From Madonna to Metallica, these are the big albums turning 40 this year

Of the albums of 1986, only Madonna's True Blue outsold the third record from New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi, who slid perfectly ...

This Bay Area 1-hit wonder sold a million copies. Then everything unraveled.

It was released on Feb. 2, 1986, with airbrush cover art by Marcus’s brother Darryl. The single was distributed to local ...
Houston Chronicle

Judge nixes conviction of 1 of 2 men found guilty of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Friday voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the 2002 killing of Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay, ruling that there wasn't enough evidence that the man had ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Judge nixes conviction of one of two men found guilty of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Friday voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the ...
AOL

How Run-DMC Made Christmas Cool for Hip-Hop

“Christmas in Hollis” almost didn’t happen. According to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, when Bill Adler, Def Jam Recordings’ first publicist, presented him, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, and Joseph “Run” ...
The News Journal

Delaware draws Run DMC icon for hip hop summit; 3,000 guests expected. Here's how to go

Hip-hop pioneer Darryl "DMC" McDaniels will headline the third annual Hip Hop Cultural Summit in Wilmington. Run DMC, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, was a groundbreaking rap trio from the 1980s.
American Songwriter

3 Eternal Run-DMC Songs That Changed Hip-Hop

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 ...
insider.si.edu

Poster for Run DMC's Raising Hell tour performance in Columbus, Georgia

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Spin

Run-D.M.C.’s Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels ‘Walks This Way’ For A Good Cause

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 ...
Forbes

Run-DMC Earns Their Second Grammy Nomination, Almost 40 Years After Their First

American rap group Run DMC pose at the Grammy Awards, 1980s. (L-R): Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell), Joe 'Run' Simmons and Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels. Run-DMC earns their second career Grammy nomination, ...
Deadline.com

‘Kings From Queens: The Story Of Run DMC’ Shows How Hip Hop Pioneers “Changed Pop, Changed Fashion, Changed Music” – Contenders TV: Doc + Unscripted

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 ...