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ggielife
Story by
Kasie Byers
Graphic by
Brad Graeber
A s the first rap group to break into main
stream , Run DMC has been called every
thing from founding fathers in the in
dustry to spokesmen of the ’80s generation.
Tonight at Wolf Pen Creek Ampitheatre, Run
DMC will be delivering its hip-hop message to
Gen X-ers and sharing the stage with fellow rap
per Vanilla Ice and coun
try musicians Pat Green
and Jerry Jeff Walker at
the ’98 Ag Kickoff.
DMC or D (Darryl
McDaniels) said the
crowd can expect to see
hip-hop in its
original
form, not the rap they’ve seen in
videos over the past 10 years.
“Basically we’re gonna be do
ing what was done in rap music be
fore rappers started making records,
which is using a DJ, and me and run
will rap over the records,” he said.
“That’s the way it was done when rap
first started and that’s the way we’ve
always done it.”
D said he doesn’t really define
the groups’ music as old or new
school.
“You’re gonna see true school,”
he said. “Everything from 1983 to
1993. Ten years of authentic hip-hop.”
Mark Schaberg, co-promoter of Ag
Kickoff and a representative of Popu
lar Talent, said Run DMC was added
after Tropical Storm Frances
caused the postponement of the
Sept. 11 show.
“We started calling around to
see who we could add to the
bill,” Schaberg said. “It was a co
incidence that Run DMC was play
ing a show in Houston at midnight
the same night.”
Run DMC will take the stage
at 5:30 p.m. after Roger Creager,
a local country musician.
Vanilla Ice will follow Run DMC, with
Pat Green and Jerry Jeff Walker rounding
out the evening.
Gates open at 4:30 p.m.
D said it is great to be playing a show
with Vanilla Ice because it is something the
group has never done before.
“It’s cool we’re playing with Vanilla,” he
said. “We love it. We’d love four or five rap
pers sharing the stage with us.”
D said he expects the crowd to get into
the show because that’s the kind of perfor
mance the group prefers to do.
“We do the original form of rap which is
crowd participation,” he said. “It’s not about us,
it’s about ya’ll. ‘Throw your hands in the air,
make some noise, jump up and down, alright
ya’ll ready for this.’
“I hope ya’ll come through for us. Don’t di
sappoint Run DMC because we’re going to give
it all out for you.”
Run DMC, made up of rappers D and Run
(Joseph Simmons) and DJ Jam Master Flash
(Jason Mizell), started their musical journey
with It's Like That in 1983.
Since then, the group has
garnered a number
of firsts in
cluding
being
the
"We just kicked it open, an:
in after us.”
D said as a group fromiit
common for 30-something
DMC.
"It’s not unusualtornv
seea young, white doctor^,
with his wife and kidscor-
‘Man let me tell you.whe
1 would pretend to be \t
would act like run, as;
records,” D said.
‘"1 tell my kids everyth',
toning to today, that's notn;
guys.” And 1 hear that all L
In the upcoming year,Ri
a new album to coinciL
events in hip-hop over
D said the two will be:
movie and album, CnishGpx
“The sound will be the®
been, but you’ll definitely
in the lyrics." he said. *Btd
appeal to everyone, we've
Individually, the three
with their independent recoa
D said fans can expect re*
from all three compaines
Still Rat
Run DMC joins the stage
with Vanilla Ice and
Jerry Jeff Walker at
Ag Kickoff tonight
first rap group to go multi-platinum, have videos
on MTV and be featured on the cover of Rolling
Stone magazine.
D said the group wasn’t really the founders
of the genre, but more the pioneers.
“Groups like Sugar Hill, Grand Master Flash
and Africa Banbatta led us to the door," he said.
Despite this new musicals
will still be performing inh
“Adidas always,” he sail
have them laced up because'i
tops now. The low tops stay®
(without laces); that’s thesea
John Dixon, co-proms
and a representative of H.
said the 7,000 fans at
tonight will not be disapp
“There’s not another
College Station," he said.
D said the show will!
non-lovers as well aslovi
“It will be a shame for.
es this show, who reallyfe
it’s going to be the most enjoyaS
“But it’s also an education fort
don’t know what hip-hop is
Tickets are still available?
those who are not able to mail
“Our time’s not over yet”
rapping until we’re 80.” I
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