Run-DMC

Run-DMC
Author: Jeff Pinilla, Source vimeo, Streets of New York (1985), Creative Commons.

Founded 1983 in Queens, NY

Hip hop group of Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels & Jason Mizell.

Their self-titled album was the first hip hop album to certify Gold; included protest song “It’s Like That.”

Their wildly popular cover of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” peaked higher on the Billboard Hot 100 than the original song!

Their Raising Hell album was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for its significance in American history and culture.