As the story goes, one day nearly 40 years ago, a precocious 22-year-old New York record producer named Rick Rubin heard one of his bands, the hip-hop trio Run-D.M.C., messing with a catchy riff on a ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage/Getty Images It was the first hip-hop single to reach the top ...
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 ...
Rapper Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels recalled why Run-D.M.C. didn’t want to collaborate with Aerosmith on the 1986 hit crossover single “Walk This Way,” saying his band was convinced it would flop. The ...
From humble beginnings in Hollis, Queens, to the world stage of Live Aid, it has been more than 40 years since Run-DMC first changed hip-hop forever. Now Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” ...
Named after his group’s hit 1986 collaboration with Aerosmith, Run-D.M.C.’s Daryl “DMC” McDaniels’ Walk This Way fundraiser will be held May 17 at Pier 45 in New York’s Hudson River Park. Proceeds ...
Over three episodes, Kings From Queens: The RUN DMC Story (now streaming on Peacock) tracks the legendary hip-hop group From “Sucker M.C.’s (Krush-Groove 1)” in 1983 to “Down With The King” in 1993, ...
The 2023 MTV VMAs closed out with a performance honoring 50 years of hip-hop. The performance featured a collection of rappers from various eras. This included: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5, ...