Run Dmc Music Group

Rap music is not polite. It's a noisy 'n' crude attack on mainstream sensibilities that has even liberal-minded adults who were raised on the rebellious, outlaw beat of Little Richard and the Rolling Stones asking themselves, "What happened to real music?"

On a night when M. C. Hammer and Mariah Carey each won three honors at the nationally televised Soul Train Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Hammer and fellow rapper Vanilla Ice were again involved in verbal skirmishes--but this time it wasn't with each other.

Jam Master Jay, part of the pioneering rap trio Run DMC, was shot and killed Wednesday, the group's publicist said. Publicist Tracy Miller confirmed the death of the 37-year-old disc jockey, whose real name was Jason Mizell. He was shot once in the head and was dead at the scene, said police Det. Robert Price. He said the shooter remained at large and police had no information on a motive.

Police investigating the killing of Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay said they have several competing theories about the motive. Meanwhile, a wake was planned for Monday and a funeral Tuesday for 37-year-old Jason Mizell, who as Jam Master Jay worked the turntables as Joe "Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels rapped a string of hits over the years. Police on Friday discounted an earlier hypothesis that a wider music industry feud prompted a masked gunman to fire one .

"I read something (in The Times) last year that wasn't too good," Joseph Simmons, the frisky leader of Run-DMC, says sharply at the start of an interview. "I think you said something like we were . . . passe. Yeah, that's the word . . . passe ."

Cleveland police said that they were seeking an indictment against the star of the rap music group Run-DMC, who is under investigation for rape. An indictment would allow authorities to seek the extradition of Joseph Simmons, 25, of New York, who is known in the group as Run. Authorities said evidence from the weeklong investigation was presented to a Cuyahoga County grand jury after a police investigation into an allegation made by a 22-year-old Cleveland woman against Simmons.

An arrest warrant was issued for Joseph Simmons, star of the rap group Run-DMC, after he was indicted on rape charges in Cleveland. Simmons, 25, of New York, faces three counts of rape and one count each of kidnaping and gross sexual imposition. A Cleveland woman, 22, told police that Simmons raped her in his hotel room after members of the group's entourage approached her during a performance on Aug. 9.

Eazy-E was rapping about reality the other day, extolling the virtues of telling it like it is. The young Compton rapper, who also runs the rap production company Ruthless Records, was lunching with his pal, writer/rapper M.C. Ren, at a Westside deli that's one of their favorite dining spots. "Why do you think the fans like us--why they prefer our street raps over all that phony stuff out there?" asked Eazy-E, who has a hit album, "Eazy Duz It." He's also a member of the group N.W.

Los Angeles area law enforcement officials are uncomfortable with some of the gangbanger sentiments expressed by N.W.A, but don't view the rap group as a threat. "It's not very welcome," said Lt. Joe Flores, adjutant to the Compton chief of police. "But it's a fad and I don't think it's going to have an adverse effect on the community. . . ."

Fat gold chains, expensive track suits and major-league egos--once the stereotypical trademarks of rap music--are rumbling in the face of a fresh ainflux of creative young rhymers whose styles are as varied as their birthplaces. They flaunt humor, intelligence and style without losing a step on the dance floor.

Police investigating the killing of Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay said they have several competing theories about the motive. Meanwhile, a wake was planned for Monday and a funeral Tuesday for 37-year-old Jason Mizell, who as Jam Master Jay worked the turntables as Joe "Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels rapped a string of hits over the years. Police on Friday discounted an earlier hypothesis that a wider music industry feud prompted a masked gunman to fire one .

Jam Master Jay, part of the pioneering rap trio Run DMC, was shot and killed Wednesday, the group's publicist said. Publicist Tracy Miller confirmed the death of the 37-year-old disc jockey, whose real name was Jason Mizell. He was shot once in the head and was dead at the scene, said police Det. Robert Price. He said the shooter remained at large and police had no information on a motive.

"I read something (in The Times) last year that wasn't too good," Joseph Simmons, the frisky leader of Run-DMC, says sharply at the start of an interview. "I think you said something like we were . . . passe. Yeah, that's the word . . . passe ."

An arrest warrant was issued for Joseph Simmons, star of the rap group Run-DMC, after he was indicted on rape charges in Cleveland. Simmons, 25, of New York, faces three counts of rape and one count each of kidnaping and gross sexual imposition. A Cleveland woman, 22, told police that Simmons raped her in his hotel room after members of the group's entourage approached her during a performance on Aug. 9.

Cleveland police said that they were seeking an indictment against the star of the rap music group Run-DMC, who is under investigation for rape. An indictment would allow authorities to seek the extradition of Joseph Simmons, 25, of New York, who is known in the group as Run. Authorities said evidence from the weeklong investigation was presented to a Cuyahoga County grand jury after a police investigation into an allegation made by a 22-year-old Cleveland woman against Simmons.

Cleveland police are seeking a grand jury indictment of a member of the rap group Run-DMC following allegations from a woman who said she was raped by the performer. An indictment by a Cuyahoga County grand jury would allow authorities to seek the extradition of Joseph (Run) Simmons, 25, of New York. An arrest warrant for Simmons was issued Thursday following allegations made by a 22-year-old woman who claims Simmons raped her in his hotel room following an Aug.

On a night when M. C. Hammer and Mariah Carey each won three honors at the nationally televised Soul Train Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Hammer and fellow rapper Vanilla Ice were again involved in verbal skirmishes--but this time it wasn't with each other.

Eazy-E was rapping about reality the other day, extolling the virtues of telling it like it is. The young Compton rapper, who also runs the rap production company Ruthless Records, was lunching with his pal, writer/rapper M.C. Ren, at a Westside deli that's one of their favorite dining spots. "Why do you think the fans like us--why they prefer our street raps over all that phony stuff out there?" asked Eazy-E, who has a hit album, "Eazy Duz It." He's also a member of the group N.W.

Los Angeles area law enforcement officials are uncomfortable with some of the gangbanger sentiments expressed by N.W.A, but don't view the rap group as a threat. "It's not very welcome," said Lt. Joe Flores, adjutant to the Compton chief of police. "But it's a fad and I don't think it's going to have an adverse effect on the community. . . ."

Fat gold chains, expensive track suits and major-league egos--once the stereotypical trademarks of rap music--are rumbling in the face of a fresh ainflux of creative young rhymers whose styles are as varied as their birthplaces. They flaunt humor, intelligence and style without losing a step on the dance floor.