<\/a><\/p>\nOn October 30th, 2002,\u00a0Jam Master Jay<\/strong>\u00a0(born\u00a0Jason Mizell<\/strong>) of\u00a0Run-DMC<\/strong>\u00a0was shot and killed inside his Queens, New York recording studio. Days later,\u00a0Joseph “Run” Simmons<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Darryl “DMC” McDaniel<\/strong>\u00a0announced the group’s retirement from performing.<\/p>\n\n- Childhood friends from the Hollis neighborhood of\u00a0Queens, New York, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels began performing together in 1982 as\u00a0Orange Crush<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Released in 1984, Run-DMC’s self-titled debut became the first rap album to be certified gold. A year later,\u00a0King of Rock<\/em>\u00a0was the first to go platinum.<\/li>\n
- Producer\u00a0Rick Rubin<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0Russell Simmons<\/strong>‘ partner at Def Jam — arranged a 1986 collaboration with\u00a0Aerosmith<\/strong>\u00a0on the veteran rockers’ “Walk This Way.” It became the first rap-rock hit and set the stage for more cross-overs.<\/li>\n
- After recording “My Adidas,” Run-DMC were the first non-athletes to get an endorsement contract from the sneaker company.<\/li>\n
- On October 30th, 2002, Jam Master Jay was gunned down in his Queens, New York studio. His murder shocked the hip-hop community and has spawned many conspiracy theories, but it has yet to be solved.<\/li>\n
- Though the group has not recorded an album together in five years, Run has continued to find success with his own sneaker line through Russell’s Phat Farm Athletics. In 2005,\u00a0he released his first solo album,\u00a0Distortion<\/em>, as\u00a0Reverend Run<\/strong>. He also stars in a reality series, Run’s House.<\/li>\n
- DMC, meanwhile, recently severed ties with Adidas and signed a new promotional deal with French-based sneaker maker Le Coq Sportif. He’s also been putting together a solo debut called\u00a0Checks, Thugs and Rock and Roll<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- In 2009, Run-DMC became the second rap group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, after\u00a0Grandmaster Flash<\/strong>\u00a0and the Furious Five<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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