DEF: Run-D.M.C. “It’s Tricky”
In 1986, Run-D.M.C. rose to national prominence with their album Raising Hell, which produced two Top 40 hits, “Walk This Way” and “You Be Illin’.” On this date in 1987, the album’s third song to appear on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, “It’s Tricky,” climbed to a peak position of number 57. Today, “It’s Tricky” by Run-D.M.C. is the Daily Eighties Flashback.