Question: is rev. run really a reverend? 

Answer: Why yes he is. His name "Rev. Run" is a play on words. Simmons began using Rev Run as a stage name after he was ordained as a reverend priest in Zoe Ministries.\n\nThe reason he did it is because I think he's better known that way. After all, people in the hip-hop generation will not him by his birthname.
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