Run DMC inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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The Pioneers of Hip-Hop Run DMC have made another historic move. The group have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
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Founded by Joseph “Reverend Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, and the late Jason “Jam-Master Jay” Mizell, Run-D.M.C. is being recognized for its influence on pop culture in general, as the first group to bring Hip-Hop music to a mainstream audience.

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Since the release of their first single “It’s Like That/Sucker MCs” in 1983, Run-D.M.C made strides in areas that are now seem common in the world of Hip-Hop, but were great achievements then.

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They were the first major rap group to appear on American Bandstand, the first rap act to chart in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 more than once, the first rap group to hit top ten on a pop chart, and the first rap act to release an RIAA-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum album.

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In addition, Run-D.M.C. was the first rap act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, be nominated for a Grammy Award, make a video appearance on MTV, or sign a sneaker deal.
Rolling Stone’s Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll credits the pioneering group with introducing “hats, gold chains, and untied sneakers to youth culture’s most stubborn demographic group: white, male, suburban rock fans.”“In the process, the trio helped change the course of popular music,” the encyclopedia continues, “paving the way for rap’s second generation.”

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Congrats to them.