Raising Hell vs. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

[soulbrother]

We thought Raising Hell was a 5 mic album at the time it was released. But compared to It takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Raising Hell is 3.5 mics.

It Takes a Nation redefined what a perfect album sounds like. They upped the ante.

This is really no comparison. Public Enemy should win this by a landslide.

Run DMC was my favorite group when I was 12. Their lyrics made sense but their subject matter was always simple. When I got a little older I couldn't listen to them. they sounded like nursery rhymes.

IMO...Raising a Hell is still a 5 mic album...name one wack track on that joint...the greatness of It Takes A Nation doesn't diminish what Run DMC produced...two different styles and both both are dope..

@ the bolded; Walk This Way

You really calling that track wack?...not my favorite joint on the album but far from wack...guitar sample is super ill...drums are on point....and the rhyme were dope...bruh you tripping

 

[bigev240]

I never noticed Eric B at the end of the Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos video

Erick Sermon too lol

The track for "Night of the Livijng Bassheads" with that JB sample was insane

That was like one of the first videos I remember that had a who's who of hip hop in it. You had Eric B, EPMD, Kool Keith, Orange Juice Jones, and other in that video.

 

[MaddRapper]

Love this album, bought it from a Library in Upstate NY

My favorite song on the album and one of my favorite hip hop songs


"I got a letter from the government the other day, I open and read it, it said they was SUCKAS"

thread needed to be closed after song and quote was posted......Truly #Classic

 

[5 Grand]

We thought Raising Hell was a 5 mic album at the time it was released. But compared to It takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Raising Hell is 3.5 mics.

It Takes a Nation redefined what a perfect album sounds like. They upped the ante.

This is really no comparison. Public Enemy should win this by a landslide.

Run DMC was my favorite group when I was 12. Their lyrics made sense but their subject matter was always simple. When I got a little older I couldn't listen to them. they sounded like nursery rhymes.

IMO...Raising a Hell is still a 5 mic album...name one wack track on that joint...the greatness of It Takes A Nation doesn't diminish what Run DMC produced...two different styles and both both are dope..

@ the bolded; Walk This Way

You really calling that track wack?...not my favorite joint on the album but far from wack...guitar sample is super ill...drums are on point....and the rhyme were dope...bruh you tripping

Walk This Way might be the most skippable song in the history of rap music. It was a novel idea and the video put it all in perspective, but it has very little replay value imo. Wasn't really feel in Its Tricky or You Be Illin either.

Truth be told, Raising Hell would of been better with fewer songs.

 

[Weazel]

Not even close for me. I fucks with both tho. But imo It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is one of the greatest albums in any genre.

 

[Mister B.]

ITANOMTHUB is a Top 5 Hip-Hop album of all-time...

Thread is done. Fight over.

 

[MiamiNights]

ITANOMTHUB

 

[thephantasm]

Hell Raiser B-)