FFF FEST REVIEW: RUN DMC

Run and D.M.C. paid tribute to the late Jam Master Jay. 

Run-D.M.C. is one of the most iconic music groups known to man. Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell founded the group in 1981 and hip-hop has never been the same.

Run-D.M.C. took the Orange Stage of Fun Fun Fun Fest Friday night and showed what it meant to be legends.

They played their iconic songs like “It’s Tricky” and “It’s Like That” as well as some songs only true fans would know.

Rev Run and D.M.C. thanked the crowd for being so hospitable, claiming it was the first show they had accepted to play in over a decade after the death of Jam Master Jay in 2002.

With Jam Master Jay deceased and the other two with growing families and responsibilities, Run and D.M.C. decided to take a break indefinitely.

They were back and better than ever for this show.  The two meshed as if it was only yesterday that they were touring and making music.

Run-D.M.C. even devoted their show to the late Jam Master Jay.  Although he could not be there, they brought his two sons to the show and they spun records behind the two frontmen.

Run, an ordained minister, shocked the crowd with multiple profanities and taking the Lord’s name in vain.  However, he reassured the audience that if anyone is allowed to do so, it is him.

Although both in their late forties, the two were energetic, touching and just plain good at hip-hop.