COLUMBIA — Since the first time he heard a beat on a tape player during recess in the seventh grade, Darryl* "DMC" McDaniels has been a hip-hop addict. A member of the breakthrough former hip-hop ...
On July 4, 1986, Run DMC made history by dropping one of the most iconic crossover tracks in Hip Hop — the genre-blending smash “Walk This Way” featuring rock legends Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of ...
On this day, 38 years ago, the legendary Queens trio Run DMC delivered one of the most beloved holiday anthems in rap history with the release of their single “Christmas in Hollis”. The track 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 ...