Jam Master Jay's Murder: Run-DMC DJ's Friend Randy Allen Responds To New Allegations

Jam Master Jay's friend Randy Allen responds to MTV News about new evidence in the Run-DMC DJ's murder case.

Published: 2007-12-11 Provider: VH1 Keywords: Semester, Academy, Scratch, Artist, Master, Album, Jam, Jay, VH1, 01, DJ, Allegations, Responds, Run-DMC, Friend, Movies, Murder, Allen, Randy, Jays, News, Rock, A-Z, DJs, New, on, To, TV,

LL Cool J Remembers Jam Master Jay, Wishes Run-DMC Would Do Reunion Shows

LL Cool J takes a look back at his long history with Run-DMC on the anniversary of Jay's death.

Published: 2007-10-30 Provider: VH1 Keywords: Semester, Academy, Scratch, Artist, Master, Album, Jam, Jay, VH1, 01, DJ, Remembers, Reunion, Run-DMC, Movies, Wishes, Shows, Would, Cool, News, Rock, A-Z, Do, LL, on, TV, J,

Fascinating Fact 4311

Heavy rockers SEBASTIAN BACH, MICK MARS and AEROSMITH's JOEY KRAMER have re-recorded RAM JAM's classic BLACK BETTY with former RUN-DMC star DARRYL MCD

Published: 2007-11-16 Provider: Contact Music

Busta Rhymes, Run-DMC, Queen Latifah: Golden Age Hip-Hop Photos From Janette Beckman

From an early shot of a pensive Eazy-E to a young (presumably pre-Zen) Rick Rubin pointing a gun, check out the golden-era hip-hop photography of Janette Beckman in our gallery of images from her new book The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’ 1982-1990. There’s striking shots of acts like Run-DMC and 2 Live Crew and group portraits (like the one above of Hurby “Luv Bug” Azor and the Idolmakers Posse, which included Salt-N-Pepa as well as Kid and Play), plus Slick Rick, Queen Latifah, Tone Loc, Busta Rhymes before he hit the weight room and more.

Published: 2007-11-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Kid Rock Announces 2008 Rock and Roll Revival Tour Dates

Kid Rock is bringing the gospel of Rock N Roll Jesus on the road for 2008, filling the first three months of the new year with new tour dates. The Rock and Roll Revival Tour will find Tommy Lee’s nemesis and his entourage playing arena shows at all points throughout the Midwest and the South with “friends” including Reverend Run from Run-DMC. We checked his tour itinerary and discovered that every city he’s playing has a Waffle House nearby. Coincidence? We think not. Full tour dates for one of Rolling Stone’s recent cover stars can be found after the jump (tickets go on sale starting December 8th). Kid Rock’s Rock and Roll Revival Tour Dates: 1/25/08 Evansville, IN Roberts Stadium 1/26/08 Bloomington, IL US Cellular Coliseum 1/29/08 Dayton, OH Hara Arena 1/30/08 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom 2/01/08 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena 2/05/08 Saginaw, MI Dow Events Center 2/06/08 Niagara, NY Seneca Casino 2/09/08 Detroit, MI TBD 2/14/08 Huntington, WV Big Sandy’s 2/16/08 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center 2/17/08 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 2/19/08 Bossier City, LA Century Tel Arena 2/20/08 Tupelo, MS Bancorp Center 2/22/08 Raleigh, NC RBC Center 2/23/08 N. Charleston, SC N. Charleston Coliseum 2/26/08 Lafayette, LA Cajun Dome 2/27/08 Biloxi, MS MS Coast Coliseum 2/29/08 Nashville, TN Sommet Center 3/01/08 Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center 3/07/08 Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling Arena 3/08/08 Savannah, GA Savannah Civic Center 3/11/08 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center 3/12/08 Columbus, GA Colonial Center 3/14/08 Bristol, TN Viking Hall 3/15/08 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall 3/18/08 Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center 3/19/08 Reading, PA Sovereign Center 3/21/08 TBA 3/22/08 Toledo, OH Seagate Center Related Stories: On the Charts: “Jesus” Gives Kid Rock First Number-One Debut Kid Rock’s Wild Cover Shoot Video: Watch Him Navigate Strippers and Questions about Tommy Lee, His New LP Kid Rock Shuns IHOP, Gets Arrested in Waffle House Brawl

Published: 2007-12-04 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Top 5 Band Logos Missing From The 25 "Best Band Logos" [Pointless Logophilia]

Ah, nothing quite fills a slow-ass holiday Monday better than list gripery. At first, as I read this rundown of the 25 "Best Band Logos," all I could think was "they better remember the Misfits...

Published: 2008-02-18 Provider: Idolator Keywords: 2-tone,anal cunt,dead kennedys,funkadelic,parliament,pointless logophilia,run-dmc,Top

RollingStone.com Looks Back at Hip-Hop’s Biggest Year: 1988

1988 was arguably hip-hop’s biggest year, featuring a stack of seminal releases from some of the game’s most important MCs that helped mutate rap (and all of pop music) into something entirely new. For the complete guide to all the best ‘88 albums from the likes of Public Enemy, Run-DMC, N.W.A and others, click here.

Published: 2008-02-13 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Bow Wow & Omarion, "Hey Baby"

Your favorite celebrity couple, Bow and O, get their Run DMC on with this semi-fly little joint from their new duet album, Face Off. (Also - word to Blaque.) Not to mention, homeboys are getting their grown man on, all talking about  pimp cups and other masculine accoutrements.

Published: 2007-11-16 Provider: VIBE

Run-DMC, Slick Rick, Salt-n-Pepa, Eazy-E: Hip-Hop in the Eighties and early Nineties: Photographs from "The Breaks: Stylin' and Profilin' 1982-1990" by Janette Beckman

Tue, Nov 06 2007 12:56 PST

Published: 2007-11-07 Provider: Rolling Stone

Lips still sealed in Run-DMC slaying

NEW YORK - The mother of rap icon Jam Master Jay knows the truth: the people who brazenly pumped a bullet into her son's head remain on the street. So do the witnesses - some of them Jay's friends - who can identify the killers.

Published: 2007-10-26 Provider: Canoe

New awards to highlight rap's positives

Hip-hop has such a negative connotation in some circles that some people equate it with thuggery or crime an unfair depiction ...

Published: 2007-09-13 Provider: USA Today

Fascinating Fact 3928

RUN-DMC star DARRYL 'DMC' MCDANIELS is changing the meaning of his moniker to 'Deliver My Children' to highlight his work for children's charities. It

Published: 2007-09-13 Provider: Contact Music