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 ...

Pioneers like The Sugarhill Gang, Cold Crush Brothers, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five may have set the template for collectives in rap, but it was Run-D.M.C. that truly ushered the genre's ...

A judge has voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the 2002 killing of Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay.

Raising Hell stands as a landmark in hip-hop music and hip-hop history. Obviously, being the first hip-hop album to go multiplatinum carries a lot of weight, but it’s easy to reduce the album—and ...

When Run-D.M.C. released their “King of Rock” video in 1985, it was prophetic — and ironic — in three ways. First, the clip depicted the hip-hop pioneers bumrushing a Hall of Fame-like rock museum, a ...

The largest retailer in sports licensed merchandise and hip-hop's most legendary rap group have joined forces for a historic partnership that launches this fall at select sports retailers nationwide.

Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. couldn't have been at more distant points in their respective careers when they joined forces on March 9, 1986 to update "Walk This Way." Run-D.M.C., on the other hand, were ...

And check out our redesigned mobile site by visiting NJ.com from any mobile browser. With its endless battles and emphasis on skills, modern hip-hop often generates the competitive heat of ...

The suit explains that some of the allegedly infringing products claim to be "RUN-DMC styled products" such as fedora hats and square-frame sunglasses that use the group's name in their title or ...