Run-DMC, a trio from Hollis, Queens, changed the rap game. In Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story, members Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels recount how they revolutionized 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 ...
When Run DMC emerged on the scene during the 1980s, the group had no idea they would become hip-hop pioneers. Fans can now get a glimpse into their rise to superstardom in Peacock‘s Kings From Queens: ...
The new Peacock docuseries “Kings From Queens:The Run DMC Story,” tells the story of legendary rap trio RUN DMC. It looks at their meteoric rise, challenges, and the evolution of the hip-hop genre.
Just eight years into hip-hop’s inception, Run-DMC and DJ Jam Master Jay captured a slew of music industry Infinity Stones. They made history as the first rap group to snag a Grammy nomination and ...
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 ...
Sheridan Singleton is a unique blend of bubbly with a dash of darkness and a smack of peculiar wit. She has a colorful background, and her idiosyncratic but relatable personality is what drives her to ...
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, ...
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), ...
Run-DMC has officially run its course — at least for now. The legendary hip-hop group performed on stage for reportedly the last time ever as they closed out New York City's star-studded Hip Hop 50 ...
As the future DMC in Run-DMC, a 12-year-old Darryl McDaniels got his first education in hip-hop at St. Pascal Baylon Catholic school in Jamaica, Queens. “I was in seventh grade, and Billy Morris — who ...