Run-DMC

Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group based in Queens, New York. The group was founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell.

Run-DMC
Background information
Origin	Hollis, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop rap rock
Years active	1983–2002 (occasional reunions since 2012)
Labels	Profile, Arista/BMG
Website	rundmc.com
Past members	Joseph "Run" Simmons Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell

Run-DMC is thought to be one of the most important acts in the history of hip hop culture. The group was one of the most famous hip hop acts of the 1980s.

Along with LL Cool J and Public Enemy, the group pioneered new school hip hop music.

The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship.

The group ended when Mizell was killed in 2002.

Accomplishments

The group achieved a number of notable firsts in hip hop music history. They are credited with being the act most responsible for pushing hip hop into mainstream popular music, initiating its musical and artistic evolution and enabling its growth as a global phenomenon. Run-DMC is the first rap act to have reached a number of major accomplishments:

Adidas sneakers with the Run-DMC logo

• A hip hop album that reached number 1 on the R&B chart
• The second hip hop act to appear on American Bandstand (the first being the Sugar Hill Gang in 1981)
• The first hip hop act to chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 more than once
• The first hip hop artist with a Top 10 pop charting rap album
• One of the first hip hop artists with Gold, Platinum, and multi-Platinum albums
• The first hip hop act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
• One of the first hip hop acts to receive a Grammy Award nomination
• The first hip hop act to make a video appearance on MTV
• The first hip hop act to perform at a major arena
• Signed to a major product endorsement deal (Adidas)
• The second hip hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (the first being Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)

Studio albums

Run-D.M.C. released 7 studio albums:

Year	Album
1984	Run-D.M.C.
1985	King of Rock
1986	Raising Hell
1988	Tougher Than Leather
1990	Back from Hell
1993	Down with the King
2001	Crown Royal

Run-DMC Media

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  A poster for a Southern California concert starring the group in 1984

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  A ticket for a 1984 concert in Oakland, California

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  12" single cover for the group's single "My Adidas"

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  A test pressing release for the single "Faces" from the album Back from Hell

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  A single from Run-DMC's final album Crown Royal