In their recent press run the duo has been very transparent about the influence of the first generation of MC's. "I remember listening to Spoonie Gee's, Spoonin' Rap, and "It's Us" by The Cold Crush Brothers. We listened to those songs dreaming about making our own stuff," Run shared in a clip from the the documentary.
"There were no rap records yet," Run shared in an interview with Today. "We would get tapes from Manhattan with the Cold Crush versus the Fantastic 5 with Grandwizzard Theodore and Grandmaster Caz. Those were our heroes."
Run-DMC's 3-part documentary debuts on Peacock on 2/1 and features Ice-T, LL COOL J, MC Lyte, Jermaine Dupri, Ice Cube, Questlove, Beastie Boys, Chuck D., Salt, Tom Morello, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, Ed Lover, and more.