Women have left an indelible imprint on hip-hop. Not only do there seem to be more women rappers than ever before, there’s diversity: from established stars (Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, City Girls and Megan ...

For those who were in the Bronx on August 11, 2023, the 50th birthday celebration of hip-hop culminated with a star-studded concert at Yankee Stadium, where the surviving members of Run DMC—Joseph ...

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 ...

Hip hop/rap is a culture that changed the world, a culture created and perfected by Black and brown Americans.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In 1983, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels changed the music industry. As one–third of the hip-hop act Run-DMC, the Queens native was a part ...

On this day, 38 years ago, the legendary Queens trio Run DMC delivered one of the most beloved holiday anthems in rap history with the release of their single “Christmas in Hollis”. The track first ...

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 ...

Women have left an indelible imprint on hip-hop. They have been pioneers. They have been provocateurs. They have been unifiers. But in 2023, as the music birthed from the Bronx celebrates 50 years, ...