123 - Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell - Erik Griffin

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers

Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Music History, Music Commentary, Music

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Raising Hell did what no rap album had done before, becoming the first multi-platinum hip-hop LP and propelling rap music into the mainstream consciousness. It was the record that turned rappers into rock stars, with a clean, powerful production. Erik Griffin joins the podcast for the first time since 2019 to discuss tracks like the crossover sensation “Walk This Way” and “It’s Tricky.” Follow Erik on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikgriffin/ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Onyx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH8b95TqxO0 Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyers Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Josh’s Website: https://www.joshadammeyers.com/ Follow DJ Morty Coyle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djmortycoyle/ https://www.instagram.com/alldaysucker/ Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.com Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.6	Bring your music to the masses. The 500 J.A.M.
0:57.0	Been walking us down through that
1:00.0	2012 edition, so it ain't nothing to you.
1:03.0	Hundreds more to go and in need of a friend
1:07.0	the king of feast for Angelo
1:09.0	talking the 500 until the end talking the 500 until the end
1:15.6	with my man j n on the 500 talking the 500 until the end
1:28.2	It goes a one, two, three, hey
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1:36.6	He's the greatest of the grade
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