His Adidas walked through concert doors and roamed all across coliseum floors...and today they stepped on "stage" at Murdy Elementary School as Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Darryl McDaniels (aka DMC of Run-D.M.C.) visited the campus.
The visit was made possible thanks to an Instagram post by Murdy teacher Darlene Machacon about her students reading his book Darryl's Dream and the creative lesson planning built around it, which was noticed by DMC himself who decided to spend some time with the Murdy 3rd grade classes.
There was nothing 'tricky' about the inspirational words he shared with the students as he took time to talk to them about inspiring people, using their platform to help those in need, and treating people right. The students enjoyed asking him questions about everything from his love of comics to his love of music. He also touched on his career, which spans over three decades as a rapper, actor, and now a writer of children's books as well as comic books, and even kicked a few of the rhymes that helped make him the King of Rock!
He closed it out with this message for the students: "Today is all about and should only ever be about you!...You have a purpose and a destiny!"
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