Product Details

• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

Customer Reviews

Detailed and surprising, often tragic.
This book covers the inception of RUN DMC from the very first days and follows their career through superstardom to the tragic dissolution of the group, culminating in the unsolved murder of Jason Mizell, AKA Jam Master Jay.
So many new and surprising revelations are revealed here, such as Run's 'control freak' personality and rivalry with LL Cool J, Profile Records iron-clad grip on the group preventing them from ever signing with Def Jam, and DMC's reluctance to be pushed around, leading to his solo material.
A story that Ronin Ro backs up with comments and observations from Chuck D of Public Enemy, Run and DMC and Ad Rock of The Beastie Boys.
I got the feeling however that DMC was made out to be something of an underdog ,and that the whole group seemed to lack any real friendship, which I'm sure was not the case. A well-written and riveting read nonetheless.