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Run-D.M.C.

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Darryl McDaniels, Jam Master Jay, Joseph Simmons, and Run-D.M.C.
Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded 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 one of the most famous hip hop acts of the 1980s. Along with Beastie Boys, 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.

With the release 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 achieve this. 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. It became one of the best known songs in both hip hop and rock. 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, perform at Live Aid and be nominated for a Grammy Award.

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

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Run-D.M.C. in Kakskaksseiska (1985)

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Bruce Willis in Vain kuolleen ruumiini yli (1988)
Vain kuolleen ruumiini yli
8.2
  • Soundtrack("Christmas in Hollis")
  • 1988
Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters II (1989)
Ghostbusters II
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Ghostbusters")
  • 1989
Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler in Exän jäljillä (2010)
Exän jäljillä
5.5
  • Soundtrack("It's Tricky")
  • 2010
Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Carlyle in Kaava 51 (2001)
Kaava 51
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Take the Money and Run")
  • 2001

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  • Run-DMC Feat. Jagged Edge: Let's Stay Together - Together Forever (2001)
    Run-DMC Feat. Jagged Edge: Let's Stay Together - Together Forever
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 2001
  • Run-D.M.C. Feat. Stephan Jenkins: Rock Show (2001)
    Run-D.M.C. Feat. Stephan Jenkins: Rock Show
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 2001
  • Run-DMC: Sucker MC's - Krush Groove 1 (1999)
    Run-DMC: Sucker MC's - Krush Groove 1
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C. (voice)
    • 1999
  • Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins: It's Tricky (1998)
    Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins: It's Tricky
    6.6
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C. (voice)
    • 1998
  • The Lady of Rage Feat. Run DMC: Get with Da Wickedness (Flow Like That) (1997)
    The Lady of Rage Feat. Run DMC: Get with Da Wickedness (Flow Like That)
    Music Video
    • Rapper
    • 1997
  • Run-D.M.C. Feat. Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Down with the King (1993)
    Run-D.M.C. Feat. Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Down with the King
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 1993
  • Run-DMC: Faces (1990)
    Run-DMC: Faces
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 1990
  • Run-DMC: The Ave (1990)
    Run-DMC: The Ave
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 1990
  • Glenn Lazzaro, Darryl McDaniels, Jam Master Jay, Joseph Simmons, Run-D.M.C., and Pam Thomas in Run-DMC: Pause (1990)
    Run-DMC: Pause
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 1990
  • Mild Seven Videography
    TV Series
    • Guest Interview
    • 1989
  • Run-D.M.C.: Beats to the Rhyme (1988)
    Run-D.M.C.: Beats to the Rhyme
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 1988
  • Run-DMC: Mary, Mary (1988)
    Run-DMC: Mary, Mary
    6.6
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 1988
  • Run-D.M.C.: Run's House (1988)
    Run-D.M.C.: Run's House
    5.1
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 1988
  • Run-D.M.C.: Christmas in Hollis (1987)
    Run-D.M.C.: Christmas in Hollis
    7.6
    Music Video
    • Run-D.M.C.
    • 1987
  • Top of the Pops (1987)
    Top of the Pops
    6.4
    TV Series
    • 1987

Composer

  • Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins: It's Like That (1998)
    Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins: It's Like That
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins: It's Tricky (1998)
    Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins: It's Tricky
    6.6
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Run-D.M.C. in Run DMC and Aerosmith: Walk This Way (1986)
    Run DMC and Aerosmith: Walk This Way
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Composer (music by)
    • 1986

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    Album: "Raising Hell".
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    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Ranked #1 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.

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