Raising Hell : The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay

Music journalist Ronin Ro tells the gripping tale of how Run-D.M.C.--hip-hop's first multiplatinum-selling artists--forever transformed the expression of American pop culture. Hailing from middle-class Hollis, Queens, Run-D.M.C was the first to blend rock and rap, a formula that took the group to the top of the pop music charts in the mid-1980s and early '90s.