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The Documentary: New York Stories with Joe Pascal: New York stories with Joe Pascal

Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels

22/03/2020 GMT

New York stories with Joe Pascal

New York Stories with Joe Pascal

BBC World Service - The Documentary, New York Stories with Joe Pascal, New York stories with Joe Pascal

Joe Pascal meets Darryl McDaniels of the legendary rap group Run-DMC

Joe Pascal meets Darryl McDaniels of the legendary rap group Run-DMC, who were at the forefront of revolutionary change in New York's music scene with the explosion of hip hop.

He’s the DMC in the legendary Run-DMC, a titan of the music industry.  The group became known as the movie stars of rap. Busta Rhymes said of them “They didn’t just change music, they changed everything.”  

Presenter Joe Pascal meets the Devastating Mic Controller himself - Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels. He grew up in Hollis Queens and was at the forefront of revolutionary change in the New York music scene with the explosion of hip hop.
He was there, watching, from the early days, with the DJs and MCs at the neighbourhood block parties. And then, alongside Run and Jam Master Jay, they became a music phenomenon – with their new kind of rap bringing hip hop to the masses. They had their own look, their own style.
DMC talks us through those early years and his later battles with alcoholism and depression. What gave him solace in that time was a song, a pop ballad that he listened to for an entire year. He would take it everywhere he went and play it, every day, morning to night.
DMC’s other passion is comic books, they fuelled his imagination and education and ultimately gave him the superpower he needed to get up on stage.

(Photo: Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels courtesy of Darryl McDaniels)

The Documentary: New York Stories with Joe Pascal

Joe Pascal, an icon of New York, shares his life story and secrets of the city

Joe Pascal, an icon of New York, shares his life story and secrets of the city.

An icon of New York shares his life story and secrets of the city. Legendary rap star and co-founder of the ground-breaking Run-DMC, Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels grew up in Hollis Queens and has more than a story or two to tell about a lifetime in New York. He was at the forefront of revolutionary change in the New York music scene with the arrival of hip hop. He talks about the highs and dramatic lows of a life in the music industry, why he listened to one pop song for an entire year and his long love affair with comic books.

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