Run-D.M.C. reflected on the impact of the group's 'Raising Hell' album, which turned 40 this year.
The Queens-bred crew's third album was the first hip-hop LP to go platinum.
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels of Run-D.M.C.
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Run-D.M.C. has been Raising Hell for over four decades. With the Queens-bred crew’s Raising Hell album celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Run-D.M.C.’s Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and Joseph “Run” Simmons sat down with Billboard on Thursday (July 9) to reflect on the seminal LP’s impact on hip-hop.
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