Run-DMC. Hip-Hop Stars |
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| Author:
| Slavicek, Louise Chipley |
| Series title: | Hip-Hop Stars Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-30077-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Facts On File, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Chelsea House |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $72.00 |
Book Description:
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Considered by many to be the most influential hip-hop artists of all time, Run-DMC's melding of rap with rock, stripped-down musical arrangements, edgy lyrics, and straight-off-the-street look transformed the sound and style of rap during the early 1980s and helped make them the first hip-hop group to gain widespread popularity. Although Run-DMC was officially disbanded in 2002, the groundbreaking contributions of the trio from Hollis, Queens - Jason Master Jay Mizell, Joseph Run...
More DescriptionConsidered by many to be the most influential hip-hop artists of all time, Run-DMC's melding of rap with rock, stripped-down musical arrangements, edgy lyrics, and straight-off-the-street look transformed the sound and style of rap during the early 1980s and helped make them the first hip-hop group to gain widespread popularity. Although Run-DMC was officially disbanded in 2002, the groundbreaking contributions of the trio from Hollis, Queens - Jason Master Jay Mizell, Joseph Run Simmons, and Darryl DMC McDaniels - to the evolution of rap ensure that their place in the history of hip-hop will remain forever secure. Run-DMC is a full-color, highly informative account of the indelible achievements of these legendary trailblazers.