Russell Simmons stopped by at The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 to talk about the spiritual themes explored in his latest book, Super Rich: A Guide To Having It All, and its aim to make you a better worker or "a better go-getter" by focusing...
The metaphorical ‘torch’ in Hip Hop has been passed from Hip Hop generation to Hip Hop generation. The lookout for the leaders of the new school never ceases for anybody, but ultimately, when a blood relative from Hip Hop royalty decides to take hold of the mic, cries of nepotism will always surface – that is until their first bars are spat.
Diggy Simmons, son of the legendary Rev Run, has impressed in his short time as an emcee, due in part to some solid mixtape performances and an appreciation of the golden eras of the genre. But if a co-sign from his father or any of the Simmons clan fails to convince, having an icon in DJ Premier host your mixtape just might be the catalyst to capture the attention of all. Primo steps back behind the decks to chop and cut up the Diggy’s third mixtape, which is made up fresh verses from the young NY rapper over some classic beats; some of which are even older than him.
Daniel “Diggy” Simmons has been on a mission. The son of one of Hip Hop’s legends, Rev Run, Diggy Simmons seems intent on making a name for himself - and with a new mixtape, clothing and shoe line coming out shortly, it’s hard to believe this young entrepreneur is still only 14 years old.
“I’ve been rapping since I was about six but I only really got back into it last year, just writing about the things I go through and my experiences,” he tells SoulCulture. Diggy continued writing and recording through to his teens and finally released his mixtape, The First Flight, on December 2nd last year.