher, 2009). On General Admission 4 Us: 20 cuts, 3 records and 1 album from the Rabbit Hole Records crate.
Album · Raising Hell (1986)
The album that brought rap music into the mainstream and showed the world the power of minimalist beats and bold, confident rhymes.
A Rabbit Hole Records pick · 12 tracks · hear the album on YouTube ↗ · Apple Music ↗ · MusicBrainz ↗
Cuts from Raising Hell that start with Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.'s "Peter Piper" samples a record called "Take Me to the Mardi Gras." Who wrote that earlier song?Paul Simon
the record · next: Paul Simon
Run, DMC and Jam Master Jay don't hold the writing credit on "It's Tricky" alone. Who is the fourth name sharing it with them?Rick Rubin
the record · next: Rick Rubin
Run, DMC and Jam Master Jay co-wrote "It’s Tricky" with Rick Rubin. Which of these bands later put its own recording of the song on tape?Bloodhound Gang
the record · next: Bloodhound Gang
Records from Raising Hell
More cuts that start with Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.'s "Mary Mary" samples an earlier record of "Mary, Mary." Which act had that song on record before them?The Monkees
the record · next: The Monkees
Raising Hell put Run-D.M.C.'s stripped-down, rock-leaning sound in front of everyone. Which Def Jam co-founder was behind the board for it?Rick Rubin
next: Rick Rubin
Raising Hell made Run-D.M.C. a crossover force. Which Def Jam co-founder, also Run's own brother, co-produced the group and managed them?Russell Simmons
next: Russell Simmons
On Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. teamed up with which rock act on "Walk This Way," the record that gave hip-hop its first major rock crossover hit?Aerosmith
next: Aerosmith
Raising Hell fused rock and rap into a blueprint. Which rap trio on Def Jam followed the plan Run-D.M.C. drew up?Beastie Boys
next: Beastie Boys
Run-D.M.C. made Raising Hell for Def Jam. Which artist was their labelmate there, coming up alongside them as hip-hop was just finding its feet?LL Cool J
next: LL Cool J
After Raising Hell, which later Def Jam act went out on tour with Run-D.M.C. and then steered hip-hop in a political direction?Public Enemy
next: Public Enemy
Run-D.M.C.'s hard, uncompromising attack on Raising Hell carried all the way to the other coast. Which West Coast act counts them as an influence?N.W.A.
next: N.W.A.
Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell left a mark on a kid from Brooklyn who later rode the same road to commercial success. Which rapper grew up on them?Jay-Z
next: Jay-Z
Run-D.M.C. rapped with hometown pride and serious technical skill. Which Queens rapper counts them as an influence on exactly those two things?Nas
next: Nas
Raising Hell pulled plenty of kids toward rap. Which rapper later cited Run-D.M.C. as an early influence and his gateway into hip-hop?Eminem
next: Eminem
Before Raising Hell carried rap into the mainstream, Run of Run-D.M.C. had a mentor, an early hip-hop pioneer who'd already proven rap could sell. Who?Kurtis Blow
next: Kurtis Blow
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