Vinyl Me Please Rap & Hip Hop
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dhodo
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I'm a big ol' meh on mid 80s hip hop. I don't really care how important it is. At least go to 87 and give me some Rakim if you're going to say one of the most important albums of all time (still a stupid thing to say).
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Licensed to Ill got rap into the ears of many more fans than other hip-hop albums of the time. I like it in a nostalgic and "place in time" kind of way, but I don't think of it as top-10 rap albums of all time. Love me some Rakim and EPMD, though. And of course, Run-DMC.
BazookaTooth
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HBMS in store right now !
Streaming it now, I like how it sounds, might try to snag a copy, IDK.
No but I think Raising Hell is...
Yeah I get that. I mean I wouldnt be the biggest run dmc fan personally but Raising Hell is pretty great & significant in hiphop especially for the rock rap hybrid of walk this way so that's why I think storf would label it so important but who knows....Eamon - I Dont Want You Back incoming....
wmeugene
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For their time, they were ahead of the game but it hasn't aged as well as the music that directly followed it, imho. I find PE, Rakim, De La, Paul's Boutique Beasties, etc. to still be very listenable whereas Run DMC and Licensed to Ill, while undisputed classics, just don't have the same listenability to me.
JJ Doom is back in stock. Pretty good album if you're a Doom fan.
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yeah i was finding that i couldn't click with run DMC.. probs not gonna buy it
zombie.modernist
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No.
Not to me at least. Fun album and helped the genre break into the mainstream but I don't know how much impact the album has on the current scene. Certainly a good one to get in the collection though.
zombie.modernist
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I also agree that most Run DMC is hard to swallow with contemporary ears. I think Raising Hell is the best listenability wise. If you like it, the OG record is super common and should run you like $12 for a VG+ copy cut at MASTERDISK, great sound. Not work $23 for what is certain to be sonically inferior.
dmoney
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I can listen to Licensed to ill more than raising hell. there is some good songs on it. I just already have it.
Eamon on 2LP doodoo brown vinyl. Ill take it!
KenKaniff
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If the VMP Rap album of the Month is Beastie Boys;l I wouldn't of used the "most important rap album" language/hint.
Feels weird to say the most important album in Rap music is a bunch of white dudes. And that's nothing against Beasties, just looks off.
Feels weird to say the most important album in Rap music is a bunch of white dudes. And that's nothing against Beasties, just looks off.
dmoney
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dont forget DJ Hurricane was in the group too.
That was kind of the elephant in the room and I’m glad someone said it.
I would imagine they were quoting someone who said that. Considering Chuck D said that exact thing about the Run DMC album, I think it's more likely Raising Hell.