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RUN DMC
New York, USA
* 1982	+ 11/2002

Line-Up (2002):

Joseph "Run" Simmons - voc
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels - voc
DJ Jam Master Jay - DJ

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Run DMC	6/1984	Profile/Def Jam			53
2.	King Of Rock	2/1985	Profile/Def Jam			52
3.	Raising Hell	6/1986	Profile/Def Jam		41	3
4.	Tougher Than Leather	6/1988	Def Jam		13	9
5.	Back From Hell	19.11.1990	Profile			81
6.	Greatest Hits Together Forever 1983-1991	11/1991	Profile			199
7.	Down With A King produced by: Pete Rock/Bomb Squard	03.05.1993	Profile		44	7
8.	12" Singles Box Set (box set)	11/1995	Profile
9.	Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-98	25.05.1998	Profile		31
10.	Crown Royal (2CD)	09.04.2001	Arista			37
11.	Run DMC - Greatest Hits	10.09.2002	BMG Heritage		15	117
12.	The Original Rhymes	9/2002	Arista
13.	Ultimate Run-D.M.C. (2CD)	28.10.2003	Arista
14.	Artist Collection: Run DMC	12.10.2004	BMG
15.	Maximum Run-D.M.C.	14.12.2004	Orchard
16.	Collections	21.11.2006	Sbme
17.	Run DMC Live at Montreux 2001	03.04.2007	Eagle
18.	Run-D.M.C. Slipcase	14.10.2008	Arista
19.	Playlist: the Very Best of Run DMC	06.01.2009	Playlist
20.	It's Like This: The Best of Run-DMC	04.05.2010	Sony
21.	Music of Run DMC	25.05.2010	Arista
22.	Walk This Way: Best Of Run DMC	02.11.2010	Camden International
23.	S.O.U.L.	22.02.2011	Sony/BMG
24.	The Essential Run-D.M.C. (2CD)	30.10.2012	Arista
25.	The Box Set Series	28.01.2014	Arista
26.	Christmas in Hollis	25.11.2014	Get On Down
27.	The Singles Collection	13.11.2015	Get On Down
28.	Jam Master Jay - Live At The Apollo, New York '96	22.01.2016	Interference
29.	12on12 RUN DMC	08.12.2020

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Checks, Thugs & Rock n' Roll featuring: Ciara, Sarah McLachlan, Kid Rock, Doug E. Fresh, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Elliot Easton, Joseph "Run" Simmons	14.03.2006	RomenMpire

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	It's Like That	1983
2.	Rock Box / Rock Box (vocal dub)	6/1984	Profile
3.	30 Days / 30 Days (instrumental)	9/1984	Profile
4.	Hollis Crew / Hollic Crew (instrumental)	1/1985	Profile
5.	King Of Rock	3/1985		94
6.	You Talk Too Much / Darryl And Joe (Krush-Groove 3) 12" + Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)	3/1986	Profile
7.	Jam-Master Jammin' / Jam-Master Jammin' (part 2)	4/1986	Profile
8.	Can You Rock It Like This / Together Forever	5/1986	Profile
9.	My Adidas / Peter Piper 12" + My Adidas (instrumental)	6/1986	Profile	62
10.	Walk This Way / King Of Rock & Aerosmith	7/1986	Profile		4
11.	Walk This Way / Walk This Way (instrumental) 12" + My Adidas & Aerosmith	8/1986	London	6
12.	King Of Rock / Jam Master Jay 12" + Rock Box / Jay's Game / You Talk Too Much	9/1986	London	80
13.	You Be Illin' / Hit It Run 12" + You Be Illin' (instrumental)	10/1986	Profile	42	29
14.	It's Tricky / Proud To Be Black	2/1987	Profile	7	57
15.	Peter Piper / My Adidas 12" + Walk This Way / King Of Rock	9/1987	London
16.	Xmas In Hollis / Peter Piper 12" + My Adidas / Walk This Way / King Of Rock	11/1987	London	56
17.	Run's House / Beats To The Rhyme	4/1988	Profile	37
18.	Mary, Mary / Raising Hell 12" + Mary, Mary (instrumental)	7/1988	Profile	86	75
19.	Ghostbusters Theme II / (instrumental) 12",CD + Pause	8/1989	MCA	65
20.	Don't Stop	11/1990
21.	What's It All About / The Ave	19.11.1990	Profile	48
22.	Faces / Back From Hell (remix)	3/1991	Profile
23.	Down With A King / Down With The King (mixes)	08.03.1993	Profile	69	21
24.	Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do	7/1993	Profile
25.	What's Next? / Can I Get It, Yo / Pied Piper	4/1994	Profile
26.	It's Like That vs Jason Nevins, produced by: Jason Nevins	17.11.1997	Epidrome/Epic	1
27.	It's Tricky vs Jason Nevins	23.03.1998	Epidrome/Epic	74
28.	Hard Times & Unknown	14.12.1998	white label
29.	Walk This Way '99	28.06.1999
30.	Rock Show	26.03.2001	Arista
31.	Walk This Way / It's Like That	09.04.2001	S12	95
32.	It's Tricky 2003 / Peter Piper 2003 (Riton remix) vs Jacknife Lee	07.04.2003	BMG	20
33.	Old Skool Mix / Here We Go (live at Funhouse) / Together Forever (live)	21.11.2005	Profile
34.	It's Like That vs Jason Nevins	5/2008		97
35.	Sunrise / Like This & Milk Inc.	04.03.2009
36.	I Love Party: Xmas Joint Edition (Christmas In Hollis (90's Flaver mix) / Last Christmas 2009 (Happy Snow mix) / It's Time For Sexy Christmas (new mix) / Happy Christmas Healing (War Is Over) / It's Christmas (Don't Stop mix) / Run X'Mas / Last Christmas (Rare Bojangles Party mix)) & Caramelle & DJ Bobo & Maroon 5 & Johnta Austin & Wham & The Beatmats	30.11.2009	Hip Hop Classic
37.	It's Tricky	3/2014	Arista	73

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Cadillac Cars	2001

Joseph "Run" Simmons:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Praise My DJs	12/1999
2.	Song 4 Lovers credited to: Rev Run & Liberty X	29.05.2006	Just

Videos:

1. Run D.M.C. - The Video - 1987
2. The Show - 1995, live
3. Run D.M.C. Greatest Hits - 2000
4. Run DMC Live at Montreux 2001 - 3.4.2007, Eagle Eye Media, live
5. The Artist Collection - 8.10.2007, Sony BMG

Jam Master Jay:

1. 2 Turntables & A Microphone: The Life And Death Of Jam Master Jay - 4.12.2009, UMC

Movies:

1. Krush Groove (1985)
2. Tougher Than Leather (1988, directed by Rick Rubin)

Bibliography:

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels: Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide (2016, memoir)

Awards:

1998 New Musical Express UK Single #3 ("It's Like That")
2002 Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame
2009 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Walk This Way", 1986)
2016 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

WWW Links:

http://www.arista.com/aristaweb/RunDMC/main2.html
http://thadweb.com/rundmc

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Me, Myself And My Microphone" on "The Judgement Night" soundtrack (9.8.93, Epic, & Living Colour)
"Bounce" on compilation "The Beavis And Butthead Experience" (22.11.93, Geffen)
"It's Like That" on compilation "Ultimate Dance Party: The Best Of!!" (18.6.02, Arista, & Jason Nevins)
"Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)" on compilation "The Hip Hop Box Set" (20.4.04, Hip-O)

appeared on the LP:

KRS-ONE: Civilization Versus Technology (11/1991, Elektra)

appeared on the SP:

Artists United Against Apartheid: Sun City (12/85, EMI)

Joseph "Run" Simmons:

appeared on the LP:

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels: Checks, Thugs & Rock n' Roll (14.3.06, RomenMpire)

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels:

appeared on the LP:

Billy Morrison: The Morrison Project (19.4.24, The Project Group)

Press References:

Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2001	10	17.05.2001	23		profile, discography
2001	10	17.05.2001	46	Forum kritikum	album review
2002	17	18.10.2002	40	Forum kritikum	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	03.11.1990	4	News
1993	10	06.03.1993	5	News
1998	13	28.03.1998	5	News	interview
1998	13	28.03.1998	18		interview
1998	28	11.07.1998	21		interview
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	08.12.1990	10
1990	0	08.12.1990	43	Live	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	21	23.10.1992	17		profile
1994	6	29.03.1994	18		profile
1998	7		113	Recenze - Singly	single review
1998	10		30		profile
2001	5		14	Pelmel
2001	6		72		profile
2001	6		104	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2007	4		65	Recenze	album review