A WCS HipHop50 Exclusive with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, it’s only right that we tap in with one of the icons that helped to make the culture a worldwide phenomenon. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame member of the group Run-DMC is indeed a living icon. From the time that “Rock Box” […]
DMC Drops “Me And My Microphone” Featuring Chuck D, Ice-T & DJ Jazzy Jeff (Prod. Bumpy Knuckles)
Legendary and pioneering emcee DMC, one-third of the pioneering & legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC, just dropped a new single entitled “Me and My Microphone” featuring Chuck D of Public Enemy, west coast OG Ice-T & the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, with production handled by Bumpy Knuckles aka Freddie Foxxx. The song was originally released at the New You Comic-Con, […]
DMC Readies “Me And My Microphone” Featuring Chuck D, Ice-T & DJ Jazzy Jeff (Prod. Bumpy Knuckles); Releases Cover Artwork
Last month DMC, one-third of the pioneering & legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC, announced he was putting together a new single entitled “Me and My Microphone” featuring Chuck D of Public Enemy, west coast OG Ice-T & the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff, with production handled by Bumpy Knuckles. The song was originally released at the New You Comic-Con, with a special limited edition comic book […]
DMC Drops “Bad Guy” Music Video Via King Of Rock Entertainment
DMC, one-third of the pioneering & legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC, just dropped his latest music video for “Bad Guy”, featuring Alex Graves on bass and background vocals, Chris Baker on guitar, Stevie Iannettoni on the drums, and Kali Kalipop Schrouder & Nicco Direnzi with background vocals. Last month, the “King of Rock” icon dropped “Me and My Microphone” featuring Chuck D of Public Enemy, west coast OG Ice-T & the legendary DJ […]
Jonathan Abrams Releases “The Come Up: An Oral History Of The Rise Of Hip-Hop” With Ice Cube, DMC, Kurtis Blow, Ice-T, Sir Jinx, Ant Banks, Colin Wolfe, Grandmaster Caz, Bud’da, Fredwreck + More
With his new book, THE COME UP: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop, New York Times staff writer and bestselling author Jonathan Abrams offers the definitive account of hip-hop’s ascendancy. In more than 300 interviews conducted over three years, Abrams worked tirelessly to capture the stories of the DJs, MCs, promoters, executives, producers, and artists who witnessed and forged the history of hip-hop. THE COME UP features the voices […]
DMC Preps New Bumpy Knuckles-Produced Single “Me and My Microphone” Featuring Chuck D, Ice-T & DJ Jazzy Jeff
DMC, one-third of the pioneering & legendary duo Run-DMC, is prepping a new single entitled “Me and My Microphone” for release on October 14. The track will feature Chuck D of Public Enemy, west coast OG Ice-T & the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff, with production handled by Bumpy Knuckles. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, as a part of Run-DMC with Joseph (Rev. Run) Simmons and the late, […]
New York Times Best-Selling Author Jonathan Abrams Preps “The Come Up: An Oral History Of the Rise Of Hip-Hop”
2023 will mark 50 years since the birth of hip-hop. Many historians and industry pioneers date the beginnings of this ground-breaking music and culture to the summer of 1973, when DJ Kool Herc rolled his massive sound system and record collection out onto Sedgwick Avenue in the South Bronx for a street party fueled by the sounds—and especially the breakbeats—of funk and disco. What Herc and […]
80 Empire Drops “Anthems & Icons” Featuring DMC, Papa J, WC, Kurupt, KRS-One, Grafh, Jomi + More Via Fat Beats
80 Empire dropped their latest release Anthems & Icons, and with the assistance of A&R extraordinaire M-Eighty the 17-track project features an elite collection of emcees including WC, DMC, Kxng Crooked, Layzie Bone, Kurupt, Jon Connor, and more. The almighty M-Eighty also brokered the deal with Fat Beats to release Anthems & Icons. When asked about the concept of the release and working with some hip-hop’s elite in putting […]
80 Empire Preps “Anthems & Icons” Featuring WC, Yukmouth, Jon Connor, Kxng Crooked, DMC, MC Eiht, Kurupt + More Via Fat Beats
Singer-songwriter producers 80 Empire love to help tell their and others’ stories through the art of song. The number “80” in their moniker is the phonetic of “A-D”, as in Analog/Digital, and aptly describes their personalities to a proverbial tee. One, is emotional and impulsive favoring Antiques and things with age and patina (Analog), while the other […]