It was the first "new school" hip-hop recording. By the time of their second album, 's King of Rock , Run-D. Tougher Than Leather was accompanied by a movie of the same name. Starring Run-D. Although Run-D. Most of the hip-hop audience wanted to hear hardcore political rappers like Public Enemy , not crossover artists like Run-D.
Consequently, the film bombed and the album only went platinum, failing to spawn any significant hit singles. Following its release, both Run and D. After McDaniels sobered up and the charges against Simmons were dismissed, both of the rappers became born-again Christians, touting their religious conversion on the album Down With the King.
Although they were no longer hip-hop innovators, the success of Down With the King proved that Run-D. After a long studio hiatus, the trio returned in early with Crown Royal. The album did little to add to their ailing record sales, but the following promotional efforts saw them join Aerosmith and Kid Rock for a blockbuster performance on MTV. For more ways to live your best life plus all things Oprah, sign up for our newsletter! Your Best Life. Type keyword s to search. Frank Micelotta Archive Getty Images.
The rap and rock 'n' roll icons collaborated back in for the chart-topping hip-hop remix of " Walk This Way. Related Stories. Michael Ochs Archives Getty Images. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
This content is imported from YouTube. KMazur Getty Images. Hulton Archive Getty Images. Chris McKay Getty Images. Most important they stayed true to the realities of the street. Released on Profile Records and produced by Kurtis Blow , it was the first rap single with a hard beat and stripped-down, no-nonsense delivery. They even turned up at Live-Aid and on American Bandstand. Rap and its messages became more assimilated into the American mainstream following the trailblazing lead of Run-D.
They did it all by being themselves — dressing without image or affectation, and popularizing black tennis shoes in the process. The trio of Run, D. The delivery was straightforward, the words hard-hitting and the beats and backing sparse and powerful, with lots of space. The albums that followed — Run-D. The album sold 3 million copies in the first year of its release, making it the best-selling rap album to date and pointing the way toward the ascension of rap and hip-hop as the dominant genres in popular music in the Nineties.
Their Together Forever Tour with the Beastie Boys furthered the union between black and white audiences. While Run-D. What was it that captivated everyone? But in the lyrics we hear affable autobiography turned into enthusiastic and friendly lyrical combat, where the brags are good-natured and the boasts gently comedic. The group came in sounding like the future, but made it seem like it was a new world everyone could be a part of.
The video sees them going in to bat for their genre: Run and D amble through a staid museum of rock whose attendant attempts to bar them entry. The songs emphasise the combination of tradition and experimentation that Run-DMC were channelling by the early part of Rap would never be the same again.
The concept came from producer Rick Rubin , who was aware the trio had rhymed live over the opening drum break of the Aerosmith track: until he suggested covering it, none of the band had apparently listened to the song beyond the first guitar riff.
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