Daniel Dwayne Simmons III (born March 21, 1995), better known by his
stage name Diggy Simmons or commonly just Diggy, is an American
rapper, singer, model, and actor and the fourth child of Joseph "Rev.
Run" Simmons of Run DMC. He along with his parents and five siblings,
were the primary subjects of the MTV reality television show Run's
House. Diggy was also the youngest member of Lupe Fiasco's short-lived
rap collective, All City Chess Club.Diggy Simmons released his debut
mixtape, The First Flight, in 2009. More than 100,000 people
downloaded the album from Simmons' blog. Following the mixtape
release, according to Simmons, five record labels showed interest in
signing him; he chose Atlantic Records.Early in 2010, Simmons uploaded
a video of himself freestyling over the Nas song, "Made You Look". The
video became a viral hit and garnered praise from Kanye West, who
responded on Twitter: "I knew this kid was [going] to be fresh. I knew
it!"
stage name Diggy Simmons or commonly just Diggy, is an American
rapper, singer, model, and actor and the fourth child of Joseph "Rev.
Run" Simmons of Run DMC. He along with his parents and five siblings,
were the primary subjects of the MTV reality television show Run's
House. Diggy was also the youngest member of Lupe Fiasco's short-lived
rap collective, All City Chess Club.Diggy Simmons released his debut
mixtape, The First Flight, in 2009. More than 100,000 people
downloaded the album from Simmons' blog. Following the mixtape
release, according to Simmons, five record labels showed interest in
signing him; he chose Atlantic Records.Early in 2010, Simmons uploaded
a video of himself freestyling over the Nas song, "Made You Look". The
video became a viral hit and garnered praise from Kanye West, who
responded on Twitter: "I knew this kid was [going] to be fresh. I knew
it!"
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