#209 Run-DMC, 'Raising Hell' (1986)

While their debut album (#378) was the first Hip Hop record to be certified Gold, this, Run-DMC’s third record, was the first Hip Hop record to be certified Platinum and multi-Platinum. The album was produced by Hip Hop mogul, Russell Simmons, as well as Rick Rubin, which explains why it reminds me so much of early Beastie Boys.