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Joseph Simmons
Sign in to saveAlso known as Reverend Run, Rev Run, Run, Rev. Run, DJ Run, Joseph 'Rev Run' Simmons, Joseph 'Rev. Run' Simmons, Joseph 'Run' Simmons
American rapper
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- DIY Minimalism
- Picture Frames
- Good Life
- Last Damned Standing
- Don't Be an Average Joe Direction
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Film & TV
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records. He found new…
Known for
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)2025
- Death by Fame — Self [RUN-D.M.C] (archive footage)2023
- The Hip Hop Nutcracker — Self - Neighborhood MC / Self - Narrator2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Rev Run2022
- Payback — Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)2022
- Tamron Hall — Self - Guest2019
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? — Reverend Run (voice)2019
- Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America — Self2019
- ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? — Self [RUN-DMC]2018
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Japan
- Active from
- 1971
Discography
- ベスト・ヒット集1996
- 恋人もいないのに1999
- ヒット・コレクション1999
- ゴールデン☆ベスト2004
- ゴールデン☆ベスト オールソングス・コレクション2013
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 510
- Total plays
- 998
For bio see: Rev Run <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joseph+Simmons">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Simmons
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Sibling
- Danny Simmons
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- golden age hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Def Jam Recordings
- Image
- Joseph Simmons hs by David Shankbone.jpg
- Height
- 173
- Number of children
- 7
Show 8 more facts
- pseudonym
- DJ Run
- date of birth
- 1964-11-14
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- member of
- Run-DMC
- Commons category
- Joseph Simmons
- social media followers
- 3883091
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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