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Joseph Lloyd Simmons
Simmons in 2007
Simmons in 2007
Background information
Birth name Joseph Lloyd Simmons
Also known as DJ Run, Joey Simmons, Rev Run
Born November 14, 1964 (1964-11-14) (age 43)
Hollis, Queens, New York U.S. Flag of the United States
Origin New York City
Genre(s) Hip hop

Joseph Lloyd Simmons (born November 14, 1964) is one of the founding members of hip hop group Run-D.M.C.. He is known as DJ Run, Joey Simmons or Rev Run, which is a play on his religious title. Born in Hollis, Queens, New York, he is the youngest brother of Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, Jr and Russell Simmons, Def Jam Records co-founder. He entered the scene via his older brother Russell, as a DJ for his first big act Kurtis Blow. He assumed the alias 'Son of Kurtis Blow', but later changed it to 'Run Love'.


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[edit] Marriage

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Simmons was married to Valerie Vaughn, with whom he had three children: Vanessa, Angela, and Joseph Jr. (JoJo).

His second marriage, to Justine Jones, took place on June 25, 1994. With her, he had three more children: Daniel Jr. (Diggy) and Russell II (Russy) and also a baby girl who died shortly after birth, on September 21, 2006, due to omphalocele. The couple has since adopted a girl, named Miley Justine.

[edit] Career

Joseph "Run" Simmons founded Run-D.M.C. as a lead-vocalist (MC) along with MC'ing friend Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and DJ Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell. The group's work is considered by many to be inventive and original, using numerous revolutionary styles, including the pioneering work of Jam-Master Jay. Run began using the stage name of "Rev Run" after he was ordained as a reverend in Zoe Ministries. His first work as Rev Run was a feature in the single Song 4 Lovers by UK pop band Liberty X in September 2005. The music video for that song was directed by Bill Schacht for Aestheticom and reached broadcast airplay chart positions of #2 Box UK and #4 MTV UK with heavy rotation on 5 other music channels in the UK. http://aestheti.com/LibertyXRun/videosm.html

It was followed by his first solo album, "Distortion". The first single from the album, "I Like Dudes With Purple Dresses", and "Mind On The Road", are featured in the EA Sports's Madden NFL 06 video game. Mind On The Road uses samples from the song "I Love Rock 'N Roll," in the tradition of Run-DMC's 1980's hits using samples like Aerosmith's hit "Walk This Way."

Simmons and his family are also the focus of the MTV reality show, Run's House.Which was one of the most (Googled) shows in history...


Joseph appeared on stage with Kid Rock, Travis McCoy, and two of his sons on New Years' Eve 2007 on MTV.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo

Distortion

  • Released: October 18, 2005
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Def Jam

[edit] With Run-D.M.C.

See Run-D.M.C. -- Discography

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