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1983 Run-DMC... beginning of new-school hip hop music...
1983 Run-DMC... beginning of new-school hip hop music...
Item # 720371
June 21, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 21, 1983
* Very early & rare Run-DMC D.M.C. mention
* "It's Like That" song release - brief review
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
Page 73 has a very early take on the recent release of "It's Like That" by Run DMC with heading: "John Who?". (see images)
AI notes: Run-D.M.C.’s debut single “It’s Like That” received its first major media coverage in The Village Voice on June 21, 1983, in a short article titled “John Who?” by Gary Jardim. The piece praised the song as “hip-hop’s hook of the season” and marked the Voice’s first mention of Run-D.M.C. This coverage is considered the group’s first press appearance and played a key role in introducing them to a broader audience. The Village Voice was an early supporter of hip-hop, helping legitimize the genre through serious cultural journalism.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete with 128 pages, tabloid size, one fold along the center, small, red library stamp on the front page, nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
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Category: The 20th Century
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