Diggy Simmons HoneyTV Interview: Speaks On Why His Success Isn't A Fluke, How His Parents Feel About His Use Of The "N-Word" & His 'Airborne' Mixtape [Video]
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Being the son of a hip hop legend could be a hindrance to some people that can't handle the pressure, especially when your chosen field of work is the same. Young MC Diggy Simmons is out to prove he can establish his own identity outside of his father Rev Run's.
"A lot of people ask me that. 'Do you feel pressure? Is it a lot for the fact your uncle is who he is [Russell Simmons], and your dad is [famous]'. But at the end of the day, from the beginning all the way til now, I've always just done me," Diggy says.
Diggy has achieved some success early in the game. At age 15, he already has two mixtapes out, and a deal with Atlantic Records. Some people think he's been over hyped or that his success has been a fluke.
"Of course people are gonna think that it's a fluke because of 'Run's House', you know and where I came from. But if you see how long I've been going with it...I've put out two mixtapes already, and doing my thing on the internet. And didn't even run straight to a single or run straight to a label. You can see that I'm building a career and a fan base, something that's going to have longevity."
Young Dig uses the word "n*gga" quite a bit in his songs. He was asked how his parents feel about that.
"I just feel as long as it's not any other [curse] word. I don't necessarily think that's a curse word. I don't think that's a derogatory term. Over time it became soething positive in the African American community."
Diggy goes on to talk about his sneaker line and his 'Airborne' mixtape that features Chris Brown, Raekwon, Lupe Fiasco and Pharell
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Comment by osixx on September 24, 2010 at 9:04pm -
pow
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Comment by Jaime Marijuano on September 24, 2010 at 3:14pm -
50 should do a tracc wit thiss n**** n kill off
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Comment by J on September 24, 2010 at 2:11am -
lol he gon be like lupe
NOT NOTICED FOR A DAMN THING
dont get me wrong lupe got nice music but it never plays anywhere, he never wins award, he's barely on tv.
but ehhh i could b wrong my lil n**** diggz did go in on couple trax i heard
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Comment by Jakez on September 24, 2010 at 1:07am -
lol boywonderar you have a point, of course he got a shoe deal because of his family connects, but his music content speaks for itself completely and its under major scrutiny but he still has very positive reviews, good thing he has connects and attention enough to get his music out there and doesn't have to waste time getting a buzz from the ground level because he's better than many artists out today.
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Comment by Jakez on September 24, 2010 at 1:03am
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He's got Raekwon on his f*****' mixtape! LOL, I'm sure his album features will be plentiful if even needed. The kid seems really humble and confident, love his content I think he will definitely be one of the top artists to come.
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Comment by GreenI$$$ on September 23, 2010 at 10:09pm -
Rasdat RT( STOP HATING ON DIGGY HE GOT TALENT SO WHAT IF HE DONT WRITES HIS MIXTAPE IS DOPE AND HE IS BETTER RAPPER THAN SOUJA WACKA BASICALLY ALL THE SOUTH N***** )
HOW DA F*** IS HE BETTER DEN ANYONE IF HE HAS NO SKILLZ AND WRITES NOTHING???....I MAY SOUND LIKE A HATTER BUT I HATE WEN TALENTLESS PEOPLE GET INTO DA GAME SO EASILY, BECAUSE OF THIER RICH POPS. WHILE S*** GETS HANDED TO THEM, THERES DUDES OUT THERE WHO CAN RAP THERE A** OFF HUSTLING TRYING TO GET A DEAL, WHILE ALL DIZ LIL N**** HAS 2 DO IS SAY "DAD I WANT 2 RAP", HE GETS A DEAL AND A GHOST WRITER......SMH
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Comment by DJ BlackAce on September 23, 2010 at 9:11pm
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He has a confident feel to him...he's gonna do good...do ya thang n****
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Comment by R.J. King on September 23, 2010 at 7:11pm -
In due time, this young dude is gonna be amongst the best in the game. Pending if he continues to work hard and get better creatively. I already have two of the songs off his 'Airborne' mixtape on one of my mix cds. He's gonna need a lot of support from other known artist on his first studio joint though. I'll definitely keep in tune with young Digg cause he has potential.
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Comment by london jadori on September 23, 2010 at 6:43pm -
Nice video
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Comment by abel101 on September 23, 2010 at 6:28pm -
Lol atleast he doin it better than his bro jojo. Goahead diggy
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