By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices
See kids, there is life after hip-hop!!!
Darryl McDaniels a.k.a. DMC -- one half of the legendary rap trio Run-DMC -- may have not recorded a hit song in years, yet he's still a winner.
The Queens, NY-bred lyricist took home an Emmy Award last night during the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. For his critically acclaimed VH1 documentary 'My Adoption Journey,' he won in the category of Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming beating out the CBS News Mike Wallace tribute for '60 Minutes,' the Cinemax movie 'Favela Rising' and PBS' 'Lomax: The Song Hunter.'
"To be nominated was one thing, that was crazy, but to win- that's a whole other level," DMC told The BV Newswire today.
"This confirms what DMC is about to do for the world," he continued. "This is deeper than records, radio and chart numbers, this is the real reason hip-hop was created-to change lives."
The film, which premiered in February 2006, was the first documentary in the VH1 Rock Docs franchise; high-end feature-length documentaries that each reveal an untold story in the history of rock and hip-hop music, combining never-before-seen footage with a unique and unconventional narrative approach.
Since DMC's groundbreaking foray, other Rock Docs subjects included Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, John Lennon, The Who and "blood diamonds."
Six years ago -- when he was 35 -- DMC made a startling discovery: he was adopted. Suddenly everything he thought he knew about himself changed.
This revelation occurred after the death of Run-DMC deejay Jam Master Jay and while DMC was going through a deep depression.
All of the mental motion gave birth to the provocative documentary.
And it doesn't stop at that. His journey continues.
"DMC use to mean "Devastated Mic Controller" now it means "Deliver My Children,"" he continued, adding, "I have to go and fight so all those foster kids, homeless kids and at risk youth are allowed to fulfill their purpose and destiny just like me. They can't comprehend how great they are already. And for my fellow adoptees I am going to remove the guilt and the shame from the triad, birthmom, adoptee, and adopted parents, and thus will remove the pain."
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By: Nore on 9/26/2007 9:48AM
I saw this documentary and it made me cry and smile at the same time. He has such a powerful presence and this was just a very genuine piece of work. I am truly happy for him to win this. He is a legend in many ways. The overall message of this documentary was beautiful and really puts life in persepective in terms of dealing with obstacles and shortcomings that are a part of everyone's life. He speaks for the forgotten children of the world and can really tell them anything is possible and mean it. Much love and god bless!
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By: Amy Burt on 9/26/2007 9:23PM
DMC HONEY from one adoptee to another. YOU ROCK!!!!!!!
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By: Carole Williams on 9/26/2007 2:47PM
I thank the Lord and Darryl McDainels for making the documentary "My Adoption Journey" Darryl may open doors that adoptees have been crying for decads. I commend you. I was adopted, I'm on a journey to find my birth brother, due to the laws I can not find him. We are the lost children in the legal system. I would like very much to see your documentary, please tell me how I can purchase a CD.
Thank You So Much & may God Bless You
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By: jpw on 9/26/2007 3:42PM
I saw the documentary it was very good, kudos to DMC
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By: Michelle on 9/26/2007 5:15PM
I saw the documentary and I was so proud of DMC. We used to go to church together when I lived in New York. He's a great guy with a great family and I'm so glad that he's been able to find the pathway to his destiny.
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By: Bishop James R Winfree Sr, on 9/27/2007 10:27AM
HEAVEN
Heaven is the dream and desire of all the saints throughout the ages. Its the place we all consider our home, one that we long for. Peculiar in a way, that we are homesick for a home we have yet to even visit!
When you think of 'Heaven' what's the first word that comes to mind? Well, there are innumerable answers to that question, and no single one is the correct one.
What I think of is 'harmony'. The very opposite of what we so often experience in this world, that is, disharmony. While I certainly don't espouse New Age thought, the idea that when the body is in disharmony, it gets sick has a measure of truth to it.
Disharmony is seen in cataclysmic storms like hurricanes and tornados. It's seen politically in wars and national strife. We observe it in times of economic depression when certain interest groups desire things opposed to by the general public. Disharmony is what started this existence of sin: Lucifer was no longer in harmony with the will and plan of God, and in the great symphonic orchestra of creation and the Plan of God, Satan struck a series of discordant notes that disrupted the entire score.
Harmony however will be restored. The Music of the Messiah will resound and overcome all opposition until it is finally silenced, and in the reign of righteousness all things will conform to the Divine Will which seeks the Way of Peace and Love and Joy for all God's creatures.
There will be an end to strife, contention, frustration and wrath. The lion will lay down with the lamb! Of course the lion lays down with the lamb today as well, the only difference is the lamb is INSIDE of the lion!
A result of the disharmony disaster that is sin, is the fatigue and weariness of life that began when Adam harvested thorns and thistle, and Eve gave birth in pain. The LORD Jesus Himself declares "Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light." Matthew 11: 28-30
In heaven when we see the LORD face to face, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is, and we shall know Him even as we are known of Him! 1st John 3:2; 1 Cor. 13:12.
Such revelation and understanding will dissolve all conflicts of confusion, will melt away all sorrows, wash away all pain of loss and regrets. The harmony we will know on that Day will be the accord with which we shall love and worship the LORD Jesus, in absolute and total agreement in our proclamation that He is indeed WORTHY of our worship and praise and thanksgiving.
We are admonished in the Word to keep the unity of the faith, a certain means of harmony within the body of Christ. Note it doesn't say obtain or acquire unity of the faith, but to KEEP. One cannot KEEP something one does not already possess. With such an emphasis among churches and even world religions for UNITY, we Christians posses unity already and only have to MAINTAIN this unity of the faith ('the' faith refers to that body of doctrine that's recorded in holy scripture) in accord to what the BIBLE says. Regardless of what euphemism says today, DOCTRINE IS IMPORTANT and is the means by which we can keep the unity of the faith, via the Holy Spirit. Eph. 4:3, 13
This harmony is something we can know today; this very day you can taste the joy of heaven. How? Its simple, if done by the power of the Holy Spirit, Whom EVERY Christian has access to. WALK IN THE SPIRIT, and you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh! For is not this sinful, carnal, lustful flesh the source of all disastrous disharmony of sin and destruction?
WALKING in the SPIRIT is walking in harmony with the will and accord of the LORD Jesus, it is putting on the mind of Christ, it is following in the footsteps of our LORD: accomplished ONLY by the power of the Spirit Who resides in us as a result of our spiritual regeneration, aka being born again.
Together, you and I, as children of the Living God, disciples of the LORD Jesus, the ONLY Way, Truth and Life that leads to the Father, can participate in the grand orchestra that is integral to the plan that the LORD has scripted for all of us, writing each note on the music bars of said orchestration.
So lets make some beautiful music together, inspired by our LORD, a melody and harmony so infectious that others will be drawn to that music, and persist in playing this music from here to Heaven, the place of absolute harmony! Amen!
People you are not really feeling me at all here, because you only have one thing on your mind and this is to find a man to please your flesh and needs. real men who love God need more that a woman with good looks and a hot body, they come dine a dozen. All I here these days is people who love only the people they know, But what if Christ die just for the Jews only and not for the world?
Where are the Women with a purpose driven life to help other for Christ online or in real life?
Most Women and Men are only for self and pleasing their self, I call it like it is group > they are only for Me, Myself, and I and no one or nobody else. If you think your body , looks will last forever, please think again, baby you are getting Old each day God blesses you to wake up.
What more do I need to say? God bless Bishop James & Betty R Winfree
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By: Cassandra on 9/27/2007 8:04PM
BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO! CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU DARRYL!
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED DMC, RUN, AND JAM MASTER J AND I STILL DO. RUN DMC WAS A GREAT PART OF MY NOW 38 YEAR OLD SON'S TEENAGE MUSIC YEARS. MY SON AND HIS TWO BEST FRIENDS WERE ALWAYS RAPPING THEIR SONGS. I EVEN REMEMBER THE LACELESS ADIDAS TENNIS THEY TRIED TO WEAR, BUT THEIR FEET KEPT COMING OUT OF THEM, SO THEY DECIDED ON STYLISHLY LACING THEIR ADIDAS INSTEAD. LOL!
DARRYL, GOD BLESS YOU AND CONTINUED SUCCESS TO YOU.
JAM MASTER J...REST IN PEACE
RUN, I LOVE YOUR REALITY TV SERIES
PEACE AND BLESSINGS TO EVERYONE
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By: Bornking on 9/27/2007 9:17PM
From the streets of South Jamaica to the streets of Hollis Queens... Always big ups to those kids who showed how ruff life is and how to get honey from lemon. We can never get those days back from the 80's thru the 90's. From Hollis and South side shuttin down all Jamaica Ave with the brand new wips and watching the heads look in amazement on what it was to live even though life was hell. So to make a long story short D... you was there showing the world then that anyone could make it with just the "word". And many years later the God in you shows again that its never over and with just knowledge of self God will manifest greatness if you just understand how powerful your thoughts truly are.
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By: Belinda on 9/29/2007 6:07PM
This young man is a lot deeper than I would ever have imagined. I must see this documentary. This is something positive for the young to see and be infused with hope. Finding out that he was adopted was perhaps the greatest thing that could have happened to some foster children, and him also.
He's to be admired for what he has accomplished. I never thought I would say that about a hip hop artist. I often forget that all hop hop artists are not calling women B***** and H**'s. But do remember my niece, when she was about 8 buying a Run DMC cassette tape. She put it in the player and I didn't know what was on it. I'd never heard anything about them. But that thing was pure filth. I threw it out onto the freeway. (litterer) She was too young to listen to that.
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