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The MC open up in his new memoir.   At the height of the Run-D.M.C. era, the rap group was on top of the world and making moves that would influence hip-hop for generations to come. But when Darryl “DMC” McDaniels needed music the most, it was singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan that helped him. In his new memoir, Ten […]

Black Music Month

As one of the biggest Hip-Hop groups of all time, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, collectively known as…

Cbus

According to XConnect: DMC APPOINTED TO BOARD OF KIDS CHARITY The second part of the hip hop group Run-DMC, Darryll McDaniels, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of The Garden Dreams Foundation. The non-profit is a children’s foundation that works with the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, and Radio City Music Hall […]

It's All Black Music

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) RUN DMC JMJ Way, Hollis Avenue & 205 St When: August 30, 2009 What: The pioneer rap trio get a street named after them in their neighborhood of Hollis, Queens. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music […]

Videos

Kevin Liles recalls hearing the first Run DMC record, a classic.

Music videos weren’t exactly a new phenomenon when MTV debuted in 1981. French musicians had been making short films to accompany their songs since the invention of the Scopitone visual jukebox in the late 1950s. However, MTV’s launch upped not only the quantity of music videos being produced, but the quality. We racked our brains […]