Run-DMC

Run-DMC
From left to right: Joseph "Run" Simmons, Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels
From left to right: Joseph "Run" Simmons, Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels
Background information
OriginQueens, New York City, U.S.
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Websiterundmc.com

Run-DMC (also formatted Run-D.M.C., RUN DMC, or some combination thereof) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens New York City, formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture and especially one of the most famous hip hop acts of the 1980s. Along with Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, and Public Enemy, the group pioneered new-school hip hop music and helped usher in the golden age of hip hop. The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship.[4]

With the release of Run-D.M.C. (1984), Run-DMC became the first hip hop group to achieve a Gold record. Run-D.M.C. was followed with the certified Platinum record King of Rock (1985), making Run-DMC the first hip hop group to go platinum. Raising Hell (1986) became the first multi-platinum hip hop record. Run-DMC's cover of "Walk This Way", featuring the group Aerosmith, charted higher on the Billboard Hot 100 than Aerosmith's original version, peaking at number four.[5] It became one of the best-known songs in both hip hop and rock.[6] Run-DMC was the first hip hop act to have their music videos broadcast on MTV, appear on American Bandstand, be on the cover of Rolling Stone,[7] perform at Live Aid, and be nominated for a Grammy Award.[8]

In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Run-DMC at number 48 in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[4] In 2007, they were named The Greatest Hip Hop Group of All Time by MTV[9] and Greatest Hip Hop Artist of All Time by VH1.[10] In 2009, Run-DMC became the second hip hop group (after Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, 2007) to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[11] In 2016, the group received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[12] In 2018, Raising Hell was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[13]

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  2. ^ "Run-D.M.C." Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Run-D.M.C. Performs For Final Time At 'Hip-Hop 50' In New York".
  4. ^ a b "Music News: Latest and Breaking Music News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 21, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Run-D.M.C. Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Dreisinger, Baz (February 13, 2019). "Run-DMC, Aerosmith and the Song That Changed Everything". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991 (Compact disc liner). Run-D.M.C. New York City: Profile Records. 1991. PCD-1419.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Winning, B (November 2006). "Run-DMC: 'It's like that". REMIX, Electronic • Urban. 8 (11).
  9. ^ "MTV News: The Greatest Hip-Hop Groups Of All Time". Mtv.com. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  10. ^ "VH1: 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Legaspi, Althea (January 14, 2016). "Run-D.M.C. to Receive GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "National Recording Registry Reaches 500 [MARCH 21, 2018]". loc.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2019.