*First Time Hearing* RUN DMC- Rock Box|REACTION!!

[@PeteyPFunk]

Welcome to the birth of hip hop. From the very first time u hear this track and let it Rock ya Box, u are officially "Down With The Kings.."

[@jiujitsujackson9831]

Legends! Crowns! Thrones! That’s what I think about when I hear Run Dmc. This was their style that set the tone for the 80s

[@marcirving2363]

Rundmc was the first to mix rap and rock

[@jasondawson92]

Run dmc is my favorite hip hop group

[@johnr4550]

If someone said this is the greatest rap song ever i wouldn’t be mad!

[@mneugent7658]

Agreed! At the very least it's on the short list.

[@mattjohn4731]

Cool video especially when they're sitting on the needle. I always listen to Christmas In Hollis each Dec 🎤✊

[@hassafella]

This was there style from the start, this song is from their 1st album . They started the rock and hip hop mix. Back then many new rappers tried to imitate their style. Salt N Pepa used their style when they first came out, not the electric guitar but their rhyme flow. Salt N Pepa called themselves the female Run DMC

[@111milko]

Back in the day - hip hop was trying to break through MYV .. so they brought in a “ rock style “ to get played on MTV . See also “ walk this Way “

[@IceManLikeGervin]

An extra funky F-R-E-S-H reaction 💯! Run and DMC were both 19 years old. They didn't change up their style, they invented Rap-Rock. This was their 3rd ever single released and first music video filmed. I see 👁👁you have reacted to Run DMC before: King Of Rock and Walk This Way. Rock Box was released as the third single from Run DMC's 1984 debut album: Run DMC. It was written by Larry Smith, Run and DMC. It was produced by Larry Smith and Russell Simmons. It sampled: Sucker MC's (Krush Groove 1) by Run DMC (1983). The song reached #22 on the R&B chart. The music video was directed by Steve Kahn. It featured comedian Irwin Corey (professor) and guitarist Eddie Martinez. It was filmed at The Danceteria night club in New York City. The music video became the first Hip-Hop music video to be in regular rotation on MTV. By May 1985, the single had sold over 750,000 copies. Following the popularity of Run DMC's previous two singles: "Hard Times" (1983) and "It's Like That" (1983), Profile Records head suggested to the producers and group that they should attempt to record an album as they already had four songs ready, and releasing a few more would not hurt them. Despite speculating low sales from the record label and the group not feeling that Hip-Hop was a music genre appropriate for a full-length album, they were given an advance to start recording. This led to Run DMC members Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels going through their rhyme book to develop new songs, one of which would become the single: "Rock Box". After having to wait for the Heavy Metal band Riot to finish their studio time so the group could record new tracks, the group and producers were influenced by their loud guitar sound and attempted to create a guitar based track. After Run DMC recorded their rhymes, Larry Smith developed the track, including inviting his friend Eddie Martinez to record layers of guitar solos to match the song. Upon the song's final completion, Run DMC were unhappy with the Rock sound as they assumed it would not be as guitar heavy and Profile Records president Cory Robbins was also not confident with it, feeling that it was "weird". The group gave a version of the song without the Rock backing to Kool DJ Red Alert to play on the radio station WRKS 98.7 Kiss FM, but it was Larry Smith's version with the heavy guitar riffs that became the more popular version. It was the beginning of the Rap-Rock music genre which is still in major effect in 2024. Critical Reception 🗣: Bill Adler described "Rock Box"'s reception as being loved by Rock music critics. Roy Trakin praised the song in Creem, calling it "a searing rap rocker" and that the guitar solo by Eddie Martinez "does for hip-hop what Eddie Van Halen did for Michael Jackson - bringing it to a whole new audience". On reviewing their debut album in August 1984, Debby Miller of Rolling Stone noted that Run-DMC style of "Trading off lines or even the words within a line, they get into a vocal tug of war that’s completely different from the straightforward delivery of the Furious Five's Melle Mel or the every-body-takes-a-verse approach of groups like Sequence." and noted that varied musical approach of their songs including "Rock Box" which "set their clipped, back-and-forth exchanges to a crying hard-rock guitar solo, melting rap into rock lite it's never been done before". Reviewing a Run-DMC concert at The Danceteria, Richard Grable wrote in the May 26, 1984, issue of the NME: ""Rock Box" is a stroke - the first guitar-fuelled beat box spawn of "Beat It" (1982) to mean anything". In the 1984 Pazz & Jop critics poll released by The Village Voice, "Rock Box" tied with Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown's single "Unity" (1984) at seventh place as one of the top singles of the year. Lyrics 🗒: Run D - M - C, Rock, For you, Fresh For all you sucker mc's perpetratin' a fraud Your rhymes are cold wack and keep the crowd cold lost You're the kind of guy that girl ignored I'm drivin' caddy, you fixin 'a ford My name is Joseph Simmons but my middle name's Ward And when I'm rockin' on the mic, you should all applaud Because we're (wheelin', dealin', we got a funny feelin') We rock from the floor up the ceilin' We groove it (you move it) it has been proven We calmed the seven seas because our music is soothin' We create it (relate it) and often demonstrate it We'll diss a sucker mc make the other suckers hate it We're rising (surprising) and often hypnotizing We always tell the truth and then we never slip no lies in No curls (no braids) peasy-head and still get paid Jam master cut the record up and down and cross-fade Because the rhymes I say, sharp as a nail Witty as can be and not for sale Always funky fresh, could never be stale Took a test to become an mc and didn't fail I couldn't wait to demonstrate All the super def rhymes that I create I'm a wizard of a word, that's what you heard And anything else is quite absurd I'm the master of a mic, that's what I say And if I didn't say that, you'd say it anyway Bust into the party, come in the place See the first things come, the music in your face Tears down the walls, some of the floor With the dj named jay with the cuts galore So listen to this because it can't be missed And you can't leave til you're dismissed You can do anything that you want to But you can't leave until we're through So relax your body and your mind And listen to us say this rhyme - hey You might think that you have waited Long enough til the rhyme was stated But if it were a test it would be graded With a grade that's not debated Nothing too deep and nothing dense And all our rhymes make a lot of sense So move your butt, to the cut Run amuk, you're not in a rut Each and everybody out there, we got the notion We want to see y'all all in motion Just shake, wiggle jump up and down Move your body to the funky sound Side to side, back and forth We're the two mc's, and we're gonna go off Stand in place, walk or run Tap your feet, you'll be on the one Just snap your fingers and clap your hands Our dj's better than all these bands Huh!! We got all the lines And all the rhymes We don't drop dimes And we don't do crimes We bake a little cake with Duncan Hines And never wear the vest they call the Calvin Kleins Cause Calvin Klein's no friend of mine Don't want nobody's name on my behind Lee on my legs, sneakers on my feet D by my side and jay with the beat Jay Jay Jay Jay Jay Jay We don't, we don't, we don't stop Don't, don't, don't, don't stop Jay, one two three Hollis Crew Crew Crew For, for, for, for the love now Cool T now Hah My, my man Jam Master Is in his place to be Jay Jay Jay Jay The big beat blaster All the way live Remember you don't stop Kickin' it, and you don't stop Rock, d-dot, d-dot, rock the spot Stick 'em and you don't stop, hah Stick 'em, run rocks it well, well, well A-with the clientele Krush Groove, young ladies in the place We, we we're, we we're we're, we we're we're Bass, we we're in the hottest space Hah Homeboys, now we're talkin' autographs Autographs and autographs Fly girls in the place, in the place Homeboys, Hollis Crew Run DMC Info 📰: Run DMC was a Hip-Hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, formed in 1983 by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell. Run DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of Hip-Hop culture and especially one of the most famous Hip-Hop acts of the 1980s. The group helped to pioneer "new school" Hip-Hop music and helped usher in the Golden Age of Hip-Hop (1983-1992). The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship and created the Rap-Rock music genre. The three members of Run-DMC grew up in Hollis, Queens, New York City. As a teenager, Joseph Simmons was recruited into Hip-Hop by his older brother, Russell Simmons, who was then an up-and-coming Hip-Hop promoter. Joseph Simmons appeared onstage as a DJ for solo rapper Kurtis Blow, who was managed by Russell Simmons. Known as "DJ Run, Son Of Kurtis Blow", he soon began performing with Kurtis Blow. Previously, Daryl McDaniels had been more focused on athletics than music, but soon began to DJ after purchasing a set of turntables. Russell Simmons convinced Daryl McDaniels to start rapping, and though Daryl McDaniels would not perform in public, he soon began writing rhymes and was known as "Easy D". Run DMC started hanging around Two-Fifths Park in Hollis, Queens in the late 1970s, hoping to rap for the local DJs who performed and competed there; the most popular one known to frequent the park was Jason Mizell, then known as "Jazzy Jase". Jason Mizell was known for his flashy wardrobe and B-Boy attitude, which led to minor legal troubles as a teen. Thereafter, he decided to pursue music fame and began entertaining in the park soon after. Eventually, Run DMC rapped in front of Jason Mizell at the park, and the three became friends. ****CONTINUE BELOW****

[@IceManLikeGervin]

Following Russell Simmons' success managing Kurtis Blow, he helped Run record his first single, a song called: "Street Kid", The song went unnoticed, but despite the single's failure, Run's enthusiasm for Hip-Hop was growing. Run soon wanted to record again--this time with DMC, but Russell Simmons refused, citing a dislike for D's rhyming style. After they graduated from high school and started college in 1982, Run DMC finally convinced Russell Simmons to let them record as a duo, and they recruited Jason Mizell (who was now known as Jam Master Jay) to be their official DJ. The following year, in 1983, Russell Simmons agreed to help them record a new single and land a record deal, but only after he changed Easy D's stage name to his favorite car company, DeLorean Motor Company 'DMC', and marketed the group as "Run DMC", a name that the group hated at first. DMC said later: "We wanted to be the Dynamic Two, The Treacherous Two - when we heard that shit we was like: 'We're gonna be ruined!'". The group's name used Joseph Simmons's DJ name, DJ Run. It was combined with several letters from Darryl McDaniel's name. DMC can also stand for "Devastating Mic Controller". After signing with Profile Records, Run DMC released their debut single: "It's Like That/Sucker MCs", in late 1983. The single was well received, peaking at No. 15 on the R&B charts. The trio performed the single on the New York Hot Tracks video show in 1983. With the release of their debut album: Run-DMC (1984), they became the first Hip-Hop group to achieve a Gold album. Their debut album was followed with the certified Platinum record: King Of Rock (1985), making Run-DMC the first Hip-Hop group to go Platinum. The group's album: Raising Hell (1986), became the first multi-Platinum Hip-Hop record. Run-DMC's cover of the song: "Walk This Way", featuring the Rock group Aerosmith, charted higher on the Billboard Hot 100 than Aerosmith's original version of the song, peaking at number four. It became one of the best-known songs in both Hip-Hop and Rock. Run DMC would go on to achieve global success spreading Hip-Hop all around the world with sold out concerts-tours and popularizing the Rap-Rock music genre. They also appeared in films, on television shows and performed at notable charity events. In what was billed as its final live performance, Run-DMC closed the massive Hip-Hop 50 Live celebration on August 11, 2023, at New York’s Yankee Stadium, with surviving members Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels running through classics including: “It’s Tricky,” “My Adidas,” “Mary Mary,” “King Of Rock,” and “Walk This Way”. Jam Master Jay Passing 🙏🏾: Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell (January 21, 1965 - October 30, 2002) On October 30, 2002, Jam Master Jay, 37 years of age, was shot and killed at his recording studio in Queens, New York. Fans and friends set up a memorial outside the studio with Adidas sneakers, albums, and flowers. In the aftermath, Run DMC announced the official disbanding of the group. Jam Master Jay's murder remained unsolved until August 2020, with the arrest of Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr. Both men would later be convicted for the murder in February 2024. A third suspect, Jay Bryant, was charged in May 2023, but was later arranged to have a trial which would be separate from Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr which is scheduled to begin in January 2026. He was laid to rest at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum in Hartsdale, New York. Notable Achievements 🏅: First Hip-Hop act to have their music video is rotation on MTV (Rock Box 1984) The first rap artist with a #1 R&B charting Hip-Hop album (Raising Hell 1986) The first Hip-Hop act with their own film (Krush Groove 1985) The second Hip-Hop act to appear on American Bandstand (the Sugar Hill Gang appeared first on the program in 1981) The first Hip-Hop act to chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 more than once ("Walk This Way" #4 1986, You Be Illin' Remix #29 1986) The first Hip-Hop artist with a Top 10 Pop charting rap album (Raising Hell 1986) One of the first Hip-Hop artists with Gold, Platinum, and multi-Platinum albums (Run DMC Gold 1984, King Of Rock Platinum 1985, Raising Hell Multi-Platinum 1986) The first Hip-Hop act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine (December 4, 1986) One of the first Hip-Hop acts to receive a Grammy Award nomination (1987 best performance by group or duo R&B) The first Hip-Hop act to make a video appearance on MTV (1984) The first Hip-Hop act to perform at a major arena (1985) First Hip-Hop artist signed to a major product endorsement deal - Adidas (1988) On September 8, 2007, Rev Run was honored as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI Urban Awards In 2007, Run DMC was named "The Greatest Hip Hop Group of All Time" by MTV.com and "Greatest Hip Hop Artist of All Time" by VH1 In 2009, Run DMC became the second Hip-Hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (the first being Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five) In 2016, Run DMC received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award In 2018, Run DMC's 1986 album: Raising Hell, was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" Miscellaneous Notes 🗃: DMC appears in the video games: The Warriors (as Scopes) and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (as Himself). In 1985, Run DMC performed "King Of Rock" at the Live Aid benefit concert for famine relief in Ethiopia. In 1986, Run DMC participated in the King Holiday project which celebrated Martin Luther King Jr becoming a National Holiday. The performed on a song and appeared in the music video. In 1989, Jam Master Jay established: Jam Master Jay Records. The record label is most known for signing 50 Cent and Onyx. Jam Master Jay Records folded after he was murdered on October 30, 2002. In 1991, Run DMC participated in the H.E.A.L. (Human Education Against Lies) project led by KRS-ONE. they appeared on the song and in the music video. In 1996, Run became an ordained church Reverend. He was ordained as a minister by Bishop Bernard Jordan, the leader of Zoe Ministries. And know goes by Reverend Run aka rev Run. In 1997, While on tour, DMC noticed his voice was giving out. He was later diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a vocal disorder which causes involuntary spasms of the larynx muscles. He believes it was caused by the aggressive way in which he performs his lyrics compounded with the years of heavy drinking. In February 2006, VH1 premiered the documentary: "DMC: My Adoption Journey". The program ends with DMC reuniting with his birth mother, who turned out to be named Berncenia. In 2006, DMC and Sheila Jaffe, a fellow adoptee and Emmy award-winning casting director, co-founded The Felix Organization. Since its inception, The Felix Organization has served more than 10,000 children in the foster care system. Its flagship program, Camp Felix, is an annual sleepaway summer camp in Putnam Valley, New York. Additionally, The Felix Organization sponsors two teen camps on the East Coast. Camp Felix West is for Los Angeles-based youth in foster care. In September 2006, DMC received the Congressional Angels in Adoption award for his work with children in foster care and promotion of adoption. He sits on the Board of Directors of Children's Rights, a national watchdog organization that reforms failing child welfare systems. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Run DMC number 48 in their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In 2004, Run DMC was one of the first acts honored on the first annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, alongside rap legends like 2Pac and The Sugarhill Gang. The Beastie Boys paid tribute. Rev Run appeared on the MTV series: Run's House, a reality show revolving around his everyday life with his family, from 2005 to 2009. Run has also created three other cable series, two premiered in 2014; Rev Run's Renovation, which runs on both the DIY Network and HGTV, and Rev Run's Sunday Suppers, for the Cooking Channel, the other cable series: Rev Runs Around The World, premiered on the Travel Channel in 2016. In 2014, DMC ventured into the comics industry with his own publishing imprint: Darryl Makes Comics. Darryl Makes Comics' first book is DMC, a 90-page anthology graphic novel set in 1985 that features DMC as a superhero who confronts both criminals and other superheroes whose recklessness threatens innocent lives. In 2018, Netflix released a documentary analyzing the circumstances of Jam Master Jay's murder. ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?. In January 2022, DMC released his picture book: Darryl's Dream, published by Random House. In January 2024, DMC released a cookie brand: DMC Cookies. ****CONTINUE BELOW****

[@IceManLikeGervin]

Run DMC Group Members 👨🏾‍🎤👨🏾‍🎤👨🏾‍🎤: Joseph "Run" Simmons - Emcee Darryl "DMC" McDaniels - Emcee Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell - DJ Filmography 📽: Krush Groove (1985) Big Fun In The Big Town (1986) Tougher Than Leather (1988) Who's The Man? (1993) Run DMC Albums 📀: Run - D.M.C. (1984) King Of Rock (1985) Raising Hell (1986) Tougher Than Leather (1988) Back From Hell (1990) Down With The King (1993) Crown Royal (2001) Run Albums 📀: Distortion (2005) DMC Albums 📀: Checks Thugs And Rock 'n Roll (2006) The Dark Project w/ Fragile Mortals (2016) Back From The Dead EP (2017) Some more good Run DMC songs 🎶: Hard Times, It's Like That, It's Like That vs Jason Nevins, You Talk Too Much, Jay's Game, You're Blind, It's Not Funny, Roots Rap Reggae, 30 Days, Wake Up, Christmas In Hollis, Mary Mary, Peter Piper, Can You Rock It Like This, It's Tricky, Run's House, Mary Mary, Proud To Be Black, My Adidas, What's It All About, Ghostbusters, Dumb Girl, Beats To The Rhyme, The Ave, Down With The King, Ooh Whatcha Gonna Do, Rock The House, Jam-Master Jammin', What's It All About, Kick The Frama Lama Lama, Pause, Word Is Born, Back From Hell, Don't Stop, Groove To The Sound, P Upon A Tree, Naughty, Livin' In The City, Not Just Another Groove, Bob Your Head, Faces, Krush Groove, Party Time, You're Blind, It's Not Funny, Perfection, Hit It Run, Son Of Byford, They Call Us Run-D.M.C., Radio Station, Papa Crazy, Tougher Than Leather, Come On Everybody, I'm Not Going Out Like That, How'd Ya Do It Dee, Soul To Rock And Roll, Ragtime, Proud To Be Black, Miss Elaine, Hit 'Em Hard, 3 In The Head, Big Willie, Three Little Indians, Can I Get It Yo, In The House, Can I Get A Witness, Get Open, What's Next, It's Over, Queens Day, Crown Royal, King Holiday, Sun City, Them Girls, Rock Show, Take The Money And Run, Here We Go 2001, Ahhh, Let's Stay Together (Together Forever), Ay Papi, Simmons Incorporated, Wreck Shop, H.E.A.L.(Human Education Against Lies), The School Of Old, Jam-Master Jay, Raising Hell, Sucker MC's (Krush-Groove 1), Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2), Darryl And Joe (Krush-Groove 3), Is It Live, You Be Illin' and Jay's Game. Fun Fact 🕵🏾‍♂: DMC attended St John's University in Queens, New York for a short period of time after graduating from Rice High School in Harlem, New York in 1982.

[@thegentlemansforum]

Rock Box is Rin DMC's 1st album. So that's was the style they came out with, which captured everyone's attention back them. They were totally different

[@rmathis268]

I don't think they switched up anything. That was always Run DMC's style

[@IceManLikeGervin]

Some reactions to consider 🤔: Atlantic Starr- Always Music Video (Brian's VCR Tape Recordings YT channel), The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Foxey Lady Live Miami Pop 1968 (JimiHendrix YT channel) or Ray Stevens- Sittin' Up With The Dead (Music Video).

[@davidwaite7861]

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[@fredbennett3549]

Run dmc was that rap group back in the days, it was 3 of them, they competition was whodini, run dmc songs was more hype style and whodini, was more smooth sound like r and b rap, they both lost a member in group