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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Throwback Thursdays: Run DMC

DateThursday, August 4, 2011 at 9:11AM

Run DMC were true pioneers.  The foundation of three decades of hip-hop.  

• The first rap act to have a #1 R&B charting rap album
• The first rap act to have a Top 10 pop charting rap album 
• The first rap act to earn RIAA gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums
• The first rap act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
• The first rap act to receive a Grammy Award nomination 
• The first rap act to have a video added to MTV 
• The first rap act to appear on Saturday Night Live and American Bandstand 
• The first rap act to win crossover appeal with rock and hip-hop fans
• The only rap act to perform at Live Aid in 1985
• AND the first rap act signed to an athletic product endorsement deal

The first time I heard them was the cut "Sucker MCs" in 1983.  Still a favorite.  Watch them rippin it on Graffiti Rock.  R.I.P. Jam Master Jay.

 

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