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href="/wiki/East_Coast_hip_hop" title="East Coast hip hop">East Coast hip hop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rap_rock" title="Rap rock">rap rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_age_hip_hop" title="Golden age hip hop">golden age hip hop</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Rapper</li> <li>record producer</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1983–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Run-D.M.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Run-D.M.C.">Run-D.M.C.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Darryl Matthews McDaniels</b> (born May 31, 1964), also commonly known by his stage name <b>DMC</b> (or <b>D.M.C.</b>), is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> group <a href="/wiki/Run-DMC" title="Run-DMC">Run-DMC</a>, and is considered one of the pioneers of <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop">hip hop</a> culture. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darryl_McDaniels&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McDaniels grew up in the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/Hollis,_Queens" title="Hollis, Queens">Hollis, Queens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EDM_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VH1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was born to an unwed mother who surrendered him to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Foundling" title="New York Foundling">New York Foundling</a> home.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He was a ward of the Foundling, in foster care, until placed with the McDaniels when he was one month old and eventually adopted by them. They raised him as a <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he attended <a href="/wiki/Paschal_Bayl%C3%B3n" title="Paschal Baylón">St. Pascal Baylon</a> Elementary School.<sup id="cite_ref-ep507_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ep507-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later attended <a href="/wiki/Rice_High_School_(Manhattan)" title="Rice High School (Manhattan)">Rice High School</a><sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMakers_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMakers-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Harlem" title="Harlem">Harlem</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ep507_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ep507-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, New York City. He subsequently attended <a href="/wiki/Saint_John%27s_University,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint John's University, New York">St. John's University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>, New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-angel_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angel-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McDaniels listened to <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk music</a> in his youth, and he first became interested in hip hop music in the 1970s<sup id="cite_ref-ep507_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ep507-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after listening to recordings of <a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five" title="Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five">Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five</a>. In 1978, McDaniels taught himself to DJ in the basement of his parents' home, using <a href="/wiki/Turntablism" title="Turntablism">turntables</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Mixing_console" title="Mixing console">mixer</a> that he bought with his older brother, Alford, after having a <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> sale in their neighborhood.<sup id="cite_ref-ep507_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ep507-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this period he adopted the stage name <b>Grandmaster Get High</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darryl_McDaniels&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Later that year, McDaniels sold his DJ equipment, after his friend <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Simmons" title="Joseph Simmons">Joseph "Run" Simmons</a> acquired his own turntables and mixer.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> After <a href="/wiki/Jam_Master_Jay" title="Jam Master Jay">Jam Master Jay</a> – who had a reputation as the best young DJ in Hollis – joined the group, Run encouraged McDaniels to rap rather than DJ. Gradually, McDaniels came to prefer rapping to mixing records, and adopted the nickname of "Easy D". In 1981, he dropped the "Easy D" moniker in favor of "DMcD", the way he signed his work in school, and then to the shorter "D.M.C." This new nickname alternately stood for "Devastating Mic Control"<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or "Darryl Mac", his nickname since childhood as referenced in the lyrics of the song "King of Rock". </p><p>In 1984, the trio released their <a href="/wiki/Run-D.M.C._(album)" title="Run-D.M.C. (album)">self-titled debut album</a>. Their third album <i><a href="/wiki/Raising_Hell_(album)" title="Raising Hell (album)">Raising Hell</a></i>, went to No. 6 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> and No. 1 on the <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> chart, making Run-D.M.C. the most popular hip-hop group at the time. During this time, McDaniels became a heavy drinker. He was known to drink up to eight 40-ounce bottles of <a href="/wiki/Malt_liquor" title="Malt liquor">malt liquor</a> a day and was arrested twice for <a href="/wiki/Public_intoxication" title="Public intoxication">public intoxication</a> and <a href="/wiki/Driving_while_intoxicated" class="mw-redirect" title="Driving while intoxicated">driving while intoxicated</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VH1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987 Run-D.M.C. wrote "<a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Hollis" title="Christmas in Hollis">Christmas in Hollis</a>" for <i>A Very Special Christmas</i>. The music video for "Christmas in Hollis" was shot in Hollis, Queens. Run-D.M.C. filmed the video during their 1987 tour. DMC's mother made a guest appearance in the video.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1997, McDaniels began to develop a deep <a href="/wiki/Depression_(mood)" title="Depression (mood)">depression</a>. He became extremely unhappy with the routine of touring and performing, and with being away from his wife and newborn son. He began to rely heavily on <a href="/wiki/Prescription_drug" title="Prescription drug">prescription drugs</a> and alcohol to ease the pain. While on tour, McDaniels noticed his voice was giving out. He was later diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Spasmodic_dysphonia" title="Spasmodic dysphonia">spasmodic dysphonia</a>, a vocal disorder which causes involuntary spasms of the <a href="/wiki/Larynx" title="Larynx">larynx</a> muscles. He believes it was caused by the aggressive way in which he performs his lyrics compounded with the years of heavy drinking.<sup id="cite_ref-VH1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:D.M.C._2011-12-11_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/D.M.C._2011-12-11_02.jpg/250px-D.M.C._2011-12-11_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/D.M.C._2011-12-11_02.jpg/375px-D.M.C._2011-12-11_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/D.M.C._2011-12-11_02.jpg/500px-D.M.C._2011-12-11_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>McDaniels performing with his backing band in 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>Meanwhile, McDaniels began to have creative differences with his bandmates in Run-D.M.C., which by then, was past its prime as a commercially successful hip-hop group. A longtime fan of artists such as <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Harry_Chapin" title="Harry Chapin">Harry Chapin</a>, McDaniels wanted to move towards a slower, softer sound which suited his now troubled voice. Run wanted to continue with the aggressive, <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a>-edged, sound that the group was known for. These disagreements caused McDaniels to sit out most of the recording of <i><a href="/wiki/Crown_Royal_(album)" title="Crown Royal (album)">Crown Royal</a></i> (2001).<sup id="cite_ref-VH1_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-angel_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angel-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He appeared on only three songs. </p><p>Feeling depressed and suicidal, McDaniels heard <a href="/wiki/Sarah_McLachlan" title="Sarah McLachlan">Sarah McLachlan</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/Angel_(Sarah_McLachlan_song)" title="Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)">Angel</a>" (1997) on the radio. The song touched McDaniels so deeply that it inspired him to reassess his life and career. He credits McLachlan and her album <i><a href="/wiki/Surfacing_(album)" title="Surfacing (album)">Surfacing</a></i> (on which "Angel" appeared) with saving his life.<sup id="cite_ref-VH1_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-angel_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angel-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With a new outlook on life, McDaniels decided to write his autobiography. While researching his early years, his mother, Bannah, revealed a secret: Darryl had been placed for adoption when he was three months old. According to Bannah, his birth mother was a woman of <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican</a> descent named Bernada Lovelace. He also learned that he was born in <a href="/wiki/Harlem,_Manhattan" class="mw-redirect" title="Harlem, Manhattan">Harlem, Manhattan</a>, not <a href="/wiki/Hollis,_Queens" title="Hollis, Queens">Hollis, Queens</a>, as he had always believed. The news inspired him to search for his birth mother. He began working with the <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a> network on a documentary chronicling his quest.<sup id="cite_ref-VH1_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His autobiography, <i>King of Rock: Respect, Responsibility, and My Life with Run-DMC</i>, was released in January 2001.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In February 2006, VH1 premiered the documentary, <i>DMC: My Adoption Journey</i>. The program ends with McDaniels reuniting with his birth mother, who turned out to be named Berncenia and despite previous beliefs, was not, in fact, of Dominican descent. He thanked her for her choice because, had he not been placed for adoption, <a href="/wiki/Run-D.M.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Run-D.M.C.">Run-D.M.C.</a> would have never existed. In March 2006, McDaniels released his solo album, <i><a href="/wiki/Checks_Thugs_and_Rock_N_Roll" class="mw-redirect" title="Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll">Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll</a></i>. Produced and Music Directed by <a href="/wiki/Romeo_Antonio" title="Romeo Antonio">Romeo Antonio</a>. The first single, "Just Like Me",<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> features an interpolation of Harry Chapin's "<a href="/wiki/Cat%27s_in_the_Cradle" title="Cat's in the Cradle">Cat's in the Cradle</a>" (1974) performed by McDaniels' musical savior, Sarah McLachlan. During a recording session, McLachlan revealed to McDaniels that she, too, had been adopted.<sup id="cite_ref-VH1_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-angel_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angel-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McDaniels testified before the New Jersey State Legislature in support of legislation to restore adopted adults' access to their original birth certificates. The legislation McDaniels supported was signed by Governor Chris Christie and became effective on January 1, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a New York-born adoptee, however, McDaniels did not have access to his own original birth record; he hired a private investigator to help find his birth family in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McDaniels is featured in the video game <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Aerosmith" title="Guitar Hero: Aerosmith">Guitar Hero: Aerosmith</a></i> (2008) singing Run-D.M.C.'s singles "<a href="/wiki/King_of_Rock" title="King of Rock">King of Rock</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Walk_This_Way" title="Walk This Way">Walk This Way</a>". He is also an unlockable guitarist in the game.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2009, McDaniels performed in <i><a href="/wiki/The_People_Speak_(film)" title="The People Speak (film)">The People Speak</a></i>, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian <a href="/wiki/Howard_Zinn" title="Howard Zinn">Howard Zinn</a>'s nonfiction book <i><a href="/wiki/A_People%27s_History_of_the_United_States" title="A People's History of the United States">A People's History of the United States</a></i> (1980).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McDaniels' second solo album, the more rock oriented <i>The Origins Of Block Music</i>, was due out in mid-2010 but was delayed. In December 2010, McDaniels appeared with <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mix_Master_Mike" title="Mix Master Mike">Mix Master Mike</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ahmet_Zappa" title="Ahmet Zappa">Ahmet Zappa</a> on a cover of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Willie_the_Pimp" title="Willie the Pimp">Willie the Pimp</a>" for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Frank_Zappa_AAAFNRAAAA_Birthday_Bundle_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAA Birthday Bundle 2010">The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAA Birthday Bundle 2010</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, McDaniels joined forces with producer Wade Martin to open the record label IME Records.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:11.6.14DarrylMcDanielsByLuigiNovi9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/11.6.14DarrylMcDanielsByLuigiNovi9.jpg/220px-11.6.14DarrylMcDanielsByLuigiNovi9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/11.6.14DarrylMcDanielsByLuigiNovi9.jpg/330px-11.6.14DarrylMcDanielsByLuigiNovi9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/11.6.14DarrylMcDanielsByLuigiNovi9.jpg/440px-11.6.14DarrylMcDanielsByLuigiNovi9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2209" /></a><figcaption>McDaniels signs copies of his comic book, <i>DMC</i> #1, at a November 6, 2014 appearance at <a href="/wiki/Midtown_Comics" title="Midtown Comics">Midtown Comics</a> in Manhattan.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2014, McDaniels ventured into the comics industry with his own publishing imprint, Darryl Makes Comics. McDaniels explains his lifelong love of the medium thus: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Growing up a mild-mannered, Catholic school kid, all I did was go to school and read comic books. I was strictly a <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a> head; <a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(comic_book)" title="The Avengers (comic book)">Avengers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iron_Man" title="Iron Man">Iron Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Captain_America" title="Captain America">Captain America</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Hulk" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hulk">The Hulk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iron_Fist_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Iron Fist (comics)">Iron Fist</a>, you name it. I loved Marvel because it was the city; it was all New York. The same backdrop I was living in in this universe was in the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Universe" title="Marvel Universe">Marvel Universe</a>. Comics did for me what hip hop did for me as I got older; it empowered me, inspired me and educated me. I learned about Nazis, space exploration, everything from comics.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Darryl Makes Comics' first book is <i>DMC</i>, a 90-page anthology <a href="/wiki/Graphic_novel" title="Graphic novel">graphic novel</a> set in 1985 that features McDaniels as a superhero who confronts both criminals and other superheroes whose recklessness threatens innocent lives.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The comic's version of DMC wears McDaniels' signature <a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a> sneakers, fedora and <a href="/wiki/Rope_chain" title="Rope chain">rope chain</a>, along with an elongated turtleneck that masks his face. The book is written by McDaniels and <a href="/wiki/Damion_Scott" title="Damion Scott">Damion Scott</a>, and edited by Darryl Makes Comics' Editor-in-Chief, <a href="/wiki/Edgardo_Miranda-Rodriguez" title="Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez">Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez</a> and Senior Editor <a href="/wiki/Rigo_%22Riggs%22_Morales" class="mw-redirect" title="Rigo "Riggs" Morales">Rigo "Riggs" Morales</a>. Each chapter in the anthology is illustrated by a different artist, because, as McDaniels explained, "If DMC was really running around and bumped into four different people, they'd have four different descriptions of what he was like. We wanted each artist's work to relate to each character's view of DMC. If you saw him, you might say, "He came out of a spaceship and had all these things flying around him!" But then another dude is like, "No! He had a sword and shield!" We thought, if so many people saw something different in DMC, we'd have to have different artwork to represent their opinions on him or their interpretation on him." In addition, graffiti writers such as MARE 139 were hired to give the shots of 1985 New York City graffiti a sense of authenticity. The book features an introduction by <a href="/wiki/Greg_Pak" title="Greg Pak">Greg Pak</a>, a cover by <a href="/wiki/Sal_Buscema" title="Sal Buscema">Sal Buscema</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Wiacek" title="Bob Wiacek">Bob Wiacek</a> and interior pinups by <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Pacheco" title="Carlos Pacheco">Carlos Pacheco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Burnham" title="Chris Burnham">Chris Burnham</a>, <a href="/wiki/ChrisCross" title="ChrisCross">ChrisCross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dexter_Vines" title="Dexter Vines">Dexter Vines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shelby_Robertson" title="Shelby Robertson">Shelby Robertson</a>, some of which are homages to iconic comics covers that influenced the creative staff as children. <i>DMC</i> debuted at the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Comic_Con" title="New York Comic Con">New York Comic Con</a> October 9–12, and was subsequently released in comics shops October 29.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The book received a four out of five stars rating by Tony Guerrero of Comic Vine, who lauded the charm and authenticity of the art.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of January 2015, McDaniels was working with the band <a href="/wiki/Generation_Kill_(band)" title="Generation Kill (band)">Generation Kill</a> on a project, <i>DMC Generation Kill</i>, to be produced by former <a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N' Roses">Guns N' Roses</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Ron_%22Bumblefoot%22_Thal" title="Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal">Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the December 17, 2016 Christmas episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>, DMC made a cameo appearance during a parody of Run DMC's "Christmas in Hollis." During the sketch he was portrayed by musical guest <a href="/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper" title="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 17, 2016, heavy metal band <a href="/wiki/Solus_Deus" title="Solus Deus">Solus Deus</a> released their EP titled <i>The Plague</i>. The song titled "Anacrime" features DMC on guest vocals. </p><p>Starting in 2017 and continuing on an ongoing basis, DMC has joined the rock cover supergroup Royal Machines as a guest at their occasional concerts. Joining a revolving cast of celebrities in each lineup, including <a href="/wiki/Dave_Navarro" title="Dave Navarro">Dave Navarro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Morrison" title="Billy Morrison">Billy Morrison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Bach" title="Sebastian Bach">Sebastian Bach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macy_Gray" title="Macy Gray">Macy Gray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Durst" title="Fred Durst">Fred Durst</a>, DMC has performed covers of songs such as "Walk This Way", "Sweet Emotion", and "Black Betty" with the band. </p><p>On September 15, 2017, Italian rapper <a href="/wiki/Caparezza" title="Caparezza">Caparezza</a> released his studio album, <i>Prisoner 709</i>, which includes the track "Forever Jung" that features DMC on guest vocals. American rapper DeLiverance's 2018 single "Slave To The Rhythm" also features DMC on guest vocals. </p><p>On August 13, 2018, DMC performed an encore with <a href="/wiki/O.A.R." title="O.A.R.">O.A.R.</a>, playing "<a href="/wiki/Walk_This_Way" title="Walk This Way">Walk This Way</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021, McDaniels released a song and animated video, "Let's All Get the Vaccine," to encourage the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 vaccination">COVID-19 vaccination</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2022, McDaniels released his picture book, <i>Darryl's Dream</i>, published by Random House.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2024, McDaniels released a cookie brand DMC Cookies.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2024 a music video for <a href="/wiki/Fantastic_Cat" title="Fantastic Cat">Fantastic Cat</a>'s "So Glad You Made It" features McDaniels acting in the role of a music producer.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charity_work">Charity work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darryl_McDaniels&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Charity work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-BLP_unsourced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-BLP_unsourced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section of a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">biography of a living person</a> <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">include</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">references or sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help by adding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a>. 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Its flagship program, Camp Felix, is an annual sleepaway summer camp in Putnam Valley, New York. Additionally, The Felix Organization sponsors two teen camps on the East Coast. Camp Felix West is for Los Angeles-based youth in foster care. </p><p><b>Other charity work</b> </p><p>In September 2006, McDaniels received the Congressional <a href="/wiki/Congressional_Coalition_on_Adoption_Institute#Angels_in_Adoption" title="Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute">Angels in Adoption</a> award for his work with children in foster care and promotion of adoption. He sits on the Board of Directors of Children's Rights, a national watchdog organization that reforms failing child welfare systems. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darryl_McDaniels&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McDaniels has been a resident of <a href="/wiki/Wayne,_New_Jersey" title="Wayne, New Jersey">Wayne, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McDaniels has openly discussed his history of <a href="/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drug_abuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug abuse">drug abuse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ep507_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ep507-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has been very frank about his battles with <a href="/wiki/Clinical_depression" class="mw-redirect" title="Clinical depression">depression</a>, including an appearance on <i><a href="/wiki/Live_From_the_Barrage" title="Live From the Barrage">Live From the Barrage</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> speaking at length about it. He also has written pieces in <i><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_Health" title="Men's Health">Men's Health</a></i> and <i>BlackDoctor</i>, where he talked about his memoir, <i>Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide</i> (Amistad, 2017).<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darryl_McDaniels&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>With Run-D.M.C.</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Run-D.M.C._discography" class="mw-redirect" title="Run-D.M.C. discography">Run-D.M.C. discography</a></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Run-D.M.C._(album)" title="Run-D.M.C. (album)">Run-D.M.C.</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_Rock" title="King of Rock">King of Rock</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Raising_Hell_(album)" title="Raising Hell (album)">Raising Hell</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tougher_Than_Leather" title="Tougher Than Leather">Tougher Than Leather</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_from_Hell" title="Back from Hell">Back from Hell</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Down_with_the_King_(album)" title="Down with the King (album)">Down with the King</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crown_Royal_(album)" title="Crown Royal (album)">Crown Royal</a></i> (2001)</li></ul> <p><b>Solo</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Checks_Thugs_and_Rock_n_Roll" title="Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll">Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i>Back from the Dead EP</i> (2017)</li></ul> <p><b>With Fragile Mortals</b> </p> <ul><li><i>The Dark Project</i> (2016)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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Show</a></i> </td> <td>Guest </td> <td>Season 1, Episode 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/That_Girl_Lay_Lay_(TV_series)" title="That Girl Lay Lay (TV series)">That Girl Lay Lay</a></i> </td> <td>Guest </td> <td>Season 2, Episode 8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Video_game_appearances">Video game appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darryl_McDaniels&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Video game appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Warriors_(video_game)" title="The Warriors (video game)">The Warriors</a></i> – Scopes</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Aerosmith" title="Guitar Hero: Aerosmith">Guitar Hero: Aerosmith</a></i> – Himself</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edm.com/interviews/run-dmc-darryl-mcdaniels-comic-books-interview">"From Music to Comics Run-D.M.C.'s Darryl McDaniels Is Still Our Superhero"</a>. <i>EDM</i>. 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February 25, 2006</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBisley2016" class="citation web cs1">Bisley, Alexander (July 28, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/28/run-dmc-autobiography-darryl-mcdaniels">"DMC from Run-DMC: 'I snorted and guzzled through almost every day'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160729081227/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/28/run-dmc-autobiography-darryl-mcdaniels">Archived</a> from the original on July 29, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 11,</span> 2019</span> – via YouTube.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Your+Mom%27s+House&rft.atitle=Ep.+507+w%2F+DMC&rft.date=2019-07-10&rft.aulast=McDaniels&rft.aufirst=Daryl+%22DMC%22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFLWsZ1cmG-k&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarryl+McDaniels" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-HistoryMakers-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMakers_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/darryl-dmc-mcdaniels">"Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels's Biography"</a>. <i>The HistoryMakers</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 18,</span> 2016</span>. <q><span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'People didn't look at rap as a legit part of music,' said McDaniels, a New York City native who now lives in Wayne. 'They thought it wasn't original, it wasn't creative. 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Like_That_(Run-D.M.C._song)" title="It's Like That (Run-D.M.C. song)">It's Like That</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sucker_M.C.%27s" title="Sucker M.C.'s">Sucker M.C.'s</a> (Krush-Groove 1)"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hard_Times_(Run-D.M.C._song)" title="Hard Times (Run-D.M.C. song)">Hard Times</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_Box" title="Rock Box">Rock Box</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/King_of_Rock_(song)" title="King of Rock (song)">King of Rock</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Talk_Too_Much_(Run-DMC_song)" title="You Talk Too Much (Run-DMC song)">You Talk Too Much</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can_You_Rock_It_Like_This" title="Can You Rock It Like This">Can You Rock It Like This</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Adidas" title="My Adidas">My Adidas</a>"</li> <li>"<a 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