Rev Run is nothing if not a legend. As one-half of the seminal Hip-Hop group Run-DMC, he was instrumental in changing how we listen to music. No longer considered the music of the streets, Hip-Hop is now part of the pop culture zeitgeist thanks to the work of Joseph Simmons and other pioneers like him.

It is, perhaps, no surprise that Rev Run has attained a $60 million net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth. And even though he’s shifted his focus from more earthly matters like music, to more esoteric matters like parenting — as he did with the success of his God-centered parenting book, “Take Back Your Family: A Challenge to America’s Parents” — he’s passed on his business lessons to his children.

Take, for example, his oldest daughters Vanessa and Angela, who are both very successful in their own right. They first made names for themselves on the hit reality show, “Run’s House.” But despite being the daughters of the good reverend, the two ladies have certainly made a name for themselves, independent of their famous last name.

The same, too, can be said for Rev Run’s other children, which consists of seven including the late Victoria Anne Simmons. Here’s how he laid the foundation for them to make a good name for themselves — and do right by the Simmons family name.

Editorial Note: Each net worth reported in this piece is a speculative estimate from an online source.

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