In a characteristically direct and enthusiastic keynote at South By Southwest on Wednesday morning, YouTube Head of Music and industry veteran Lyor Cohen touched on his rich past as a club promoter, ...

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 ...

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It’s 1986. Rap music is explosive and on the rise but still misunderstood and barely represented in the mainstream. The leading innovators are Run-DMC, a trio from Queens who sport black leather ...

DMC is building “Rock Bottom: The Musical” from his recovery journey, using music and honesty to tackle addiction and mental health stigma head-on. DMC is turning his personal battles with addiction ...

Run-D.M.C. was a revolution. With that opening line from their debut single, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels and Jason Mizell made a statement. Run-D.M.C. made the decision to take a different route ...

Back on Sunday, March 9, 1986, in a Manhattan recording studio, members of two completely disparate bands met and recorded a song. It wasn’t even a new song, but a cover of a classic-rock staple. The ...

Move over, Elton John. Apparently, you’re not the only legacy act looking to bow out of the music industry with a farewell performance documentary. Pioneer hip-hop group Run-DMC is also looking to ...

In a characteristically direct and enthusiastic keynote at South By Southwest on Wednesday morning, YouTube Head of Music and industry veteran Lyor Cohen touched on his rich past as a club promoter, ...