1980s breakdancing RUNDMC - from our story 'You Don’t Stop: Photos From The Early Days of Hip Hop'

Run DMC and friends, in Queens, 1984 In 1984, Janette Beckman got an assignment from the Face to photograph ‘a new group called Run DMC’. She says: ‘I called the number they gave me, Jam Master Jay’s mum’s house. We met at the Hollis subway station and Jay walked me to the street where they lived. The group were hanging out with friends, I started to take photos – this was maybe my second shot. Seems like a moment in time, they looked perfect in their Kangols, Cazals and Adidas’ Photograph: Janette Beckman/Redferns

Run DMC and friends, in Queens, 1984 In 1984, Janette Beckman got an assignment from the Face to photograph ‘a new group called Run DMC’. She says: ‘I called the number they gave me, Jam Master Jay’s mum’s house. We met at the Hollis subway station and Jay walked me to the street where they lived. The group were hanging out with friends, I started to take photos – this was maybe my second shot. Seems like a moment in time, they looked perfect in their Kangols, Cazals and Adidas’ Photograph: Janette Beckman/Redferns

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