Joseph Simmons

Joseph Ward Simmons, better known as Run, Rev. Run, or DJ Run, is an American rapper, producer, DJ, and television personality. He was born on November 14, 1964, in Hollis, Queens, New York. Simmons is a founding member of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC, where he served as the lead vocalist. Before Run-DMC, he was part of the hip-hop group named 'The Force.' In addition to his music career, Simmons is a practicing minister and was ordained as a Pentecostal minister by E. Bernard Jordan. He gained further fame through his family's MTV reality show, 'Run's House.' Simmons is also the younger brother of artist Danny Simmons and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam records.