As for the song itself, it got started at a Bay Area high school. If you’re a DJ or vinyl collector of any kind, odds are you ...

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, passed away 19 years ago, leaving behind over 50 million records and a lasting impact on ...

As we head into December 2025, both Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms are in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 — for 1958’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and 1957’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” respectively.

A judge Friday voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, ruling that there wasn’t enough evidence that the man had a motive to kill ...

“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” ...

BAY RIDGE — One of the true pioneers of hip-hop music, Darryl McDaniels, founding member of the iconic rap trio Run-DMC, paid a visit to the southwest corner of Brooklyn on Sunday to promote his new ...

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.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black and white photograph of ...

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 ...

What happens when hip-hop legends meet plastic bricks? Something seriously awesome. RUN DMC has teamed up with LEGO to drop a whole new spin on their iconic 1983 track "It’s Like That" — and this time ...