Today's Famous Birthdays

[IceWizard]

Darryl Matthews McDaniels
(born May 31, 1964),

better known by his stage name DMC, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the hip hop
group Run-DMC, and is considered one of the pioneers of hip hop culture. McDaniels grew up in
Hollis, Queens. He was born to an unwed mother who surrendered him to the New York Foundling
home. He was a ward of the Foundling, in foster care, until placed with the McDaniels and eventually
adopted by them. They raised him as a Catholic. He attended Rice High School in Manhattan and
later enrolled in St. John's University in Queens.