Run-DMC

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Paying homage to one of the most legendary groups in hip-hop, Matthias Haun has created a Lego Ideas "Run DMC" project. The Lego tribute features all three members of the group - Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels - sporting adidas tracksuits, top hats and gold chains...

Earlier this month on Dec. 19, legendary producer Larry Smith passed away. Smith, a co-writer on Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks," was instrumental—often literally—in hip-hop's formative years, playing on and producing songs for many Golden Age pioneers. Often cited as ...

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On this day, July 4, in hip-hop history…  1986: Up and coming record producer, Rick Rubin, pulledout a vinyl record of a semi popular rock band named Aerosmith, and showed this to his then loosely managed musical colleagues, Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell and recommended they do a rendition of their critically acclaimed song “Walk This Way.” Astonis

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One of the greatest artistic products to derive from the African American culture is its music. And of that music, no category is as distinct as hip-hop, with its ability to raise awareness by telling stories of social injustice and oppression, but also of heritage and pride...