Run-D.M.C., the Hollis, Queens trio of Run, DMC, and Jam Master Jay, forged hip-hop's new-school edge with stark, drum-machine-driven beats and tag-team yells that stripped away disco gloss for raw street urgency.
Pioneers of the MC-DJ bond, they fused rap with rock on tracks like "Rock Box,"…
27 roots·28 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Run-D.M.C.; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Aerosmith, Larry Smith, Yellowman, 2shanez + 23 more
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6 releases·1988-2009
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1993