This week was nothing short of iconic as two hip-hop legends, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott and Queen Latifah, became the first rap artists to receive the National Medal of Arts! The ceremony, held on ...
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Run-D.M.C.’s ‘Raising Hell’ at 40: How Billboard Tracked the Rise of Rap’s First Blockbuster Album
Forty years ago, a trio from Queens catapulted hip-hop into the mainstream with Run-D.M.C.’s third album, Raising Hell. Rap had been raising a ruckus across the five boroughs st ...
When it comes to paving the way, nobody’s Adidas pounded the ground harder than the three homeboys from Hollis, Queens. Not only were they the first Hip-Hop artists to have a gold album. They were the ...
Music history is often defined by breakthrough moments, and Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell delivered one of the biggest. Between the game-changing collaboration with Aerosmith on "Walk This Way" and its ...
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