Run Dmc Analysis
LECTURE 9
– First house hold name in rap is RUN DMC – Significant because they changed it for a lot of artists – RUN DMC picture on the far right is Jam master Jay (belated DJ for run DMC), person on the far left is Joseph Simmons aka RUN of RUN DMC, MIDDLE is Darryl mcdaniels aka DMC – 1ST few songs were 12 inch singles before they were on albums – Sometimes 2 singles on 1 album – Later on you put it on the LP – Greatest group in the history of hip hop based on historians – They’re the 1st rap group to get a gold plaque – Whodini (escape) was platinum album because it was the first time a RAP album sold a million copies – This title however, is shared because RUN DMC shares this title …show more content…
Songs are on this album. Can you rock it like this made by a 16 year old kid this was LL cool J’s first contribution to hip hop (ll cool j was a ghost writer) – This 2nd album went PLATNIUM 1 million – Ppl approaching russell wanna buy rap for themselves now – There was a big concert to raise money “live aid” this was a concert put together by bob geldof from some town…? – The only rap group and artist of color that was featuring all rock music was RUN dmc – It was shocking, and inspiring – They were so big that rock and roll ppl made ROOm for this rap infultrator – Then a movie started coming out – Krush Groove (1985)(starred run dmc, had fat boys, beastie boys, ll cool j, kurtis blow) they say it was kinda based on russel simmons? It was about a rap artist tryna make it in the industry…they rated it on R which cut down the audience cuz there was a bit of violence, tougher than leather – The best film of the 80s was purple rainbow – RUN DMC was so big that they blamed hip hop on them and the VIOLENCE that came with RUN
– First house hold name in rap is RUN DMC – Significant because they changed it for a lot of artists – RUN DMC picture on the far right is Jam master Jay (belated DJ for run DMC), person on the far left is Joseph Simmons aka RUN of RUN DMC, MIDDLE is Darryl mcdaniels aka DMC – 1ST few songs were 12 inch singles before they were on albums – Sometimes 2 singles on 1 album – Later on you put it on the LP – Greatest group in the history of hip hop based on historians – They’re the 1st rap group to get a gold plaque – Whodini (escape) was platinum album because it was the first time a RAP album sold a million copies – This title however, is shared because RUN DMC shares this title …show more content…
Songs are on this album. Can you rock it like this made by a 16 year old kid this was LL cool J’s first contribution to hip hop (ll cool j was a ghost writer) – This 2nd album went PLATNIUM 1 million – Ppl approaching russell wanna buy rap for themselves now – There was a big concert to raise money “live aid” this was a concert put together by bob geldof from some town…? – The only rap group and artist of color that was featuring all rock music was RUN dmc – It was shocking, and inspiring – They were so big that rock and roll ppl made ROOm for this rap infultrator – Then a movie started coming out – Krush Groove (1985)(starred run dmc, had fat boys, beastie boys, ll cool j, kurtis blow) they say it was kinda based on russel simmons? It was about a rap artist tryna make it in the industry…they rated it on R which cut down the audience cuz there was a bit of violence, tougher than leather – The best film of the 80s was purple rainbow – RUN DMC was so big that they blamed hip hop on them and the VIOLENCE that came with RUN