Run-D.M.C.

Run-D.M.C. was a hip hop group founded by Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell that included Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels. The group had an enormous development upon hip hop through the 1980s and is credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. The three members of Run-D.M.C. grew up in Hollis, Queens, New York, USA.

Later career

The group's three members began pursuing separate careers after the 1993 comeback, but continued to perform and tour together.

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Jam Master Jay was shot and killed in a recording studio in Queens, New York on October 30, 2002, and the group officially retired from performing shortly after his death. The case remains unsolved.

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October 30 - 2002

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Rev Run recently completed his first solo album, titled Distortion. The first single from the album, Mind On the Road, will be featured in EA Sports Madden NFL 2006.

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EA Sports - Madden NFL

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