Back in the 1980s, before hip-hop topped the mainstream, the genre was considered by some to be a fad. Then came Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell made people take a long, hard look at hip-hop and recognize it as an art form. The beats and scratches provided by Jam-Master Jay are the arena for hip-hop classics such as "It's Tricky", "My Adidas", and the title track "Raising Hell". Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and Joe "Run" Simmons are the kings of trading rhymes, and every rapper who tops the charts today is living under their reign.
