Name	Known for
Run-D.M.C. Themselves Themselves See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Joseph Simmons Self (as Joseph 'Rev Run' Simmons) Self (as Joseph 'Rev Run' Simmons) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Darryl McDaniels Self (as Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels) Self (as Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Jam Master Jay Self (archive footage) (as Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell) Self (archive footage) (as Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Bill Adler Self Self See fewer	Tougher Than Leather (1988)
Angelo Anastasio Self Self See fewer	Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story (2024)
Beastie Boys Self Self See fewer	Real Steel (2011)
David Brenner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Worth Winning (1989)
Chuck D Self Self See fewer	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Dick Clark Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Lyor Cohen Self Self See fewer	Backstage (2000)
Ice Cube Self Self See fewer	War of the Worlds
Dapper Dan Self Self See fewer	Luke Cage (2016)
Jermaine Dupri Self Self See fewer	Big Momma's House (2000)
Eminem Self Self See fewer	8 Mile (2002)
Jeffrey Fludd Self Self See fewer	Krush Groove (1985)
Kirk Fraser Self Self See fewer	Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story (2024)
Doug E. Fresh Self Self See fewer	Face/Off (1997)
Vincent Gallo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Buffalo '66 (1998)
Big U. Henley Self (as Eugene 'Big U' Henley) Self (as Eugene 'Big U' Henley) See fewer	Force of Execution (2013)
Adam Horovitz Self (as Ad-Rock) Self (as Ad-Rock) See fewer	While We're Young (2014)
Ice-T Self Self See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Cheryl 'Salt' James Self Self See fewer	Captain Marvel (2019)
LL Cool J Self Self See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Ed Lover Self Self See fewer	Undisputed (2002)
Angie Martinez Self Self See fewer	Generation Um... (2012)
Mike D Self Self See fewer	Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Tom Morello Self Self See fewer	Real Steel (2011)
Joe Perry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Armageddon (1998)
Questlove Self Self See fewer	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Charlie Rose Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ides of March (2011)
Rick Rubin Self Self See fewer	Battleship (2012)
Russell Simmons Self Self See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Larry Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Fredro Starr Self Self See fewer	Save the Last Dance (2001)
Steven Tyler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Wayne's World 2 (1993)