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.