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. They had hits
with songs like "My Adiddas" and "It's Tricky," but had their greatest success
when they remade Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" with the rock act for a
groundbreaking collaboration.In an interview Wednesday, McDaniels called their induction "inconceivable."
"I'm a rap dude, I'm an MC from Hollis (a neighborhood in New York's borough of Queens), just rockin' the mic, and to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the Beatles, and (Bob) Dylan, and the rock 'n' roll gods? It's ridiculous! Ridiculous in a good way," he said.He also gave a nod to the predecessors who paved the way for the group's success:
"I share this nomination and the induction and the whole award with those cats,
everyone from the Bronx and Harlem who started this."
This year's ceremony will be held, April 4th at Cleveland’s historic Public Hall. Pre-sale tickets will be available to the public for $35 and $75 during a one-day walk-up sale on Saturday, January 24 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Box Office. Ticketmaster will have them available on Monday, January 26th at 10am. Because of demand there is a two(2) limit.
Visit http://www.rockhall.com/ for more information. If you can check out their free admission on MLK day event as well as this exhibit, Sepia Magazine Photo Archive: 35 Years of the African-American Experience in Music, which runs until April 12th, 2009.
