Rubin had been hired to produce Run-DMC’s third album, Raising Hell, and he wanted a single that would break the trio in Middle America. Rubin had grown up worshiping Aerosmith, so he decided Ru ...

One of the pioneers of the New York-bred genre’s growing appeal was Queens-based Run-DMC. Gearing up for their third studio album Raising Hell, which would eventually release in 1986 ...

But after Run-DMC — which was rounded out by their late DJ Jam Master Jay — hit it big with their 1984 self-titled debut, 1985’s “King of Rock” and especially 1986’s “Raising Hell ...

Rubin: We had finished the album [Raising Hell, Run-DMC’s third]. I listened to it and felt like there was something missing. That idea worked simultaneously with this conversation about how hip ...

NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The 2002 killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay ... Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" off the best-selling 1986 album "Raising Hell." Some of their songs advocate against ...

Run-DMC’s third studio album, “Raising Hell” — featuring the mega-hit “Walk This Way,” which they recorded with Aerosmith — went triple-platinum. In this March 2, 1988 file photo the ...