Obviously Run DMC's take on Walk this Way is the song that blew this record up for white people. You couldn't watch MTV for more than 10 minutes without seeing the video. It was truly the biggest cross-over rap hit there had been up until that time. I would even go as far as to say that this is the record that put rap on mainstream radio. It also changed the way rap had sounded up until then, with the heavy guitars it was a fusion of rock and rap. Walk is not the only game changing song on this record. My Adidas was the beginning of rappers featuring the brands the loved in their songs. Peter Piper, It's Tricky and Proud to be Black have all been endlessly copied, sampled and stolen. This is important record that is also still fun to listen to.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Run DMC - Raising Hell
Obviously Run DMC's take on Walk this Way is the song that blew this record up for white people. You couldn't watch MTV for more than 10 minutes without seeing the video. It was truly the biggest cross-over rap hit there had been up until that time. I would even go as far as to say that this is the record that put rap on mainstream radio. It also changed the way rap had sounded up until then, with the heavy guitars it was a fusion of rock and rap. Walk is not the only game changing song on this record. My Adidas was the beginning of rappers featuring the brands the loved in their songs. Peter Piper, It's Tricky and Proud to be Black have all been endlessly copied, sampled and stolen. This is important record that is also still fun to listen to.
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