![]() ![]() Meanwhile, the Devastating Mic Controller has stayed busy. But it did give aging fans the rare chance to say good-bye to the Hollis legends who’ve basically been on hiatus since Jam Master Jay’s 2002 murder. brought its legacy to the massive Hip-Hop 50 show at Yankee Stadium, a final “walk off” performance that, as McDaniels recently told us, didn’t go as planned. Aesthetically, they crafted a look that remains a Halloween staple: Kangol hats, Cazal glasses, black Lee jeans, tracksuits and shell top sneakers with no shoestrings in ’em. Sonically, the group eschewed disco and funk for stripped-down drum machine beats and guitar riffs, all while ditching the live band and standardizing the two-turntables-and-a-microphone setup. They were also the only hip-hop act to perform at Live Aid and unofficially hosted the maiden episode of Yo! MTV Raps. ![]() Consider just a handful of the things they did first among their contemporaries: Gold, platinum, and multiplatinum albums Rolling Stone cover top-ten pop single Grammy nomination featured musical guest on Saturday Night Live. The legendary Queens trio of Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell changed the idea of what was possible in hip-hop. If Kool Herc was rap’s Big Bang, then Run-D.M.C. ![]()
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