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.
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18 Facts About Run-DMC
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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.
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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.
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In 2009, Run-DMC became the second hip hop group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Run-DMC discarded the more glam aspects of early hip hop fashion and incorporated a more "street" sense of style such as Kangol hats, Cazal glasses, leather jackets, and unlaced Adidas shoes.
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Run-DMC performed at the legendary Live Aid benefit shortly after Rock Box was released.
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In late-1985, Run-DMC were featured in the hip hop film Krush Groove, a fictionalized retelling of Russell Simmons' rise as a hip hop entrepreneur and his struggles to get his own label, Def Jam Recordings, off the ground.
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Run-DMC was beginning to tire of Run-DMC, and there was increased friction between him and Simmons, who was eager to return to recording .
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In 1999, Run-DMC recorded the theme song for WWF wrestling stable D-Generation X entitled "The Kings", which appeared on the WWF Aggression album.
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Run-DMC's family was growing, and he was assisting with his brother Russell's Phat Farm clothing imprint, making Run-DMC less of a priority.
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In 2004, Run-DMC was one of the first acts honored on the first annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors, alongside legends like 2Pac and The Sugarhill Gang.
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Run-DMC had recently discovered that he was adopted, which led him to be the center of the VH1 program My Adoption Journey, a documentary chronicling his re-connection with his biological family.
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Run-DMC frequently contributed to VH1 programs such as the I Love The.
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In 2008 Run-DMC was nominated for 2009 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Run-DMC performed with only Run and DMC out front, and Jam-Master Jay on the turntables behind them, in what is considered the 'classic' hip hop stage setup: two turntables and microphones.
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In 2007, Run-DMC was named "The Greatest Hip Hop Group of All Time" by MTV.
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In 2009, Run-DMC became the second hip hop group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Run-DMC is the first rap act to have reached a number of major accomplishments:.
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