Walk This ‘Run-DMC JMJ’ Way

A street corner in Hollis, Queens is being renamed in honor of legendary rap group Run-DMC. The new mouthful of a name, “Run-DMC JMJ Way,” was approved by City Council for the corner of 205th Street and Hollis Avenue. The groundbreaking Kings of Rock disbanded in 2002 after Jam Master Jay, the DJ for the group, was gunned down in an unsolved murder at a Jamaica, Queens recording studio. This past April, the Hip Hop trio’s surviving members, Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read more »

By on July 1, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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Did the Kings of Rock Hate the King of Pop?

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With countless musicians chiming in on the death of Michael Jackson, it should be noted that not all rappers were big fans of the mega pop star regardless of how many times Hip Hop sampled his music. Back in 1985, Run DMC took shots at him in their smash video “The King of Rock” (0:58). The rap duo stomps on his iconic rhinestone glove while singing the following lyrics: Read more »

By on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 pm
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