linus, peter parker and run-dmc

Since his earliest days on the mic, DMC, the co-founder of what many consider to be the greatest rap group of all time, has offered countless rhymes and tales—about what it was to be a kid from Queens who wore big glasses, loved reading books, and learned above all else, the importance and power of being yourself. So for Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels, writing a children’s book came naturally—and offered the chance to help the next generation. Christopher Booker reports.