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Podcast: Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers
Episode: Metal mayhem ROC:DMC (Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC)’s Metal Roots — Sabbath, Priest, and the Rock DNA Behind “She Gets Me High”
Description:
In this in-depth conversation, Darryl McDaniels sits
down with Metal Walt to explore the heavy metal and hard rock roots that have
been part of his musical identity since childhood.
Growing up in New York City, DMC discovered rock and metal
through radio, hearing bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest at a formative
age. He explains how those sounds were already embedded in early hip-hop
culture, from DJs digging through crates to the attitude and energy that shaped
Run-DMC from the very beginning.
The discussion revisits key moments such as “Rock Bo...