In terms of sheer weight of importance, there really aren’t many artists in pop culture history that can come close to matching the impact made by Daryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, Joseph “Run” Simmons and ...

Thirty-nine years ago, during a pivotal moment in American urban history marked by the crack cocaine epidemic, Run-D.M.C. released an album that would cement their legacy as Hip Hop royalty. On this ...

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 ...

In 1987, combining rap and rock was still a novel idea. When Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joined forces at that year’s MTV Video Music Awards, viewers couldn’t help but be in ...

On May 8, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-D.M.C. is headed to St. Louis for A Celebration of Hip Hop alongside the Sugarhill Gang. The artists will be joined by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, ...

The “Kings From Queens” dropped their sophomore LP 40 years ago today. On this date in 1985, Joseph Simmons, Daryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell successfully avoided the sophomore jinx some three ...