American rapper and musician Adam 'MCA' Yauch (1964-2012), American musician and DJ Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell (1965-2002), American rapper and musician Michael 'Mike D' Diamond, American rapper and musician Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz, American rapper Joseph 'Run' Simmons, and (standing) American rapper Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels as American hip hop groups Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys pose on the roof of B Smith's restaurant at 47th Street and 8th Avenue in New York City, New York, 11th May 1987. The two bands were announcing the 'Together Forever Tour', a joint-headline tour of the United States for later that summer.