Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Welcomes Run DMC

Posted by Bossip Staff

Congrats are in order for Run DMC as they will join an elite group of artists to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:

Founded by Joseph “Reverend Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, and the late Jason “Jam-Master Jay” Mizell, Run-D.M.C. is being recognized for its influence on pop culture in general, as the first group to bring Hip-Hop music to a mainstream audience.

Since the release of their first single “It’s Like That/Sucker MCs” in 1983, Run-D.M.C made strides in areas that are now seem common in the world of Hip-Hop, but were great achievements then.

They were the first major rap group to appear on American Bandstand, the first rap act to chart in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 more than once, the first rap group to hit top ten on a pop chart, and the first rap act to release an RIAA-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum album.

In addition, Run-D.M.C. was the first rap act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, be nominated for a Grammy Award, make a video appearance on MTV, or sign a sneaker deal.

Rolling Stone’s Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll credits the pioneering group with introducing “hats, gold chains, and untied sneakers to youth culture’s most stubborn demographic group: white, male, suburban rock fans.”

“In the process, the trio helped change the course of popular music,” the encyclopedia continues, “paving the way for rap’s second generation.”

In addition to joining the Hall of Fame, Run-D.M.C. and the other inductees will be celebrated with a display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.

Each inductee will also be commemorated as part of an exhibit and film telling the story of modern music.

The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will also mark the return of the annual event to the Rock and Roll Museum’s home of Cleveland, Ohio, for the first time in 12 years.

You gotta love the pic above y’all.  You couldn’t tell those boys a thing; they knew they were the ‘ish with their hoodies and shirts zipped and buttoned all the way to the top.  It’s gotta bittersweet for them but hopefully the night will be filled with more smiles and laughter than tears.  Congrats, fellas.

More pics of the group below.

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