Darryl McDaniels has been involved with hip-hop culture since its beginning in New York City, circa 1980. Along with two friends he formed Run-DMC, and since then the group has been transforming rap and hip-hop into the most popular music in the world, while building a fan base that quietly rivals the biggest acts in rock'n roll. After selling 25 million records, and still playing 200 gigs a year, Run-DMC have become the Rolling Stones of the rap world and their huge audience reflects this mythic stature. In KING OF ROCK ...
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Darryl McDaniels has been involved with hip-hop culture since its beginning in New York City, circa 1980. Along with two friends he formed Run-DMC, and since then the group has been transforming rap and hip-hop into the most popular music in the world, while building a fan base that quietly rivals the biggest acts in rock'n roll. After selling 25 million records, and still playing 200 gigs a year, Run-DMC have become the Rolling Stones of the rap world and their huge audience reflects this mythic stature. In KING OF ROCK McDaniels offers anecdotes about the rise of the group, and fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses into the rap and hip-hop worlds including all the gossip on other rap legends such as manager Russell Simmons, producer Rick Rubin, and a slew of artists including his colleagues Joe Simmons (Run) and Jam Master Jay, the Beastie Boys, Chuck D, L L Cool J and Tupac Shakur. His confident storytelling style and distinctive voice energises even the simplest anecdote, making this a book that will be irresistible to fans not only of Run-DMC, but also of rap, hip-hop and pop in general. Run-DMC also have massive crossover appeal in the UK since their No. 1 remix of It's Like That was the highest selling single in Britain in 1998.
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