RUN DMC - Rock in Rio 1991

Run-D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-D.M.C. is widely acknowledged 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. Along with LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys, and Public Enemy, the group pioneered new school hip-hop music. Run-D.M.C. was the first group in the genre to have a gold album (Run–D.M.C., 1984) and be nominated for a Grammy Award.[2] They were the first to earn a platinum record (King of Rock, 1985), the first to earn a multiplatinum certification (Raising Hell, 1986), the first to have their videos broadcast on MTV, and the first to appear on American Bandstand and the cover of Rolling Stone.[3] Run-D.M.C. was the only hip hop act to perform at Live Aid in 1985.

The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship.[4][5] In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked them number 48 in their list of the greatest musical artists of all time.[5] In 2007, Run-D.M.C. was named "The Greatest Hip Hop Group of All Time" by MTV.com[6] and "Greatest Hip Hop Artist of All Time" by VH1.[7] On April 4, 2009, rapper Eminem inducted them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In doing so, Run-D.M.C. became only the second hip hop group in history to be inducted, after Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.