Run-D.M.C. (or Booya) was a major pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s, founded by Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and the late Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell. The group had an enormous impact on the development of hip hop through the 1980s and is credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. The three members of Run-D.M.C. grew up in the neighborhood of Hollis in the New York City borough of Queens, USA.

"Run" Simmons is the brother of hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, and entered the hip-hop scene by DJing for his brother's first big act, Kurtis Blow under the name "Run Love". The pair began performing at an underage club in Hollis. They soon brought in a third member, Jam Master Jay, and in 1983 released their first single, "It's Like That".

A while later, They became the first rap act to have a music video played on MTV and their self-titled debut album was the first rap album to go gold. They had the first rap album to go to number one on the R&B charts, as well as the first to break into the top ten charts for pop albums.

The band signed a record deal with Profile Records in 1983, and Run's older brother, Russell "Rush" Simmons signed Run-D.M.C. to his newly formed management company Rush Productions that same year. On their first major U.S. tour, the group set new trends by performing dressed in tight leather pants and jackets, Adidas sneakers, and Fedora hats.

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