Run Dmc Vs. Jay-Z

Run DMC vs. Jay-Z

Run-D.M.C. was a hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell. The group had an impact on the development of hip hop through the 1980s and is credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. Run-D.M.C. is the first rap act to have reached a number of major accomplishments such as #1 R&B charting rap album, top 10 pop charting rap album, RIAA gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums, appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, Grammy Award nomination, video appearance on MTV and signed to an athletic product endorsement deal with Adidas. During the time of Run-DMC’s outbreak, their was countless amounts of controversy brought up over the idea of the negative influence from the African-Americans, existing until today. Thus, the group felt torn between their mainstream appeal during the time of negativity in other manifestations of rap music.

Going ahead to a more current era, comes a known hip-hop idol, Jay-Z. Shawn Corey Carter born December 4, 1969, better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club and the New