Yummy Pics: Run DMC gets inducted

Into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame! They have always been members of the Hall Of Fame in my eyes. I always loved the fact that they were always diverse, using rock and roll sounds and heavy bass guitars in their music but were always able to stay true to the blueprint of Hip Hop.

Anyhow, without getting all mushy and "I love Hip Hop" ish, let me just congratulate the group, Congratulations!! I'm sure Jam Master Jay was watching down from up above smiling....

Fuse TV aired the ceremony live last night. There was a special that aired before the ceremony where DMC sat down to give his thoughts on Hip Hop right now. One thing that stuck out about his thoughts on the genre was what set Run DMC and other ol' school Hip Hop groups apart from the rappers today.

He said that although they lived a very Rock and Roll lifestyle...you know sex, booze, and drugs, they never put it in their lyrics because they knew that children looked up to them and idolized them. I for one do not believe that rappers should be the role models to children their parents should; but not every household has caring parents and children usually turn to the outside world for guidance. Totally deep. What can we say, times have changed.

Positive rap, meet Reality TV

According to Billboard, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels a.k.a. the other half of Run DMC is set to host a reality show geared towards bringing forth aspiring artists who are interested in making it in the music business.

Now, this won't be your ordinary stereotypical rap reality show. The theme will be a positive one with certain restrictions that you would think would be normally unacceptable.

The artist's that participate in the reality series must create songs that do not consist of profanity, cannot degrade women or glorify violence, and must be universally accepted without listeners taking offense to it. Sounds simple.

Here's what Darryl has to say about it,

"The spirit of hip hop was always about changing the world or yourself, not with a gun or with denigrating or offensive words, but by being effective with your mind. This is a time when everyone is talking about change, and we as a country have the opportunity to make a difference."

This will be interesting.

I don't think it will be a tough task, there are an array of topics artists can talk about without doing any of the following listed restrictions. The television station that the reality show will air on has not yet been determined which isn't a good sign.

Hopefully, this reality show will come to life and not get scrapped as non-entertaining; it would be a reality show with substance, I know, an oxymoron!

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Run DMC

This is definitely a very exciting day for Hip Hop. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has released the names of the 2009 inductees that will be welcomed into the world renowned Hall of Fame; Run DMC has been named as one of the inductees and have become the second...Continue