Darryl McDaniels

Darryl D.M.C. Matthews McDaniels is an American musician. He is considered one of the pioneers of hip hop culture and founding members of the hip hop group RunD.M.C.

Feeling depressed and suicidal, McDaniels heard Sarah McLachlans song Angel 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 Surfacing with saving his life. With a new outlook on life, McDaniels decided to write his autobiography. While researching his early years, his mother, Bannah, revealed a shocking secret Darryl was adopted when he was three months old. According to Bannah, his birth mother was a woman of Dominican descent named Bernada Lovelace. He also learned that he was born in Harlem, Manhattan, not Hollis, Queens, as he had always believed. Even as a child, McDaniels knew he did not look like the rest of his family, and with the revelation, he finally understood why. The news inspired him to search for his birth mother and ultimately, himself. He began working with the VH1 network on a documentary chronicling his quest. His autobiography, King of Rock Respect, Responsibility, and My

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