Run-DMC

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of seminal rap group Run-DMC just competed in a 100-mile charity bike race, this past weekend. The race, which took place on September 12, is called 'City to the Sand,' and challenges 100 participants to ride 100 miles from muggy end-of-summer heat of NYC to a plush beach town in the Hamptons, on Long Island ...

Oct. 30 will mark seven years since the unsolved murder of Run-DMC member, DJ Jam Master Jay, who was gunned down in a Merrick Boulevard recording studio in Queens, NY, back in 2002. Despite the time that has elapsed since the murder, the hip hop community has not lost its' memories of the prolific DJ and an upcoming documentary aims to uncover some answers in the puzzling case...

Rev. Run's eldest son JoJo Simmons reaped just one of the many benefits of being rich and famous when he received a gentle one-day community service sentence for his recent drug debacle. On May 8, the 19-year-old was seen purchasing marijuana and rolling a joint inside a car in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan...

Queens stand up! The New York City Council has approved a bill that will rename a city street in the borough of Queens in honor of hip-hop icons Run-DMC and the late Jam Master Jay. The bill, which was Introduced by Deputy Majority Leader Leroy Comrie (D-27 District), was approved at the Council's Stated Meeting in City Hall and calls for the corner of 205th Street and Hollis Avenue, located in t

It wouldn't be 'Run's House' if the Simmons family didn't tackle their problems head on and attempt to learn a lesson from a tough situation. Rev. Run's eldest son JoJo deals with his recent arrest on an upcoming episode of the MTV reality show...

The eldest son of rap legend Rev. Run of seminal Queens, N.Y., group Run-DMC, was arrested for possession of marijuana Friday night. The 19-year-old 'Run's House' co-star, Joseph "JoJo" Simmons Jr., was seen purchasing marijuana and rolling a joint inside a car on Manhattan's Upper West Side...

Rapper Eminem will induct Run-DMC into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. The legendary hip-hop group will be among the honorees at the annual event, taking place at Cleveland's Public Auditorium. Run-DMC will be only the second rap group to receive the honor usually reserved for musicians in the rock community...

Cheo Hadari Coker, the journalist turned screenwriter of the 'Notorious' biopic is in talks to do the same for hip-hop legends and 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Run-DMC. Written by Bill Adler, Coker will adapt the book 'Tougher Than Leather: The Rise Of Run-DMC: The Authorized Biography' into a film...

It's been 24 years since pioneering rap act Run-DMC declared themselves the Kings of Rock. Now, living members Joey "Run" Simmons, commonly known as Rev. Run, and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels will rock out once again when they're inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 4...

They've been showcasing their lives for the last five years on the popular television show 'Run's House' and, now, MTV has decided to give Vanessa and Angela Simmons -- the daughters of hip-hop legend Rev. Run -- their own spinoff dubbed 'Daddy's Little Girls...