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NEW YORK — Pioneering rappers Run-DMC have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They join the heavy-metal band Metallica, guitarist and former Yardbirds member Jeff Beck, soul singer and guitarist Bobby Womack and doo-wop group Little Anthony and the Imperials as this year’s inductee class.
Although Run-DMC wasn’t among the first rap acts, it was the first to achieve widespread mainstream success and the first to notch a platinum album with 1986’s “Raising Hell.” The rapping duo of Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels — plus their DJ, the late Jam Master Jay — were rap’s first rock stars.
The April 4 induction ceremony in Cleveland will be aired live by the Fuse network. The Associated Press
