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🎙 “Two turntables and a microphone. That’s all it took to change the world.” It’s 2009 and rapper Eminem takes the mic to announce the next inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Today, April 4, we pay tribute to the hip-hop legendary trio from Queens, who crossed boundaries between rap and rock, and took a leap of faith to do things different.

Run DMC ultimately shaped hip-hop culture and inspired many generations of talent to include Eminem, Nas, Rick Ross, Common, Ice-T, and the Fugees to name a few.

Today in Hip Hop History Rock & Roll Hall of Fame