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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, actor and television personality. Simmons is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC .
As a teenager, Joseph Simmons was recruited into hip hop by his older brother, Russell, who was then an up-and-coming hip hop promoter. Simmons appeared onstage as a DJ for solo rapper Kurtis Blow, who was managed by Russell. Known as "DJ Run, Son of Kurtis Blow", Simmons soon began performing with Blow. [14]
(L-R) American rapper, producer, DJ and television personality Joseph "Run" Simmons, rapper Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and musician and DJ Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell (1965 - 2002), of the American ...
Joseph Simmons – Simmons, best known as DJ Run, was a founding member of hip-hop group Run–DMC. He later became a reverend at Zoe Ministries, a controversial church that solicits monetary pledges for spiritual enlightenment, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and changed his name to Rev Run.
Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, writer and record executive. He co-founded the hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings , [ 1 ] and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris.
In the early 1980s, Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, teamed up with Queens friends Run (Joseph Simmons) and DMC (Darryl McDaniels) to form the hip hop trio Run-DMC.
The group — also featuring Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Joseph Simmons, known as DJ Run and Rev. Run — became the first rappers with gold and platinum albums and was the first hip-hop outfit ...
One evening, in Smith's home studio in Queens, Run and D persuaded Larry and Russell [Simmons] to let them have a chance to make a demo. Russell agreed; taking Run's $100 rap and extensive additional lines penned by the prolific DMC, Russell doled it out line by line between the two vocalists, who sprayed their lyrics over the stark beat onto tape.