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No Run-D.M.C. Performance at Hall of Fame Ceremony




Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards, Hip-Hop & Rap,

Run-DMC

Even though they will become only the second hip hip act inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Run-D.M.C. won’t be bringing the house down this weekend.

At Saturday’s ceremony in Cleveland, attendees will not see any musical performance from the two remaining survivors of the group. Instead, a video montage will be used to celebrate their history.

After the shooting death of DJ Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell in 2002, Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels made the decision not to perform together again. “For me, I tell people, ‘Do you want to see me and Run running around without Jay?’ ” DMC told MTV News. “They tell me I could get Grandmaster Flash [to fill in]. But I can get any DJ in the world if I want. It wouldn’t be right. I can’t replace my drummer.”

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Simmons and McDaniels will share the stage though when they formally deliver their acceptance speeches. The duo will greeted at the podium by none other than .

This year’s other inductees include Metallica, Jeff Beck and Bobby Womack. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the first hip hop act included in the Hall of Fame, received their honor in 2007.

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