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Kanye West attends the Maison Martin Margiela with H&M global launch event at 5 Beekman on October 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage for H&M)

‘Hip pops’: Rap music’s greatest dads

Marquise Francis
SLIDESHOW - Celebrities get a bad wrap much of the time for caring more about their careers over the maturation of their children...
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This Feb. 25, 2002 file photo shows members of the hip hop group RUN-DMC, from left, Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons creating handprints in cement as they are inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles. It was announced Tuesday, July 10, 2012, that McDaniels and Simmons, the surviving members of Run-DMC, will reunite at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas on Nov. 2-4. Simmons retired from the group after Mizell was shot to death in 2002. (AP Photo/Krista Niles, file)

Run-DMC announces reunion

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — They haven't performed together in over a decade, but the surviving members of Run-DMC are set to reunite this fall at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas...
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Angela and Vanesa Simmons owe IRS $450k

Donovan X. Ramsey
theGRIO REPORT - The Detroit News reported Wednesday that Vanessa, 28, and Angela Simmons, 24, daughters of rapper Rev. Run of Run DMC, owe nearly half a million dollars in back taxes...
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Jojo Simmons sorry for anti-transgender tweets

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Jojo Simmons, who is Rev Run's son and Russell Simmons' nephew, is apologizing for making anti-gay and anti-transgender comments on Twitter...
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Slideshow: Hip-hop stars who have found religion

Tamy Cozier
SLIDESHOW - Their seemingly spur of the moment turns in faith often leave fans wondering if there is something mysterious going on in the hip-hop game...
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Hip-hop has beens sink to new lows to reach old heights

Mike McCray
OPINION - Hip-hop hasn't had a blueprint for what its aging stars are supposed to do once the demand for them dies out...
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Rev. Run and wife Justine take message of family to paperback (VIDEO)

Todd Johnson
theGRIO VIDEO - They're usually laying down the law on MTV's "Run's House." But Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons and his wife Justine can also get thier point across in paperback...
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