I took you on a trip “back in the day” with the 12:00 Mikki Fikki Mix today as we celebrate Rev Run’s Birthday. Rev Run Birthday Mix by Kenny Kixx on Mixcloud
The music world is currently mourning the passing of yet another legend, as Nick Ashford succumbed to throat cancer. Over the past two years we have lost the likes of Amy Winehouse (twitterpage), Gil Scott-Heron, Teena Marie (@msteenamarie), and of course, Michael Jackson, to name just a few. Sometimes it really does seem as though you […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) RUN DMC JMJ Way, Hollis Avenue & 205 St When: August 30, 2009 What: The pioneer rap trio get a street named after them in their neighborhood of Hollis, Queens. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music […]
We cant just do mixes…We want to take time to acknowledge some of the legends and true pioneers of this thing we call hip-hop Notorious BIG – Considered by many as the Number 1 emcee of the 90’s and possibly “The Greatest Rapper of All Time”! Wallace began rapping when he was a teenager. He […]
Kevin Liles recalls hearing the first Run DMC record, a classic.
Music videos weren’t exactly a new phenomenon when MTV debuted in 1981. French musicians had been making short films to accompany their songs since the invention of the Scopitone visual jukebox in the late 1950s. However, MTV’s launch upped not only the quantity of music videos being produced, but the quality. We racked our brains […]
Run DMC’s “Christmas In Hollis” was a landmark for hip-hop.
Today is Rev. Run aka DJ Run aka Joseph Simmons Birthday. The founding member of RUN DMC and one of our favorite TV Dads is 46 years young today.
From The BVX While we were busy telling you who the most expendable rap group members were, our friends over at theBVX have been wishing upon a star for some hip-hop reunions. What are the chances of these groups getting back in the studio? Read on and let us know what you think.
Legendary DJ Scratch has revealed to AllHipHop.com that he will change his well known moniker to DJ Jam Master Scratch, with the support of founding Run-DMC member, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels.
Says, “I was in college when Run-D.M.C. started to hit, but I had to take a leave of absence. I’ve been absent ever since.”
