What is like having cameras following you on a reality show? Host Veronica Castro talks to Angela Simmons about life as Rev. Run’s daughter and working on “Growing Up Hip Hop.”
Video Content: Angela Simmons (2020)
In the full interview, SIDEWALKS host Veronica Castro talks to Angela Simmons about being the daughter of Rev. Run, having cameras following you in reality shows, and working on WE tv’s “Growing Up Hip Hop.”
Mini-Biography:
Angela Simmons is a fashion designer, actor, and businesswoman, as well as the daughter of the Joseph Simmons (aka Rev. Run of Run–D.M.C fame). She has ventures into fashion design, when she and her sister Vanessa launched Pastry Footwear by designing 4 pairs of shoes. Simmons opened her first clothing boutique, Angela IAM in Brooklyn, NY. On TV, she has appeared in “Run’s House,” “Daddy’s Girls,” and BET’s “106th and Park.” Simmons is the executive producer of “Growing Up Hip Hop,” which captures the lives of Hip Hop industry and business mogul families. She is a spokesperson and advocate for women and teen girl issues, as well as an active supporter of PETA.
Interview Credits:
Recorded: April 21, 2020
Host / Producer: Veronica Castro
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: WE tv