Why did run-dmc break up

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Run DMC exploded out of Hollis, Queens, in , changing the sound of rap music, street fashion and popular culture in general. Their approach was stripped-down and spare, and they innovated by rapping over rock beats, even incorporating hard-rock guitar samples on occasion. 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 DMC. They did it all by being themselves — dressing without image or affectation, and popularizing black tennis shoes in the process. Run DMC were to rap what Sam and Dave were to soul, defining their respective genres as frontmen in a duo format.

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 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 DMC unflinchingly rapped about urban realities, they also spread positive messages — pro-education, pro-voting, anti-gang and anti-drug — to help change the paradigm. The title alluded to the fact that this album followed a darker period in the business and personal lives of the group members.

An attempted comeback on the Arista label in resulted in the disparaged Crown Royal album.