Run-DMC – 10 of the best

From sample pioneering to rebranding Adidas, Run-DMC did more than anyone to take hip-hop to the mainstreamSometimes it feels as if we take Run-DMC for granted. The music they made had such a significant impact, not only on the nascent genre they were part of but on the whole of the culture, that the revolutionary nature of their records is often missed. Take, for instance, their first release, which appeared on a 1983 cassette a year before it took its place at the heart of the band’s sel