It’s been over 40 years since the pioneering hip hop group Run-dmc formed in Hollis, Queens, but Darryl “Dmc” McDaniels insists, “I remember everything like it was yesterday.”
He appeared at Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary & Unscripted virtual event to discuss the Peacock docuseries Kings from Queens: The Run Dmc Story, which chronicles the group’s incredible achievements and influence. Along with McDaniels, Run-dmc was comprised of Joseph “Run” Simmons and the late Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell.
“We’re going back to 1980,” producer/EP William H. Masterson III said of the series, “when really hip hop was relatively small, and taking the viewer on a ride with these three young men from Queens that came together and really changed a lot — changed pop, changed fashion, changed music, changed race relations between white people and Black people.”
Related: Contenders TV Docs + Unscripted – Deadline’s Full Coverage
The story is told...
He appeared at Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary & Unscripted virtual event to discuss the Peacock docuseries Kings from Queens: The Run Dmc Story, which chronicles the group’s incredible achievements and influence. Along with McDaniels, Run-dmc was comprised of Joseph “Run” Simmons and the late Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell.
“We’re going back to 1980,” producer/EP William H. Masterson III said of the series, “when really hip hop was relatively small, and taking the viewer on a ride with these three young men from Queens that came together and really changed a lot — changed pop, changed fashion, changed music, changed race relations between white people and Black people.”
Related: Contenders TV Docs + Unscripted – Deadline’s Full Coverage
The story is told...
- 4/27/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Stevens, and Billy Morrison team up on the new song “Crack Cocaine” from the latter’s upcoming album, The Morrision Project. The single is out now, along with a music video starring Paris Jackson.
Morrison — longtime rhythm guitarist in Billy Idol’s band and former bassist for The Cult — previously premiered the video for the album’s lead single, “Drowning,” right here at Heavy Consequence. His guest-filled LP also features contributions from Idol, Corey Taylor, Al Jourgensen, John 5, Darryl “Dmc” McDaniels, and Linda Perry, among others.
Morrison and fellow Billy Idol guitarist Stevens trade licks on “Crack Cocaine” as Ozzy delivers his haunting vocals on lines like, “Loving you is driving me insane/ I put you down and pick you up again … like crack cocaine.”
“The music was a direct result of sitting in a room with Steve, both with de-tuned guitars, and writing what we...
Morrison — longtime rhythm guitarist in Billy Idol’s band and former bassist for The Cult — previously premiered the video for the album’s lead single, “Drowning,” right here at Heavy Consequence. His guest-filled LP also features contributions from Idol, Corey Taylor, Al Jourgensen, John 5, Darryl “Dmc” McDaniels, and Linda Perry, among others.
Morrison and fellow Billy Idol guitarist Stevens trade licks on “Crack Cocaine” as Ozzy delivers his haunting vocals on lines like, “Loving you is driving me insane/ I put you down and pick you up again … like crack cocaine.”
“The music was a direct result of sitting in a room with Steve, both with de-tuned guitars, and writing what we...
- 3/21/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Plot: A three-part documentary series chronicling the iconic forefathers of hip-hop, Run Dmc. This unique series will take you back to the 1980s, when Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, Darryl “Dmc” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell cultivated a one-of-a-kind sound that took not only Queens, but the world, by storm.
Review: In college, a professor made us watch Ken Burns’ series Jazz. At first, I rolled my eyes at the prospect of watching an eighteen-hour documentary about one genre of music. I was shocked when I became engrossed by the series and began appreciating jazz as never before. Few documentaries can harness an entire genre in such a way, but the new three-part series Kings From Queens: The Run Dmc Story manages to encapsulate the origin of rap by focusing on one of the most legendary duos to ever perform. With direct participation from Joseph Simmons and Daryl McDaniels,...
Review: In college, a professor made us watch Ken Burns’ series Jazz. At first, I rolled my eyes at the prospect of watching an eighteen-hour documentary about one genre of music. I was shocked when I became engrossed by the series and began appreciating jazz as never before. Few documentaries can harness an entire genre in such a way, but the new three-part series Kings From Queens: The Run Dmc Story manages to encapsulate the origin of rap by focusing on one of the most legendary duos to ever perform. With direct participation from Joseph Simmons and Daryl McDaniels,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Les McCann, a trailblazing pianist and singer known for fusing strains of jazz, funk, and R&b and pioneering soul jazz, died on Friday at the age of 88.
The cause of death has not been disclosed, but his manager Alan Abrahams told NBC News that the musician had died at a Los Angeles hospital after developing pneumonia a week ago.
The singer had lived for the last four years at a skilled nursing facility in L.A, according to The New York Times.
McCann, who is best remembered for his 1967 protest song “Compared to What,...
The cause of death has not been disclosed, but his manager Alan Abrahams told NBC News that the musician had died at a Los Angeles hospital after developing pneumonia a week ago.
The singer had lived for the last four years at a skilled nursing facility in L.A, according to The New York Times.
McCann, who is best remembered for his 1967 protest song “Compared to What,...
- 1/1/2024
- by Julyssa Lopez and Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
During his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, Donald Trump pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers to not certify the election’s results, according to phone recordings obtained by The Detroit News.
“We’ve got to fight for our country,” Trump told the Michigan canvassers on a Nov. 17, 2020 call that also included Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, according to the report. “We can’t let these people take our country away from us.”
The two canvassers, William Hartmann and Monica Palmer, voted earlier that day not to sign the certification,...
“We’ve got to fight for our country,” Trump told the Michigan canvassers on a Nov. 17, 2020 call that also included Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, according to the report. “We can’t let these people take our country away from us.”
The two canvassers, William Hartmann and Monica Palmer, voted earlier that day not to sign the certification,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
The Republican National Committee is in a funding drought, listing less cash on hand as of October 30 than on any report filed to the Federal Election Commission since February 2015, according to a report from The Washington Post.
A comparative analysis by the Post found that with only $9.1 million cash on hand, the RNC has brought in only about one-seventh of the amount of cash they had ahead of the 2020 election cycle — when their coffers were stuffed with about $61 million in available funds. This dropoff comes despite former President Donald Trump...
A comparative analysis by the Post found that with only $9.1 million cash on hand, the RNC has brought in only about one-seventh of the amount of cash they had ahead of the 2020 election cycle — when their coffers were stuffed with about $61 million in available funds. This dropoff comes despite former President Donald Trump...
- 11/27/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The 2023 MTV VMAs were packed with incredible performances, viral celeb clips and Moon Person trophies on Tuesday, so let’s take a look at some of the most-talked about moments.
That Nsync Reunion
Nsync fans, including Taylor Swift, were in shock at the ceremony after seeing the band — comprised of Justin Timberlake, Jc Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone — reunite to present the award for Best Pop Video.
The gong went to Swift and she couldn’t hide her excitement as she fangirled before her acceptance speech.
“I have your dolls! You’re pop personified, so to receive this from your golden pop hands is really too much,” she gushed.
Cardi B And Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Bongos’ Performance
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion took to the stage to perform their new track “Bongos” for the first time.
The performance included lots of twerking, a glitterball coming down from the ceiling,...
That Nsync Reunion
Nsync fans, including Taylor Swift, were in shock at the ceremony after seeing the band — comprised of Justin Timberlake, Jc Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone — reunite to present the award for Best Pop Video.
The gong went to Swift and she couldn’t hide her excitement as she fangirled before her acceptance speech.
“I have your dolls! You’re pop personified, so to receive this from your golden pop hands is really too much,” she gushed.
Cardi B And Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Bongos’ Performance
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion took to the stage to perform their new track “Bongos” for the first time.
The performance included lots of twerking, a glitterball coming down from the ceiling,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
MTV has planned a generation-spanning tribute performance in celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary for the 2023 Video Music Awards. On Tuesday night, the awards ceremony will conclude with a grand finale performance from Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Doug E. Fresh, Darryl “Dmc” McDaniels, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
The VMAs return to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey this year, not far from where hip-hop was first born in New York. It’s a fitting setting for a night that will see LL Cool J...
The VMAs return to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey this year, not far from where hip-hop was first born in New York. It’s a fitting setting for a night that will see LL Cool J...
- 9/11/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
It’s quiet in the Adidas office. Staff shuffle amongst themselves, having hushed conversations yet alert, waiting for the arrival of hip-hop’s greatest trio, Run-d.M.C.
Large glass windows span the entire length of the concrete room, overlooking Manhattan’s downtown area and into Brooklyn. Everything seems small in comparison, the tall ceiling dwarfing what lay below. But when Darryl McDaniels and Joseph Simmons, surviving members of Run-d.M.C.’s trio, enter with Adidas President Rupert Campbell, all wearing shell-toe superstars of course, the room suddenly feels small.
Large glass windows span the entire length of the concrete room, overlooking Manhattan’s downtown area and into Brooklyn. Everything seems small in comparison, the tall ceiling dwarfing what lay below. But when Darryl McDaniels and Joseph Simmons, surviving members of Run-d.M.C.’s trio, enter with Adidas President Rupert Campbell, all wearing shell-toe superstars of course, the room suddenly feels small.
- 8/29/2023
- by Kyle Lamar Rice
- Rollingstone.com
Recent years have seen a surge in concern for the wellness of not just artists, but all those involved in the music industry. Consideration for the mental health of the individuals who make touring, festivals, and concerts is top of everyone’s mind — especially at Park City Song Summit. With the second incarnation taking place this September 7th-9th, Consequence wants our readers to see just how vital this unique event is, so we’re giving away two (2) pairs of VIP Park City Song Summit tickets.
We’re also giving our readers 20% on any of the Song Summit’s ticketed events by using the code Summit at the Pcss website.
Pcss founder Ben Anderson describes the Song Summit as “a music and wellness event where for three days artists, thought leaders, pioneers in the industry, and audiences can come together and dive deeper into the power of song and the healing platform of music.
We’re also giving our readers 20% on any of the Song Summit’s ticketed events by using the code Summit at the Pcss website.
Pcss founder Ben Anderson describes the Song Summit as “a music and wellness event where for three days artists, thought leaders, pioneers in the industry, and audiences can come together and dive deeper into the power of song and the healing platform of music.
- 8/21/2023
- by Consequence Staff
- Consequence - Music
The year was 1992. Not yet a multibillion-dollar industry, hip-hop was still considered an emerging cultural movement hailing from New York City's most disenfranchised borough: the Bronx. However, it had spread across the East and West coasts and specific pockets of the US, speaking intimately to Black and brown communities as both an outlet to address socioeconomic issues and a form of entertainment provided by rappers, DJs, dancers, and visual artists.
Related: All Hail the Queens: Honoring Women in Hip-Hop, 50 Years Later
While mainstream magazines like Billboard and Rolling Stone were in no rush to prominently feature hip-hop acts, publications such as Right On!, Word Up!, and Hip-Hop Connection centered them, filling a growing void in print media. The rap-centered Source would later enter the media landscape in 1991, too. But there was one magazine that was prematurely underestimated yet paved the way for hip-hop culture to prominently sit on newsstands.
Vibe,...
Related: All Hail the Queens: Honoring Women in Hip-Hop, 50 Years Later
While mainstream magazines like Billboard and Rolling Stone were in no rush to prominently feature hip-hop acts, publications such as Right On!, Word Up!, and Hip-Hop Connection centered them, filling a growing void in print media. The rap-centered Source would later enter the media landscape in 1991, too. But there was one magazine that was prematurely underestimated yet paved the way for hip-hop culture to prominently sit on newsstands.
Vibe,...
- 8/7/2023
- by Janel Martinez
- Popsugar.com
Libraries across the country are joining the celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
“Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives” launched late last month and will feature a mix of in-person and virtual programs, including panel discussions, author talks, and workshops digging into the genre’s history and influence on American culture. The country-wide initiative was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and will culminate with a two-day summit, August 3 and 4, in Queens, New York.
The Queens Public...
“Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives” launched late last month and will feature a mix of in-person and virtual programs, including panel discussions, author talks, and workshops digging into the genre’s history and influence on American culture. The country-wide initiative was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and will culminate with a two-day summit, August 3 and 4, in Queens, New York.
The Queens Public...
- 3/6/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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