“It was huge, it was gigantic, in what it meant to our career,” Penn Jillette said Saturday. Penn & Teller were sought by producer Rick Rubin to co-star in the “It’s Tricky” the video, and the magicians came up with the idea of performing the street ruse Three Card Monte in the clip. Both videos are unqualified classics, from this objective perch. For another, Aerosmith re-cut “Walk This Way” with Run-DMC a year earlier, effectively breaking the wall between rock and rap. The groundbreaking, 57-year-old artist is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, along with Run-DMC, which has been named as the greatest hip-hop artist ever by MTV and VH1.įor a Vegas angle, the group enlisted Penn & Teller for the “It’s Tricky” video in 1987. “I’m honored and excited to have the opportunity to perform for Raider Nation at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World,” Rev. Run, as he is known professionally, also is the star of the MTV reality show “Run’s House.” Joseph Simmons, groundbreaking rapper and co-founder of Run-DMC, is performing at halftime of Sunday’s game between the Raiders and the Washington Football Team. (Penn & Teller archive)īreak out the oversized chains and Adidas sweats. Penn & Teller (in suits) Run-DMC and legendary producer Rick Rubin are shown during the filming of "It's Tricky" in 1986.
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