Forty years ago, a trio from Queens catapulted hip-hop into the mainstream with Run-D.M.C.’s third album, Raising Hell. Rap had been raising a ruckus across the five boroughs st ...

[Run DMC portrait] (L-R) Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and DJ Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell of Run DMC photographed in New York. 1988 Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect *** Special ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DMC continued, "It made everybody after us, if you want to do an album, you got to do it on that level." Released in May 1986, ...

Picture it. The year was 1986, and hip-hop was still in the relatively early stages, but growing in popularity. Then one day, one legendary group dropped a hit album that proved hip-hop was a genre ...

The Queens-bred crew's third album was the first hip-hop LP to go platinum. By Michael Saponara Run-D.M.C. has been Raising Hell for over four decades. With the Queens-bred crew’s Raising Hell album ...

Queens rap group Run-DMC was already a major force in music when it released “Raising Hell” in 1986 — an album that would go on to redefine hip-hop. Featuring the groundbreaking collaboration “Walk ...

NYHC legends Agnostic Front have announced their 13th album, Echoes In Eternity, due November 7 via Reigning Phoenix (pre-order). It was produced by fellow NYHC veteran Mike Dijan (of Crown of Thornz, ...

"No pearls, no braids, still get paid. I'm one of the reasons why Yeezys can be made," McDaniels told PEOPLE at the Garden of Laughs benefit on Wednesday night getty (2) Before Kanye West had Yeezy — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Run-DMC in 1987. (Credit: Wright, Nigel/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) "Christmas in Hollis" almost didn't happen. According to Darryl ...

American rap group Run DMC pose at the Grammy Awards, 1980s. (L-R): Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell), Joe 'Run' Simmons and Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels. Run-DMC earns their second career Grammy nomination, ...

Sheridan Singleton is a unique blend of bubbly with a dash of darkness and a smack of peculiar wit. She has a colorful background, and her idiosyncratic but relatable personality is what drives her to ...