Artist

Run-DMC

1983-2002·Queens

Coming out of Queens, Run-DMC defined new-school hip-hop in the mid-1980s with production that was aggressive and stripped down, a hard break from the disco and funk arrangements of the Bronx pioneers who came before them. Their 1986 collaboration with Aerosmith on 'Walk This Way' put hip-hop on MTV and in front of rock audiences who'd never given the genre a chance, demonstrating just how far the crossover could go.

The full story is in Early New York Hip-Hop.

At a glance

Active
1983–2002
From
Queens, New York
Records in the issues
1 (1986)

In the issues

  • Early New York Hip-Hop
    An influence · 1973-1986 · Members

    Early New York Hip-Hop is a music scene from New York City, USA, 1973–1986. Its principal artists include DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. This issue covers 9 essential albums and 13 dated events.

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