Run-DMC is thought to be one of the most important acts in the history of hip hopculture. The group was one of the most famous hip hop acts of the 1980s.
The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship.[3]
The group ended when Mizell was killed in 2002.
Accomplishments
The group achieved a number of notable firsts in hip hop music history. They are credited with being the act most responsible for pushing hip hop into mainstream popular music, initiating its musical and artistic evolution and enabling its growth as a global phenomenon. Run-DMC is the first rap act to have reached a number of major accomplishments:[4]
A hip hop album that reached number 1 on the R&B chart
↑Augustin K. Sedgewick (November 6, 2002). "Run-D.M.C. Call It Quits". RollingStone. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.