RUNS HOUSE
youngEINSTEIN
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anybody peep this show yet? whats the 411? peace, stein. . . 
youngEINSTEIN
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I'm gonna start using that.
"honey, what do we need from the store?"
"just keep it funky, baby"
WTF was up with that group he brought to Russell on the new one though??!? Why was he working with those bitchasses? Shit was embarassing and uncomfortable to watch...
married life...funky?
how does he support himself like that? and how come DMC doesnt seem to be balling?
any answers appreciated.
the show is kinda funny though. that daughter is crazy for wanting some $10k fireworks display! wth.
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Russell Simmons seems to be performing for the camera too. I know he wasn't feeling those dudes that Run was trying to sign. I bet those cats never see the light of day - Union Turnpike. That sounds like a name brand that you'd find at Kohl's.
Are they the ones with that "Kick, Push" track I hear?
The best part is when Russel clowned them in that meeting...said it was a humpty dumpty rap.
But still signed them....
is that on the radio already in your parts?
1. run dmc catalog must still sell at least 100k units a year.
2. must make at least 250k a year publishing.
3. i would estimate for film/tv to license a track like "you be illin" would cost at least 25k.
4. up until the time of jays passing run dmc was still comanding 40-50k performance fees.
my question is. .how could he not be ballin'?
peace, stein. . .
Dammit, now this song is suck in head, GET IT OUT!
THAT IS CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crazy comedy.
You bring up some good points Young Stein, but I have a hard time believing that Joe Simmons is living that large from RUN DMC money. Even if the RUN DMC catalog still sold 100k units a year, say RUN DMC get $1.50 a unit that's only $150,000. Split half of that with DMC and its $75,000. My wife and I make more than that a year with our wack jobs and we are NOT living large. 250K a year in publishing again cut in half is $125,000. I don't know how often their songs are still licensed for commercials, but the label and producers would see a cut of the fee as well. There are sadly no more RUN DMC live shows. So Run maybe makes $200,000 a year plus a little more from commercials using old RUN DMC songs. After taxes dude would be seeing less than $200,000 a year.
He has FIVE kids and is living lavishly in a $5.5 million dollar house. Five kids living at home would keep almost anyone broke! Drives a new Rolls Royce and other luxury cars. He just put the house featured in the show up for sale to buy a bigger mansion. I don't know how much MTV is paying him, but I don't think it is SERIOUS money. Either RUN was VERY smart about saving most of his money and investing it well when RUN DMC were large or Russell Simmons is taking very good care of his brother. I remember a while back Russell made RUN head of shoe sales for Phat Farm. Why are Russell and Run not doing the same type of thing for DMC? Russell has more than enough loot to take good care of Joe Simmons and his family. I bet DMC lives in a two bedroom condo in Queens
"...... my man from the lunchroom". hilarious.
and its very believable that run is paid. as stein stated he's gotta be raking in tons of publishing loot. not to mention he heads phat farm footwear, etc etc etc. it would be a surprise if he wasn't paid at this point in life after all he's done.
it's out there, check the bittorrent sites
Naw, from what I hear from my industry peoples that is EXACTLY how Rush is in real life. My man works as an assistant manager for a few different producers and groups and he was tellin' me how he had a meeting with Russell to play some beats for this WACK group that Russell was working with... these dudes were rappin' some straight garbage and Russell was losin' his mind talkin' about how hot they were and how many records they were gonna sell. My man said he felt like throwing up.
Does he even have a label to sign kids to? Who on DEFJAM right now was recommended by Russell Simmons? Besides LL. To think he could break a new artist iz st8 fantasy.