Christmas in Hollis” almost didn’t happen. According to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, when Bill Adler, Def Jam Recordings’ first ...

Born in the 1970s, hip-hop music was built largely on the beat breaks in disco songs. Some of the earliest hits in the genre sampled those dancey tracks, including “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill ...

In “Kings From Queens,” the three-part docuseries that debuted Thursday on Peacock, Run-D.M.C. cofounder Darryl McDaniels breaks down how he and Joseph “Run” Simmons and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell ...

It was 1982. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels had just graduated from high school, and his group Run-DMC with Joseph “Run” Simmons and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell was garnering significant buzz around New ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In 1983, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels changed the music industry. As one–third of the hip-hop act Run-DMC, the Queens native was a part ...

NOVI, MI - He’s one of the pioneers of rap. We caught up with Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels in Michigan this weekend at the state’s biggest pop culture event, Motor City Comic Con. McDaniels, whose group ...

This month, hip-hop music turns the Big 5-0, and major industry legends have celebrated throughout the country with performances and special events honoring the milestone. On Thursday (Sept. 7), ...

In this rollicking and occasionally rambling history, music journalist Edgers tells the story of Run-DMC’s 1986 hip-hop remake of Aerosmith’s 1975 hit “Walk This Way.” The aging, fractious, and ...

It’s been over 40 years since the pioneering hip hop group Run-DMC formed in Hollis, Queens, but Darryl “DMC” McDaniels insists, “I remember everything like it was yesterday.” He appeared at ...