Run DMC makes history

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Run DMC will become the first hip-hop group to have its handprints added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. At 11 a.m. PT, Reverend Run, DMC and Jam Master Jay will leave their marks on the sidewalk outside Mann's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, following in the footsteps of many movie stars and famous recording artists. The tradition, which symbolizes accomplishment and celebrity status, began in 1927 when actors Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks placed their footprints outside what was then known as Grauman's Chinese Theater. Run DMC's latest release, Crown Royal, dropped in 2001 and did not move major units, but the group's legacy is unparalleled. Their 1984 self-titled debut and 1993's Down With the King both went gold, 1985's King of Rock and 1988's Tougher Than Leather both hit platinum, and the pinnacle of their success, 1986's Raising Hell, reached triple-platinum