Run-D.M.C.

Formed: 1982 in Queens, NY
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Disbanded: Nov 6, 2002
Genre: Rap
Styles: Hip-Hop, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Golden Age
Group Members: Jam Master Jay, Darryl "D.M.C." M..., Joe "Run" Simmons, Rev Run
Biography: More than any other hip-hop group, Run-D.M.C. are responsible for the sound and style of the music. As the first hardcore rap outfit, the trio set the sound and style for the next decade of rap. With their spare beats and excursions into heavy metal samples, the trio were tougher and more menacing than ...Read full biography
Raising Hell
Released: 1986
Label: Profile/Heritage Catalog
Critics' Rating:
By their third album, Run-D.M.C. were primed for a breakthrough into the mainstream, but nobody was prepared for a blockbuster on the level of Raising Hell. Run-D.M.C. and King of Rock had established ...Read full review
RUN-DMC [Deluxe Edition]
Released: 2005
Label: Profile/BMG Heritage
Critics' Rating:
Years after the release of Run-D.M.C.'s eponymous 1984 debut, the group generally was acknowledged to be hip-hop's Beatles -- a sentiment that makes a lot of sense, even if Run-D.M.C. isn't quite the equivalent ...Read full review
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