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[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Run-D.M.C. was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame April 4, 2009

[madamlaydebug]

[route22ny]

Here they are again, on Hollis Ave, circa 1985.

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[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1682 - scopOphilic1997 presents its micro-messaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally. (2026)

[yodaprod]

Run D.M.C, New York (1985)

[mtvscreengrabs]

Christmas in Hollis - Run-DMC (1987)

[oldmanpeace]

RUN-D.M.C. in Queens, 1985.

[vintage-tigre]

This TV ad from 1987, promoting the Together Forever Tour uniting the Beastie Boys and Run-DMC at a turning point for hip-hop and rock music, with Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin acting as the quiet architect behind the scenes. Rubin had helped strip rap to its raw essentials, heavy drums, loud volume, and rock attitude, producing Licensed to Ill and Raising Hell with a shared sonic philosophy that made the double bill feel inevitable. The tour placed hip-hop squarely in rock arenas, drawing mixed crowds, collapsing genre and racial boundaries, and proving that rap could headline nationally without compromise. It was less a novelty than a declaration, hip-hop had arrived, unapologetically loud, minimal, and built to dominate big rooms for a mass audience.