DJ Run

Co-founder of Run-DMC and one of the architects of the hard rock hip-hop fusion that brought rap to mainstream rock audiences in the 1980s.

Origin

Queens, New York

Genre

Hip-HopRap

Pantheon Standing

List Name	Rank	Populist	Credentialed	Combined	Status
Top 50 Hip Hop Artists of All Time	—	—	—	—	Active

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Discography

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Member Of

Run-DMC

MC · 1981–Present

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