Jojo Simmons Busted for Possesion of Marijuana

Last night Jojo Simmons got snagged with weed by the police, which led to a sequence of dim-witted actions that only got him into further trouble with the law.

Simmons, the son of Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons and nephew of Def Jam mogul Russell Simmons, was caught buying from a dealer on the streets in the Washington Heights section of NYC. The cops then approached the young star of the MTV reality show Run’s House, as he was rolling a joint in his car. According to police, he  tried to get away but he backed into a parked car. Then, he put the car in drive and ran into another parked car. Then, he did the only sensible thing left to do when you are caught with a joint by the police: you start fighting with the police.

Simmons faces charges of reckless endangerment, criminal use of drug paraphernalia, crimnal possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.

Rev Run Presents Team Blackout!

REV RUN PRESENTS TEAM BLACKOUT – DEBUT LP, LIGHTS OUT, TO BE RELEASED ON 8-19-08

INTRODUCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIP-HOP: TEAM BLACKOUT ? STARS OF THE HIT MTV SERIES RUN?S HOUSE

If you’ve been following the hit MTV reality series Run?s House starring Reverend Run (of Run-DMC), then you already know about the hip-hop trio Team Blackout. Team Blackout consists of Rev Run?s teenage son JoJo Simmons and his childhood friends Zach, and Reggie. The Queens / Long Island natives have been rhyming together since the 7^th grade, but it wasn?t until the 2003 New York City Blackout that JoJo, Zach and Reggie decided to officially unite and form Team Blackout ? hence the name.

Since then, they?ve been honing their craft, in the studio, on stage and even on TV. For the past four-years, millions of Run?s House fans have watched Team Blackout develop, on-air, into a full-fledged group to look out for. In 2007, they landed their first record deal with NY / LA based indie label Latchkey Recordings (distributed via Koch Entertainment). Team Blackout immediately hit the studio to record their debut album, Lights Out, in stores 8/19/2008. Lights Out was produced entirely by upcoming production duo Chris n Teeb (Danity Kane, Salt N Pepa), Grammy award winning producer Rockwilder and Ron Browz. Rev Run serves as the LP?s executive producer.

Lyrically, Lights Out is fun and carefree, bringing back a feel good vibe that?s been missing in today?s hip-hop music. Sonically, Chris n Teeb, Rockwilder and Ron Browz deliver a heavy dose of slick, futuristic sounds ? perfect for the radio and clubs. JoJo Simmons states ?we?ve got hot music, so it?s gonna be hard for people to say we only got a break just because I?m Reverend Run?s son. People are gonna be surprised.?

Season 5 of MTV?s Run?s House kicks off this summer, with more of Team Blackout?s steady rise in the music biz. Keep an eye open for Team Blackout?s upcoming video for ?Billion Dollar Boyfriend? and be sure to check out their internet buzz video ?J5 On ?Em?, produced by Ron Browz (Nas, G-Unit), featuring DJ Webstar and Boogie Black. Fans of Run?s House loved the J5 dance from season four and continually sent messages asking for more, so Team Blackout hit them with a summer dance anthem for the kids.

With Team Blackout?s drive and Rev Run as mentors, JoJo, Zach & Reggie have a bright future ahead. But in the meantime, get ready for them to put your lights out this summer.

Angela Simmons is Singing Now?

Rev. Run’s daughters are busy, busy girls. Not only are they pursuing their college education, and marketing their own sneaker line, but Vanessa Simmons is acting, and Angela is working on an album to be released this year.

The debut single is titled, “Center of Attention”. There’s a clip of it on the Pastrykicks sneaker website. You can check it out here. Let me know what you think.

Rev. Run and his family are also currently filming the 5th season of their MTV reality show, Run’s House, which will return in July.

Rev. Run Is Promoting His New Sneaker Line

Here’s a video of the star of MTV’s Run’s House, Rev. Run at a sneaker store in Manhattan, promoting his new kicks.

The title of the video is, “I Got Rev. Run’s autograph. Then we both had a Red Bull and a Prozac.” He had to have been either very bored or very tired.

Run’s House will be returning to MTV for a fifth season. He’s currently performing on tour with Kid Rock, and has his own clothing line, Run Athletics. And his daughters also have their own sneaker line, Pastry sneakers.

Meet Angela and Vanessa Simmons

You may only know them as Rev Run’s(Star of MTV’s Run’s House and Member of Hip Hop Group Run DMC) beautiful daughters but, they’re  pretty creative ladies as well. If you watch Run’s House then you might recall an episode where Angela and Vanessa decided to come up with their own shoes based on the theme of pastry’s. Well, their idea has finally taken form and they are now promoting Pastry Shoes all over the country.

You can meet Vanessa and Angela on Thursday January 31st at the Underground Station in the Desert Sky Mall, Phoenix, AZ between 6:00 and 8:00 PM as they introduce the Pastry Shoes spring line, taken pictures and sign some autographs.

Rev Run Signs a Record Deal

Rapper, reverend and reality show star Joseph Simmons has inked a recording deal with an indie label based in the U.K. called Craze Productions.

He is also kicking off a 29 city that starts on January 25, with Kid Rock as a guest.

By the way, does anyone out there know if they ever got a buyer for their house?

Learn More About Rev Run

This season of the MTV reality show, Run’s House will be wrapping up this week, and after several season’s of watching the Simmon’s family, viewers might be curious to know what Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons is really about.

Anyone who doesn’t know that Simmons was a part of the pioneering 1980’s rap group Run DMC, and is Russell Simmon’s brother has apparently been living in oblivion. But David Betancourt of The Washington Post interviewed the Reverend, and the insightful article explains how Run became a reverend,  why he chose to do a reality show, and what he hopes to achieve.

He also gives his opinion of other reality shows like Snoop Dogg’s Parent Hood, and I Love New York. 

To read the article, click here. 

New Addition to Run’s House This Season

The fourth season of MTV’s Run’s House will pick up where season three left off, with the Simmon’s family pursuing the adoption of a baby. The start of the third season let viewers share in their personal loss of their baby Victoria Anne, who was born with omphalocele, a a congenital disorder which causes the internal organs to be pushed out of the base of the umbilical cord. The couple has kept the nursery intact, and hopes to adopt an infant girl.

And as always, the show will follow the rest of the family, including the careers of daughters Vanessa and Angela, oldest son Jojo’s senior year in high school and plans for college, and the escapades of young sons Diggy and Russy.

For more information Rev Run and his clan, check them out at MTV.com.