Newsday — A New York City street corner will be renamed for the late Jam Master Jay and Run-DMC. more info

AllHipHop — The New York City Council approved a new bill today (June 30) that a major thoroughfare Run-DMC JMJ Way, in Hollis Queens, will be named after legendary rap group Run-DMC.   The bill, which was introduced by Deputy Majority Leader Leroy Comrie (D-2... more info

MTV.com News — 'He taught people to respect each other and he united the world,' one supporter tells MTV News.By Kyle Anderson A crowd sings Michael Jackson songs in front of the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York Photo: Stan Honda/ AFP/ Getty Images NEW... more info

AllHipHop — He may be considered rap royalty among music fans, but DMC is humbled in knowing how much of a role his family has played in making him who he is today.   Particularly his adopted father, Byford McDaniels, the man who instilled characteristics such... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt seems fitting that Philadelphia hip-hoppers the Roots should help kick off Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival. Like Coleman, they've worked with guitarist James Blood Ulmer; like Coleman, they feature a nerdy-looking wh... more info

AngryApe — Run-DMC legend is a fan of Mathers more info

XLR8R — German rapper Xrabit finds hope in the form of The Beastie Boys’ not-so-instant classic Paul’s Boutique. Summer 1989. I was 14, and coasting through a hot Munich summer of graffiti, parties, and booze. I was already obsessed with hip-ho... more info

MTV.com News — Joseph Simmons Jr., 19, allegedly seen buying marijuana.By Gil Kaufman Joseph "Jojo" Simmons Jr. (file) Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage You probably didn't want to be at "Run's House" on Saturday morning. That's because on Friday night, Jos... more info

Undercover, Australia — This double CD collection of Run DMC tracks isn’t just a compilation of one of the originators of hip hop. It isn’t just a disc you put on to bang your head and stomp your feet to the mad rhymes and the crackin’ beat. It isnâ€... more info

Undercover, Australia — One of the members of Run D.M.C. will receive an award from Rotary. more info