Amoeba Music

By Scott Feemster

To say that the trio of Run-D.M.C. were important to the early development of hip-hop would be an understatement. They were the group that were responsible, more than any other artist, for bringing hip-hop out of the urban ghettos and in to the mainstream of American music. They were one of the first groups to show that for a young person to be heard musically, you didn't just need a guitar, three chords and the truth. Now you could have a beat box, a turntable, and the truth. Run-D.M.C. were also one of the first hip-hop groups to construct whole, well thought out albums, instead of releases with a couple of singles and remixes thrown in. Every time you hear a fat, low beat pulsing out of a... Read More

Genre:

Hip Hop, Old School

City Of Origin:

New York City, ,New York United States

Formed Date:

1982