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{{short description|American rapper (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = Joseph Lloyd Simmons
| name = Joseph Simmons
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| image = Rev Run of Run DMC.jpg
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| birth_name = Joseph Ward Simmons
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| alias = {{flatlist|
|Birth_name = Joseph Ward Simmons
* Run
|Alias = '''DJ Run''', '''Joey Simmons''', '''Rev Run'''
* Rev. Run
|Origin = [[New York City]]
* DJ Run
|Born = {{birth date and age|1964|11|14|mf=y}} <br>[[Hollis, Queens|Hollis]], [[Queens]], [[New York]] [[United States|U.S.]]
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| Occupation = [[Rapper]], [[Producer]], [[Disc Jockey|D.J.]]
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| Associated_acts = [[Run-D.M.C.]]<br>[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam Musicians]]
| birth_place = [[Queens]], [[New York City]], U.S.
|Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]}}
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'''Joseph Ward Simmons''' (born [[November 14]] [[1964]]) is one of the founding members of [[hip hop music|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|Hollis]], [[Queens]], [[New York]], he is the youngest brother of Daniel "Danny" 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 for [[Kurtis Blow]]. He assumed the alias 'Son of Kurtis Blow', but later changed it to 'Run Love'.
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]

* [[East Coast hip hop]]
==Marriage==
* [[rap rock]]
Simmons married Valerie Vaughn in [[1983]], and had three children with her: Vanessa Simmons, Angela Simmons, and [[Joseph "JoJo" Simmons|Joseph "JoJo" Simmons]].
* [[old school hip hop]]
* [[golden age hip hop]]
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
* record producer
* disc jockey
* actor
* television personality
* reverend
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| past_member_of = {{flatlist|
* [[Run–D.M.C.]]
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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 music|hip hop]] group [[Run-DMC]]. He is also a practicing [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]], known as '''Reverend Run'''.


He found new popularity in 2005 with his family's [[MTV]] reality show ''[[Run's House]]''.
Simmons second marriage, to Earlene Brown, took place on December 25, [[1991]]. With her, he had one child: Trevor Onar-Simmons who will later appear on Run's House Reunion.


==Early life==
His third marriage, to Justine Jones, took place on [[June 25]], [[1994]]. With her, he had three more children: Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, III, Russell "Russy" Simmons, II and Victoria Anne, who passed away shortly after birth on [[September 21]][[2006]], due to [[omphalocele]]. The couple has since adopted a girl, named Miley Justine Simmons.
Simmons was born November 14, 1964, in [[Hollis, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He is the younger brother of artist [[Danny Simmons]] and [[Russell Simmons]], the co-founder of [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam records]].


==Career==
==Career==
Before Run–D.M.C., Simmons was the lead vocalist in the hip-hop group named "The Force". He founded Run-D.M.C. as a lead vocalist along with friend [[Darryl McDaniels|Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels]] and the late [[DJ]] [[Jam Master Jay|Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell]].
Joseph "Run" Simmons founded Run-D.M.C. as a lead-vocalist ([[Master of Ceremonies|MC]]) along with MC'ing friend [[Darryl McDaniels|Darryl "DMC" McDaniels]] and [[DJ]] [[Jason Mizell|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 minister in [[Zoe Ministries]]. His first work as Rev Run was a feature in the single ''Song 4 Lovers'' by [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[pop music|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


Run began using the stage name of "Rev. Run" after he was ordained as a [[Pentecostal]] minister<ref>Hochman, Steve. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jul-16-et-run16-story.html "Minister on MTV? Yep, he's a Rev Run"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', July 16, 2005</ref> by [[E. Bernard Jordan]], Simmons's spiritual mentor.<ref>"Bishop Jordon honored in Chicago." Jet. April 23, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2011.</ref> Jordan also named him "Protege of the Year Award" in 2004. The same day, symbolic of his "Prosperity Ministry", there was a "[[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|Rolls-Royce]] parade outside the [[Plaza Hotel]] in [[New York City]], "featuring Jordan's Phantom Rolls-Royce.<ref>"Rev. Ike and Rev. Run honored." Jet. July 12, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2011.</ref> The new $325,000 Phantom had been a gift from Reverend Run as a "thank you" for Jordan's mentoring support.<ref>"Thank you." Jet. May 10, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2011.</ref>
It was followed by his first solo album, "[[Distortion (Rev Run album)|Distortion]]". The first single from the album, "Mind On The Road", is 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]]."


His first work as Rev. Run was a feature in the single "Song 4 Lovers" by [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[pop music|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 No.&nbsp;2 Box UK and No.&nbsp;4 MTV UK with heavy rotation on 5 other music channels in the UK. "Song 4 Lovers" also reached No.&nbsp;5 on the Official Charts Company's UK Top 40 Singles Chart, becoming the band's seventh top ten hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12147/liberty-x/|title=Liberty X &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=[[OfficialCharts.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010f73|title = BBC Radio 2 - Pick of the Pops, 2005}}</ref>
Joseph first appeared on stage with [[Kid Rock]], [[Travis McCoy]], and two of his sons on New Years' Eve 2007 on MTV.


It was followed by his first solo album, ''[[Distortion (Run album)|Distortion]]''. The first single from the album, "Mind on the Road", is 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–D.M.C.'s 1980s hits which use samples like Aerosmith's hit "[[Walk This Way]]".
'''Partnership with [[Kool-Aid]] and [[KaBOOM!]]:''' In 2008, Rev Run and his wife Justine teamed up with Kool-Aid and a non-profit organization called KaBOOM! to help build playgrounds in underserved communities. With Kool-Aid, they are helping to build 24 playgrounds over the course of 2008 and hope to raise awareness for the need for safe playspaces.

In 2002, he appeared on a special "Rap Stars" edition of ''[[Weakest Link (US game show)|The Weakest Link]],''<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=205397&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=3465178 TV Guide 2002]</ref> and was the third one voted off.

Rev Run appeared on the [[MTV]] series ''[[Run's House]]'', a reality show revolving around his everyday life with his family, from 2005 to 2009.

In 2007, he appeared with his son [[Diggy Simmons]] on ''[[My Super Sweet 16]]'' while attending a 16th birthday party for [[Sean Combs|Diddy]]'s son, Quincy. [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] is also the producer of ''Run's House''.

In 2008, Simmons and his wife Justine teamed up with [[Kool-Aid]] and a non-profit organization called KaBOOM! to help build playgrounds in underserved communities. With Kool-Aid, they are helping to build twenty four playgrounds over the course of 2008 and hope to raise awareness for the need for safe play spaces.

On August 5, 2008, Gotham Press published Simmons' book, ''Take Back Your Family: A Challenge to America's Parents'', co-authored by his wife, Justine Simmons, and Chris Morrow.

On September 8, 2007, Rev Run was honored as a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Icon at the annual BMI Urban Awards.

The weekend of September 17 and 18 of 2011, Rev Run made a special guest appearance at Bay Area Fellowship with Pastor Bil Cornelius in Corpus Christi, Texas Bay Area Fellowship Church.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}

In October 2011, Rev Run was a special guest of [[Fellowship Church]] based out of [[Grapevine, Texas]].{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}

Simmons has also created three other cable series, two premiered in 2014; ''[[Rev Run's Renovation]]'' which runs on both the [[DIY Network]] and [[HGTV]], and ''[[Rev Run's Sunday Suppers]]'' for [[Cooking Channel]], the other [[Rev Runs Around the World]] premiered on the [[Travel Channel]] in 2016.

==Personal life==
Simmons married Valerie Vaughn in 1983. They have three children: [[Vanessa Simmons]], [[Run's House#Angela Simmons|Angela Simmons]], and [[Run's House#Joseph "JoJo" Ward Simmons, Jr.|Joseph "JoJo" Ward Simmons, Jr.]]

He married [[Justine Simmons|Justine Jones]] on June 25, 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/rundmc.htm |title=The Marriage of Rev Run Simmons and Justine Jones |publisher=About.com |access-date=2014-03-30 |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510150339/http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/rundmc.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.blackpressusa.com/news/Article.asp?SID=3&Title=National+News&NewsID=21058 Black Press USA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411140325/http://www.blackpressusa.com/news/Article.asp?SID=3&Title=National+News&NewsID=21058 |date=2012-04-11 }}</ref> With her, he had three more children: [[Diggy Simmons|Daniel "Diggy" Simmons III]], [[Run's House#Russell "Russy" Simmons II|Russell "Russy" Simmons II]], and [[Run's House#Joseph "Victoria Anne Simmons|Victoria Anne Simmons]]. Victoria was four pounds, five ounces when she was delivered via [[caesarean]] section.<ref>[http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/reverand-run-and-justine-gear-up-for-season-three-of-runs-house/ Reverend Run And Justine Gear Up For Season Three Of "Run's House"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218194610/http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/reverand-run-and-justine-gear-up-for-season-three-of-runs-house/ |date=2008-12-18 }}</ref> She died shortly after being born on September 26, 2006, due to [[omphalocele]], a birth defect that caused her organs to grow outside her body.<ref name=people>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070406173630/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20033199,00.html Reverend Run, Wife Open Up About Losing Baby]. BY TIFFANY MCGEE. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. Saturday March 31, 2007 11:55 PM EDT</ref><ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2006/09/26/exclusive-horrifying-death-of-reality-stars-baby Exclusive: Horrifying Death of Reality Star's Baby]</ref> The Simmons' allowed [[MTV]] camera crews of ''[[Run's House]]'' to document baby Victoria's death, telling ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' that "God, in my mind, gave us something to go through in front of America, so we documented it on-camera – not so much to show you sadness, but to show you how we, as ministers, would handle this tragedy. [The kids] found out on-camera. Diggy was waiting to see, 'How's Mommy?' And the first words we said were, 'The baby didn't make it.'"<ref name=people /> Soon they adopted a baby girl, [[Run's House#Miley Justine Simmons|Miley Justine Simmons]].<ref>[http://www.bvnewswire.com/2007/12/28/rev-run-and-justine-simmons-new-bundle-of-joy/ Rev. Run & Justine Simmons: New Bundle of Joy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017111023/http://www.bvnewswire.com/2007/12/28/rev-run-and-justine-simmons-new-bundle-of-joy/ |date=October 17, 2013 }}. By Karu F. Daniels on Dec 28th 2007 6:06PM. AOL Black Voices</ref>

The Simmons family lives in [[Saddle River, New Jersey]]<ref>From RunCMC's website, "Despite the Run's House locale of affluent Saddle River, New Jersey, the roots of Run-DMC remain firmly planted in the working class New York neighborhood of Hollis, Queens."{{cite web|url=http://www.rundmc.com/index.cfm/pk/content/pid/400092 |title=Run-DMC |access-date=2009-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129154558/http://www.rundmc.com/index.cfm/pk/content/pid/400092 |archive-date=2009-01-29 }}</ref> in a six-bedroom colonial-style home that was listed for sale in 2007 for $5.5 million.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/mission-sell-article-1.223061 "Mission to sellRev. Run and mogul brother unloading N.J. spreads"], ''[[Daily News (New York)]]'', June 20, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Rev. Run's $5.5 million colonial on Wildwood Road, Saddle River, N.J. Six bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, home theater, sound studio and lounge with hot tub."</ref>

In 2017, Simmons said he was adopting [[vegetarianism]] because God advised him to.<ref>Taylor Rock,"Rev Run Is A Vegetarian, Because God Said So," [https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/rev-run-vegetarian-now-because-god-said-so/101117 The Daily Meal], 11 October 2017.</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

===Solo===
===Solo===
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| Name = [[Distortion (Rev Run album)|Distortion]]
| Name = [[Distortion (Joseph Simmons album)|Distortion]]
| Released = October 18, 2005
| Released = October 18, 2005
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| Label = [[Def Jam]]
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| Producer = Whiteboys Noise (Dub B & Jumpers)
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| Format = LP
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| Name = Boneless Chicken Dinner
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===With Run-D.M.C.===
===With Run-D.M.C.===
''See [[Run-D.M.C.#Discography|Run-D.M.C. -- Discography]]''
{{Main|Run-D.M.C.#Discography}}


==References==
== External links ==
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* {{ Discogs artist | artist=Joseph+Simmons }}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Joseph Simmons}}
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* [http://www.mtv.com/onair/dyn/runs_house/series.jhtml Official ''Run's House'' Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051001020058/http://www.mtv.com/onair/dyn/runs_house/series.jhtml Official ''Run's House'' Website]
* [http://www.tmz.com/2006/09/26/exclusive-horrifying-death-of-reality-stars-baby/ Story of the Death of Run's Daughter]
* [http://www.tmz.com/2006/09/26/exclusive-horrifying-death-of-reality-stars-baby/ Story of the Death of Run's Daughter]


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This article is about the hip-hop artist. For people with a similar name, see Joe Simmons.

Joseph Simmons
Simmons in 2000
Simmons in 2000
Background information
Birth nameJoseph Ward Simmons
Also known as
  • Run
  • Rev. Run
  • DJ Run
Born (1964-11-14) November 14, 1964 (age 60)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • disc jockey
  • actor
  • television personality
  • reverend
Formerly of

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. 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

[edit]

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.

Career

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Before Run–D.M.C., Simmons was the lead vocalist in the hip-hop group named "The Force". He founded Run-D.M.C. as a lead vocalist along with friend Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and the late DJ Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell.

Run began using the stage name of "Rev. Run" after he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister[1] by E. Bernard Jordan, Simmons's spiritual mentor.[2] Jordan also named him "Protege of the Year Award" in 2004. The same day, symbolic of his "Prosperity Ministry", there was a "Rolls-Royce parade outside the Plaza Hotel in New York City, "featuring Jordan's Phantom Rolls-Royce.[3] The new $325,000 Phantom had been a gift from Reverend Run as a "thank you" for Jordan's mentoring support.[4]

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 No. 2 Box UK and No. 4 MTV UK with heavy rotation on 5 other music channels in the UK. "Song 4 Lovers" also reached No. 5 on the Official Charts Company's UK Top 40 Singles Chart, becoming the band's seventh top ten hit.[5][6]

It was followed by his first solo album, Distortion. The first single from the album, "Mind on the Road", is 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–D.M.C.'s 1980s hits which use samples like Aerosmith's hit "Walk This Way".

In 2002, he appeared on a special "Rap Stars" edition of The Weakest Link,[7] and was the third one voted off.

Rev Run appeared on the MTV series Run's House, a reality show revolving around his everyday life with his family, from 2005 to 2009.

In 2007, he appeared with his son Diggy Simmons on My Super Sweet 16 while attending a 16th birthday party for Diddy's son, Quincy. Diddy is also the producer of Run's House.

In 2008, Simmons and his wife Justine teamed up with Kool-Aid and a non-profit organization called KaBOOM! to help build playgrounds in underserved communities. With Kool-Aid, they are helping to build twenty four playgrounds over the course of 2008 and hope to raise awareness for the need for safe play spaces.

On August 5, 2008, Gotham Press published Simmons' book, Take Back Your Family: A Challenge to America's Parents, co-authored by his wife, Justine Simmons, and Chris Morrow.

On September 8, 2007, Rev Run was honored as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI Urban Awards.

The weekend of September 17 and 18 of 2011, Rev Run made a special guest appearance at Bay Area Fellowship with Pastor Bil Cornelius in Corpus Christi, Texas Bay Area Fellowship Church.[citation needed]

In October 2011, Rev Run was a special guest of Fellowship Church based out of Grapevine, Texas.[citation needed]

Simmons has also created three other cable series, two premiered in 2014; Rev Run's Renovation which runs on both the DIY Network and HGTV, and Rev Run's Sunday Suppers for Cooking Channel, the other Rev Runs Around the World premiered on the Travel Channel in 2016.

Personal life

[edit]

Simmons married Valerie Vaughn in 1983. They have three children: Vanessa Simmons, Angela Simmons, and Joseph "JoJo" Ward Simmons, Jr.

He married Justine Jones on June 25, 1994.[8][9] With her, he had three more children: Daniel "Diggy" Simmons III, Russell "Russy" Simmons II, and Victoria Anne Simmons. Victoria was four pounds, five ounces when she was delivered via caesarean section.[10] She died shortly after being born on September 26, 2006, due to omphalocele, a birth defect that caused her organs to grow outside her body.[11][12] The Simmons' allowed MTV camera crews of Run's House to document baby Victoria's death, telling People that "God, in my mind, gave us something to go through in front of America, so we documented it on-camera – not so much to show you sadness, but to show you how we, as ministers, would handle this tragedy. [The kids] found out on-camera. Diggy was waiting to see, 'How's Mommy?' And the first words we said were, 'The baby didn't make it.'"[11] Soon they adopted a baby girl, Miley Justine Simmons.[13]

The Simmons family lives in Saddle River, New Jersey[14] in a six-bedroom colonial-style home that was listed for sale in 2007 for $5.5 million.[15]

In 2017, Simmons said he was adopting vegetarianism because God advised him to.[16]

Discography

[edit]

Solo

[edit]

Distortion

  • Released: October 18, 2005
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Def Jam
  • Producer: Whiteboys Noise (Dub B & Jumpers)
  • Sales: 86,000 (U.S)
  • Singles: "Mind on the Road"

With Run-D.M.C.

[edit]
Main article: Run-D.M.C. § Discography

References

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  1. ^ Hochman, Steve. "Minister on MTV? Yep, he's a Rev Run", Los Angeles Times, July 16, 2005
  2. ^ "Bishop Jordon honored in Chicago." Jet. April 23, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Rev. Ike and Rev. Run honored." Jet. July 12, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "Thank you." Jet. May 10, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  5. ^ "Liberty X | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  6. ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Pick of the Pops, 2005".
  7. ^ TV Guide 2002
  8. ^ "The Marriage of Rev Run Simmons and Justine Jones". About.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  9. ^ Black Press USA Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Reverend Run And Justine Gear Up For Season Three Of "Run's House" Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ a b Reverend Run, Wife Open Up About Losing Baby. BY TIFFANY MCGEE. People. Saturday March 31, 2007 11:55 PM EDT
  12. ^ Exclusive: Horrifying Death of Reality Star's Baby
  13. ^ Rev. Run & Justine Simmons: New Bundle of Joy Archived October 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. By Karu F. Daniels on Dec 28th 2007 6:06PM. AOL Black Voices
  14. ^ From RunCMC's website, "Despite the Run's House locale of affluent Saddle River, New Jersey, the roots of Run-DMC remain firmly planted in the working class New York neighborhood of Hollis, Queens.""Run-DMC". Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  15. ^ Staff. "Mission to sellRev. Run and mogul brother unloading N.J. spreads", Daily News (New York), June 20, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Rev. Run's $5.5 million colonial on Wildwood Road, Saddle River, N.J. Six bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, home theater, sound studio and lounge with hot tub."
  16. ^ Taylor Rock,"Rev Run Is A Vegetarian, Because God Said So," The Daily Meal, 11 October 2017.
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