L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Television was the priority, but the Monkees still made a lasting impression on pop music. The band's string of hits between 1966 and 1968 may have initially cashed in on Beatlemania, but the songs have long transcended novelty status, no doubt due i... more info

Starpulse — Run-DMC star Darryl Mcdaniels has teamed up with bosses at a New York City gym in a bid to help local schoolkids keep their weight in check. The hip-hop star visited Blink Fitness in Manhattan's ... more info

Popdose — Merry Christmas from Jheri Curl Fridays! This week, Run-DMC leads us on a holiday jaunt through Hollis, Queens. Bring on the chicken and collard greens! more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Run-DMC star Darryl McDaniels has recruited NCIS actress/singer Pauley Perrette to collaborate on his first solo album since 2006. more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop veteran hailed by peers, including LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj, collapsed with breathing problems and died in hospitalRapper and actor Heavy D, one of the defining voices of hip-hop's late-80s and early-90s golden age, has died. The 44-year-old... more info

411 Mania — From Kanye West and Jay-Z's "No Church in the Wild" and Eminem joining forces with Elton John on "Stan" to the work of supergroup Temple of the Dog on "Hunger Strike," Aerosmith and Run-DMC's "Walk this Way" and more, the 411 staff ranks their top 5... more info

Guardian Music — From humble beginnings in student digs, the record label Def Jam is credited with bringing New York's street culture and music to the masses – and even helping to elect a president'Without hip-hop we wouldn't have Obama," says Russell Simmons, co-f... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Dorian Lynskey says consider yourself ... warned!To find, at an impressionable age, a record that not only exp... more info

ContactMusic — DMC's new album will be like his group Run-DMC's 1985 record 'King of Rock' "on steroids". American hip-hop star DMC - whose real name is Darryl McDaniel - said his forthcoming solo record will take inspirations from heavy metal bands such as Korn an... more info

Guardian Music — May 1987: Number 13 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicBy the time the Beasties arrived for UK dates with Run-DMC, only one gig hadn't sold out. The last few tickets evidently went to people who took exception t... more info