This week celebrates the 38th anniversary of Run-D.M.C.’s milestone album Raising Hell. This article will unbox the musicological facets of the album itself, and also explore the broader contemporaneous cultural context of Raising Hell, and further seek to amplify the dawn of a new era of album. Ultimately, this article will attest that 1986 brought the rap LP - as a reification of hip hop culture - greater presence and into clearer focus.
Raising Hell and a New Generation of Rap LPs
Raising Hell and a New Generation of Rap LPs
Raising Hell and a New Generation of Rap LPs
This week celebrates the 38th anniversary of Run-D.M.C.’s milestone album Raising Hell. This article will unbox the musicological facets of the album itself, and also explore the broader contemporaneous cultural context of Raising Hell, and further seek to amplify the dawn of a new era of album. Ultimately, this article will attest that 1986 brought the rap LP - as a reification of hip hop culture - greater presence and into clearer focus.