"They were always giving attention back to the DJ," said Tremayne. Run-DMC met with problems as the '80s waned. The group put out "Tougher Than Leather" in 1988, but it did not sell as well as ...

McDaniels opened up about his alcoholism, depression and suicidal thoughts amid vocal spasms during his time in Run-DMC on Will Smith's podcast 'Class of '88' Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE.