Raising Hell

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

Raising Hell is the third album by hip-hop group Run-D.M.C.. This breakthrough album trumped standing perceptions of commercial viability for hip-hop groups, achieving triple-platinum status and receiving critical attention from quarters that had previously ignored hip hop as a fad. Time Magazine, naming it #41 of the 100 best albums of the past fifty years, has stated that the album was "rap's first masterpiece". Notably, Raising Hell features the well-known cover "Walk This Way" featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith. While the song was not the group's first fusion of rock and hip hop (the group's earlier single Read more on Last.fm.