"Run-DMC is an American hip-hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, formed in 1983 by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell. The group is widely recognized as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip-hop culture and one of the most famous hip-hop groups of all time. They were the first hip-hop group to have an album certified gold (Run-DMC, 1984) and the first to be nominated for a Grammy Award (Raising Hell, 1986). They were the first rap group to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine (August 1987) and the first to perform at Madison Square Garden. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked them 48th on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. In 2007, Run-DMC was named "the greatest hip-hop group of all time" by MTV.com and "the greatest hip-hop artist of all time" by VH1. On April 4, 2009, rapper Eminem introduced them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In doing so, Run-DMC became the second hip-hop group to be inducted, after Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five."

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