http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/31/rapper.slain/index.html

finaly..

Chem, I'll buy the liquor, you get the ballons, the confetti, and whatever other decorations we'll need...

i always hated him anyway !!!

r u guyz fuckin crazy!!!!!!?????? its run-dmc the inventors of hip-hop!!!how can u not feel at least a lil bit sad?

It is just another person that dies. It is like the Aaliyah thing. Who cares, how hard is it to replace/find another black young female hiphop singer. Damn I couldn't tell difference btwn her and like 10 other singers that were popular. Atleast it is easier now.

JMJ served his purpose in life. I only knew him publicly and he didn't have much left to give publicly, so no loss here.

I think people have to realize that this happens. I realize sometimes the deaths are unfortunate but oh well. The worst thing I see from some deaths is a waste of yet unexhausted talent. People that fame has yet to suck the life out of them and throw them away. How do they dare die before we are done with them

/me shrugs

i feal it bently. its sad, but im fealing all the pain right now...just one of those days/weeks. ;(

to bad, i have to agree with jonconley though, i didn't know him personally, no reason to let it ruin my day.

before everyone loved em here but i thought they sucked, never liked their music=(

hahaha.. who cares.. jon is right..

if someone more "important" would've died i would've be a bit sad maybe. Like Aaliyah, i was sad about her because i liked her music.

anyway, RIP

run-dmc has been at the best parties and concerts i've ever been to. The rocked the tiebetan freedom festival like non other. Ive never seen the entire side of a mountian all jumping in unisen to the same beat. They were amaazing performers and could really move a crowd. Not to mention they were responsible for bringing rap into the mainstream. If it wasnt for there collaboration with aerosmith that brought rap into the livingrooms of white america, (heh i think i took that from the VH1 special) most people wouldnt have ever heard of it.
He was a pioneer for his culture. That alone should be give him some respect. Not to mention the only hip-hop group to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame.
I dont mourn him, I never knew him. But his accomplishments earned him my respect.

"if someone more "important" would've died i would've be a bit sad maybe. Like Aaliyah, i was sad about her because i liked her music. "

umm, i would have to say jam master jay is more important than aaliyah, she died before she hit her prime.

I see Run DMC as one of the non-violent pioneers of the old-school hip-hop (which is why I was suprised to hear of this) I was listening to music news when I woke up and this was the first thing I heard. Run DMC was definitly more cultural about rap than say, Jay Z's "Money Aint A Thang" and Cash Money's "Bl|nG bLAnG." I'm not a big fan of old school rap (Although I love most post old-school stuff -e.i. Tupac, Bone, Cypress Hill, Digital Underground etc) I posted this here because it seemed to be big news in my school. I'm more of a alternative/metal/progressive rock freak myself ... I'm wierd like that.
but yeah, DMC ... good guys.

Well BS i'm talking about myself you know, my opinion, for me she was better then him. Btw Asteos, if we're talking about Gangsta RAP then you really shouldn't compare Run DMC with Cash Money, coz they're much much better. And oh please.. lets not talk about 2pac.

bp

There's some good poetry out there by Tupac! b^p, I hope you mean DMC is better than cash money, and not vice versa, that would make me very sad. The fact is RUN DMC was non-gangsta rap yet one of their members died a violent death. It doesn't make any sense to me.