Run-DMC

Summary

Run-DMC is a musical group^[1]. Run-DMC ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,730 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Run-DMC received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].
• Run-DMC's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Run-DMC's instance of is recorded as rap group^[5].
• Run-DMC's genre is East Coast hip-hop^[6].
• Run-DMC's genre is rap rock^[7].
• Run-DMC's genre is hardcore hip-hop^[8].
• Run-DMC's record label is recorded as Arista Records^[9].
• Run-DMC's record label is recorded as Profile Records^[10].
• Run-DMC's record label is recorded as Bertelsmann Music Group^[11].
• Run-DMC's discography is recorded as Run-D.M.C. discography^[12].
• Run-DMC's Commons category is recorded as Run–D.M.C.^[13].
• Run-DMC's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• Run-DMC comprises Joseph Simmons^[15].
• Run-DMC comprises Jam Master Jay^[16].
• Run-DMC comprises Darryl McDaniels^[17].
• 1981 marks the founding of Run-DMC^[18].
• Run-DMC's location of formation is recorded as Hollis^[19].
• Run-DMC's official website is recorded as http://www.rundmc.com/^[20].
• Run-DMC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Run-DMC^[21].
• Run-DMC's Commons gallery is recorded as Run DMC^[22].
• Run-DMC's participant in is recorded as Live Aid^[23].
• Run-DMC's official name is recorded as Run-DMC^[24].
• Run-DMC's native label is recorded as Run-D.M.C.^[25].
• Run-DMC's different from is recorded as Run TMC^[26].
• Run-DMC's different from is recorded as FUN DMC^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1982^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2002-10-30^[31]

• Genre(s): east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, new jack swing, old school hip hop, rap rock^[32]

• Community tags: east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, new jack swing, old school hip hop, rap rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5ecc3f72-20a6-47a0-8dc5-fb0b3dadeea0^[34]

Body

Founding

1981 marks the founding of Run-DMC^[18]. Run-DMC's location of formation is recorded as Hollis^[19].

Identity

Run-DMC's official name is recorded as Run-DMC^[24].

Recognition

Run-DMC received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].

Why It Matters

Run-DMC ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,730 views/month).^[2] Run-DMC has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Run-DMC is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Run-DMC has been cited as an influence by Nas^[37], a rapper^[38], b. 1973^[39], of United States^[40]; Limp Bizkit^[41], a musical group^[42], founded in 1994^[43]; Sum 41^[44], a musical group^[45], founded in 1996^[46]; and Living Colour^[47], a musical group^[48], founded in 1984^[49].

FAQs

What awards did Run-DMC receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].

Who did Run-DMC influence?

Run-DMC has been cited as an influence by Nas^[37], Limp Bizkit^[41], Sum 41^[44], and Living Colour^[47].