Happy Birthday Joseph "Run" Simmons of Run DMC

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    By David Shankbone - David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12418353

    Happy birthday to Joseph Simmons of Run DMC, born November 14, 1966.

    Often called Reverend Run, Simmons was not only one of the founding members of hip hop pioneers Run–D.M.C., he is also a practicing minister. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is also the brother Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records.

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    Happy birthday to Joseph Simmons of Run DMC, born November 14, 1966.

    Often called Reverend Run, Simmons was not only one of the founding members of hip hop pioneers Run–D.M.C., he is also a practicing minister. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is also the brother Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records.

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