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The weight of the world ridin on my shoulders I brought a gun too so you’ll never come to Looks like I’m walkin through a livin Hell Helmet provided cruncy up-tempo guitars and snarled vocals for the first half, then slowed to a funky but equally chunky crawl as House of Pain’s lead rapper Everlast sauntered in for lyrics as insane as they were memorable: Each song paired a different rap and rock act together, ones who had never worked together before, and one gets the feeling the label either figuratively or literally said “Okay we supplied the concept – YOU GUYS make it work.” Starting with the pure adrenaline rush track “Just Another Victim” they did indeed make it work to a degree even Tim Gunn would be proud of.
No one had ever put together an ENTIRE ALBUM of rap and rock collaborating together that I’m aware of before “Judgment Night” even if someone had done so they didn’t do it as boldly as was done here. That’s not to say rap and rock hadn’t been working together going back to well before Run-D.M.C.’s “Walk This Way” with Aerosmith, but before “Judgment Night” each song had been a one-off experiment by a rocker or rap group. Regardless of how I felt about the film then or now “Judgment Night” was arguably anywhere from 2-5 years ahead of the “nu metal” trend of merging hard rock with hip-hop in the 1990’s. There is ONE memorable thing about this film though, and it’s not the fact that Jeremy Piven was in it.
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Even good actors have to do a lot of bad crap in their career before they get the big break, and this movie is no exception. There – I’ve just saved you 109 minutes of your life you would never get back watching this piece o’ shit movie (a fucking, piece o’ shit mo-vieeeee). They make a wrong turn, they meet a bad man (played by Denis Leary) and all hell breaks loose. It signaled a new era for rap music, and it was the no-turning- back point for the entire genre.Long before Jeremy Piven became famous as ‘Droz’ in “PCU” or even MOREfamous as the hyperkinetic agent Ari Gold in “Entourage,” he could be found playing supporting roles in a slew of bad and entirely forgettable Hollywood movies like “Judgment Night.” Here’s a synopsis of this shitfest – four friends make a road trip to Chicago to see boxing in an RV driven by Piven’s character Ray Cochran. And to make sure they never lost the streets that gave them their start, "Hit It Run," "Son Of Byford," "Is It Live" and "Perfection" all bring it back to the group's early days in the park. Besides the triple platinum status the album achieved, it was more than just a pop smash. "Proud To Be Black" remains a pioneering and underrated cut when people talk about "conscious" hip-hop.
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The song's video cemented Run-DMC as legit MTV idols, and both groups rode its wave to new heights. Beyond "Walk This Way," the platter is full to the hilt with undeniable classic singles: "You Be Illin'" "It's Tricky" "Peter Piper" and the fashion-world shifting "My Adidas." Each song was new proof that Run-DMC's sound was indeed new, but still familiar, and full of the energy, charisma and innovation that drew fans to their first two LPs.Īside from the singles, the reason the album stands up so well is the fact that there is virtually no filler. It's impossible to talk about the album without its worldwide smash, " Walk This Way," which hit #4 on the Billboard pop charts and saw the group digging in the rock crates to summon Aerosmith in the flesh, combining Steven Tyler's and Joe Perry's musicianship with the group's own take on the ‘70s classic. Musical aesthetics aside, though, at their core they stayed true to the essence of hip-hop: two turntables and a microphone, or two. Less live playing – with some exceptions – and a slicker, tighter sonic attack. Leaving producer Larry Smith for up-and- coming sonic innovator Rick Rubin (still co-produced by Run's brother Russell Simmons), they began to fully transition not only their own sound, but the sound of the entire genre. It was THE record that proved hip-hop wasn't a fad. Raising Hell marked an important and significant new era for the group. With their third long-player, the group had reached the mountaintop. In 1986 that changed, and in a dramatic way. Up until Raising Hell, the rap juggernaut we know as Run-DMC was still in its building and breaking-down- doors phase.
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