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          In King of Rock: Respect, Responsibility, and My Life with Run-DMC, Darryl candidly talks for the first time about his career as a rap artist.!

          Run-DMC

          American hip hop group

          Run-DMC (also formatted Run-D.M.C., RUN DMC, or some combination thereof) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell.

          Raising Hell chronicled the life and times of Run D.M.C.

        1. Tougher Than Leather tells the inside story of Run-DMC's astonishing rise from the obscurity of Hollis, Queens to the heights of pop music the trio.
        2. In King of Rock: Respect, Responsibility, and My Life with Run-DMC, Darryl candidly talks for the first time about his career as a rap artist.
        3. Joseph Ward Simmons, better known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is an American rapper, producer, DJ, actor and television personality.
        4. Run-DMC was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, formed in by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell.

          5. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture and especially one of the most famous hip hop acts of the 1980s. Along with Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, and Public Enemy, the group pioneered new-school hip hop music and helped usher in the golden age of hip hop.

          The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship.[4]

          With the release of Run-D.M.C. (1984), Run-DMC became the first hip hop group to achieve a Gold record.

          Run-D.M.C. was followed with the certified Platinum record King of Rock (1985), making Run-DMC the first hip hop group to go platinum. Raising Hell (1986) became the first multi-platinum hip h