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    Rev Run

    Labels

    Def Jam, Beterlsman Music Group, Profilic, Arista

    Spouse

    Valerie Vaughn (1983-1992), Justine Simmons (1994)

    Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), better known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is an American rapper, producer, DJ and television personality. Simmons is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. He is also a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run.

    He found new popularity in 2005 with his family's MTV reality show Run's House.

    Early Life[]

    Simmons was born November 14, 1964, in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of artist Danny Simmons and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam records.

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    Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons Biography

    Date of Birth:
    Nov 14, 1964Birth Place:
    Queens, New York, USA

    Biography

    A founding member of ground-breaking hip-hop trio Run-D.M.C., rapper, reality TV staple and Pentecostal minister Joseph 'Rev Run' Simmons also enjoyed solo success as the star of "Run''s House" (MTV, 2005-09) and "All About the Washingtons" (Netflix, 2018-). Born in Queens, NY in 1964 to a truant officer father and teacher mother, Simmons began his music career DJing for pioneering MC Kurtis Blow in his mid-teens where he earned his Run nickname. Simmons then stepped up to the mic when he teamed up with high school friends Darryl McDaniels (DMC) and Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay) to form Run-D.M.C. Managed by Simmons' brother, and Def Jam founder, Russell, the trio helped to revolutionize the hip-hop scene in the mid-1980s with their harder-edged sound, love of Adidas sportswear and collaborations with producer Rick Rubin and rock royalty Aerosmith. They were also the first hip-hop act to reach gold, platinum and multi-platinum status, pick up a Grammy nomination, become an MTV regular and grace the cover of Rolling Stone, and were the genre's only representative at Live Aid. After 21 years and seven albums, Run-D.M.C. came to a tragic end in 2002 wh
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    Joseph Simmons

    American knocker (born 1964)

    This article critique about description hip-hop manager. For exercises with a similar name, see Joe Simmons.

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    Career

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