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The son of legendary rapper Joseph “Run” Simmons of Run-DMC was arrested for possession of marijuana on Friday night, according to published reports.

Joseph “JoJo” Simmons Jr. allegedly bought weed and was seen rolling the illegal substance in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, according to gossip news site tmz.com.

Sources within the police department told the site that the 19-year-old was inside a car when he was apprehended.

The sources also charge that he tried to escape by reversing and almost struck a police vehicle.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MsJayeL/ MsJayeL

    Okay and? As long as he ain’t shooting up or sniffing white lines he good.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yelladallasdiva/ yelladallasdiva

    What is up with black people and weed…. It doesn’t matter whether you think it should be legal etc… it is illegal in the U.S. Leave that crap alone. It is a shame that our kids cannot live drug-free lives. That boy has everything going for himself. Very loving parents that are still together and he wants to mess with that stuff… Lord why can’t we just leave marijuana alone.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/UneedpeoplelikeME/ UneedpeoplelikeME

    LOL!…. Maaaaan who gives a damn! Niggaz down here always get caught rolling up and we don’t make the news!
    At least he wasn’t trafficing…….F**K IT!… It’s recession, every body should be smoking.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/envincible/ envincible

    he gonna get a whoopin!!!! hahahahahaha

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mamawalde/ Mamawalde

    Guess he needs to change the name of his crew from Team Blackout to Team Weedout

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ladies_love_live/ Ladies_love_live

    so wat u do playa ya shouldn’t criticize yal lookin at it like o that’s rev run son doin that stuff ppl roll up no matter wat i personaly think if everybody is gonna talk about him and put him on blast 4 negative stuff put his music out there and support that snoop do it game do it so wat i don’t smoke but wat ever float ya boat sail on it digg jo jo keep up the work and puttin out ya music just slow down on the cheba 1 bp

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Peninsulachick/ Peninsulachick

    That IS a shame…Here you are, trying to get a positive message out on managing life’s ups and downs, and your kid is doing the thing that flies in the face of your efforts! That’s kids for you, but the word says to train them up in the way they SHOULD go; no guarantee they WILL, but it does say that when he is old, he will NOT depart from it. Stick to your guns, Sis. Justine and Rev. God is not slack concerning his promises, so just keep the faith. It’s a shame, JoJo, that you would publicly embarrass yourself and your family in that way. Proff that drugs are bad. Your desire to have this drug caused you to not consider the feelings of the people that love you the most – your parents. Should have considered THAT a greater consequence than what the cops can do. You have wounded the hearts of the ones who love and care for you by your actions. That should be your biggest regret. Your dad can afford a good attorney that can make all of your legal issues disappear, but the KNOWLEDGE of what you have done cannot be erased from the minds of this man with very high hopes for you; plans for a happy, healthy, successful life. What of that? SMH

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlackMiss62/ BlackMiss62

    C’mon ppl! Was ya’ll REALLY surprised by this ‘news?’ Stop…just stop…

    Just another typical case of an entitled child needing more guidance and attention and now he’s gotten it. Big deal. Big whoop. NEXT!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/hunnibunnz/ hunnibunnz

    damn so what? it’s just weed! it’s a lot less than most of these rich ass kids are getting caught doing…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/suavebone/ suavebone

    LoL UneedpeoplelikeMe

    I say marijuana gets legalized…does anybody notice coke is never on drug commercials, meth or heroin either…TelLievision the best brainwashing tool in America…what is so bad about weed

    btw I dont smoke!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JayGudda/ JayGudda

    Stop hatin on jo jo I got his cd and I smoke to it…NOT! lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shaan_p40/ shaan_p40

    its tricky to rock a rhyme but weed helps…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Pretty_Mami_83/ Pretty_Mami_83

    dayummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ..that sucks

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jackball101/ Jackball101

    I AGREE WITH SUAVEBONE,YOU NEVER SEE COCAINE,METH OR HEROIN ON T.V JUST WEED,I SMOKE WEED AND WEED NEVER MADE ME DO ANY OF THE THINGS THEY SAY IT MAKES PEOPLE DO.SO JO-JO I FEEL U BRO BUT MAYBE U NEED TO DO YO THANG AT HOME CAUSE IT STILL ILLEAGAL HOMIE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NtelligentlyInclined/ NtelligentlyInclined

    Everyone saying, “Its just weed”, needs to shut the f*ck up. This 19 year old has a possesion charge on his record now! Does that not matter to any of you? Here we got another young BLACK man who has become a statistic, and for what? Don’t you get tired of seeing your people in handcuffs? Don’t you get tired of seeing your people in the back of police cars? Don’t you get tired of seeing your people behind bars? If “it’s just weed”, then ask yourself this question please: Is it worth it? And then yall blame it on everyone/thing when you get arrested for having the sh*t. Blame it on ignorance. To all of you saying, “it’s just weed”, you dont care about him. You dont care about his future. You dont even support him. If you did you woulnd’t be tolerating this nonsense. We need to hold one another to higher standards than this. Why is the black community so willing to accept any kind of deviant behavior of our people! We got to do better.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/alcapone904/ alcapone904

    jojo never on the street u should have sent one of your do boys to go get it and bring it home

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/__Christopher__/ __Christopher__

    Should give his ass 100 years lmao jk

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nappyrhino/ nappyrhino

    perhaps those of us who would say “it’s just weed” DON’T need to shut the fvck up, we need to work to get the law changed.

    and while at his age he’d still be cited for underaged drinking, he usually wouldn’t have been arrested for it.

    i’m more concered about the allegation he tried to put the car in reverse and almost struck a police officer – people get killed for that by cops. and i don’t blame them, cars are deadly weapons.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yungcan215/ yungcan215

    damn its just weed..i never seen anybody over dose off it.I have yet to see a intervention on a pot head on ae lol i mean c mon..i know they are not going to legalize it because the government controls it..they didnt have to arrest him

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/C4pricorn/ C4pricorn

    damn, just gotta be more careful next time homie – keep smokin!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/C4pricorn/ C4pricorn

    anyone else notice those HIV treatment ads?
    the people look so overjoyed to have…..HIV, weird.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kountry_Mayne/ Kountry_Mayne

    Thats why i stopped smokin. You have to have balance in your life. Meaning risks and rewards. What is the reward of this risk that i may be taking? If the reward is not great enough or it doesnt come with a reward like weed or any other kind of drug then why do it? And for those of you who say its just weed need a little more guidance in life and a better understanding about how to enjoy life without drinking or doing drugs.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Iyada34/ Iyada34

    LOL. What yall think his daddy has 2 say abt this arrest?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NETSOLDIER/ NETSOLDIER

    LOL ITS A RECESSION AND STRESS IN EVERYBODY POOR OR RICH

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoDelicious09/ SoDelicious09

    OMG… He’s gonna get 121 thousand years in prison. LOL. Nah, but anyway I see alot of people smoking weed on a daily basis and living where I live, I see alot of people coked out or high as hell off of heroin on a daily basis. The peole who smoke weed don’t do the same psychotic bulls**t that the crack and coke heads do. They are more conserved and more laid back. They chill. I don’t see what the problem is. Why is this news anyway; because his father is well known? IDK. I don’t smoke anything.. not even funky ass cigarettes and I still don’t think anything of it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/APRILKG428/ APRILKG428

    OMG! The reverend’s son is smoking weed!! LOL kind of funny, but come on, we all know smoking weed is no big deal, the only people making a big deal out of it is our government, and you know most of them smoke it on the DL too…lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SimplyPrincessJazzy/ SimplyPrincessJazzy

    OK SO HE GOT CAUGHT..BT EVERYON N DEY MAMA SMOKE AGAIN!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GenuineDRAFT713/ GenuineDRAFT713

    OMG

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SuzyQ38/ SuzyQ38

    Well damn, if weed was legal, this wouldn’t have happened. Should be legal by now, but won’t be till the gov’t can figure out how to tax it, after that, none of us will be able to afford it….. LOL!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SLCMARA/ SLCMARA

    I know he is ” sorry” for his father sake he is a “rev” but its not the end of the world overall he’s a good kid & a lil weed never hurt nobody its the alchol & pills,crack that’s messing up our people..get it together jo jo rollup in a better area lol.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/wincie/ wincie

    it starts with weed next it’ll be crack

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/don_cortino/ don_cortino

    HE WAS SMOKIN GOOD, NOT SELLING IT, GET OFF THE MANE SWAGG

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Infynynt1/ Infynynt1

    Do they have an organization called MAHD??? No, and you know why, cuz Mother’s aren’t losing their children because of people driving while High, it’s the alcohol! I said that to say this, Legalize it already, Dayum

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Fyne_706_Papi/ Fyne_706_Papi

    legalize it!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shananiganZ/ shananiganZ

    “it starts with weed next itll be crack”

    You sound like someone that watches the news and believes everything they are told.

    Where have u been wincie under a rock??

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/G-WIN/ G-WIN

    WOW THEM NIGGAS BOTH LOOK LIKE
    TWINS BUT ONE IS A PHONEY PREACHER AND OTHER IS JUST PHONEY.

    RUN JUST A WANNA BE AL SHARPTON
    BOY THAT REALITY SHOW THEY CALL
    ” R E A L I T Y ”

    WHAT A BUNCH OF FAKE CHRISTIAN
    FAMILY
    AND HE AND THE REST OF FAMILY
    ARE GIVING THERE CHURCH A BAD
    NAME IN THERE TOWN

    RUN NEED TO STOP(PLAYING CHURCH) BECAUSE IF HE WAS TRUELY A REAL CHRISTIAN
    HE’S SOON WONT BE ROLLING
    NO WEED UP OR TRYING TO BE NO RAPPER(WACK JUST LIKE HIS DAD)

    YES START FROM WEED FIRST TO
    CRACK/FREE BASE
    NO NOT LIKE HE GOT BUSTED SELLING WEED BUT ITS REALLY NO DIFFERENTS
    IF SELL OR USED ITS STILL NO GOOD FO U IF ITS NOT DOCTOR
    DESCIPTION(MEDICAL USE)

    JUST LIKE CRACK/BASE NO DIFFERENT IF ITS
    BEING SOLD OR ABUSED

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DaytonaSlick/ DaytonaSlick

    WOW YOUR REALLY JUDGING THIS DUDE FOR SMOKING WEED WEED SMDH MAN YALL NEED TO STOP FREE JO JO DROP ALL THE CHARGES JUDGE!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/hunnyluv4/ hunnyluv4

    its alot of hatas on here rev run and family are sooo paid yall muthaf%$^%*& need to et on yall s**t STOP HATING

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BiggBoipimpin/ BiggBoipimpin

    man all yall smoked weed b4 let the boy smoke n peace. if he is guilty then get him if not move along…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mr_RSAF/ Mr_RSAF

    He is human and so is his family. This isn’t really news…its not like he raped someone or brought Opiem into the country….weed is becoming legal somewhere new all the time (think Michigan and California are two places for example. Hate to say it but Blackplanet and Ebony Magazine are becoming fossils in the news department (its looking more and more bleak).

    RSAF!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chicagowhitesox1/ chicagowhitesox1

    AND BELIEVE ME HIS MOM AND DAD KNOWS THAT HE SMOKES WEED LETS KEEP IT REAL HERE, HIS DAD SHOULD UNDERSTAND HE HAS BEEN YOUNG BEFORE HE SMOKED WEED SO ITS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DO, ITS NOT LIKE HE WAS SOMEWHERE SHOOTING HEROIN BUT I DO AGREE HE NEEDS TO ROLL UP IN A BETTER PLACE, NOW EVERYONE IS GONNA ATTACK HIS DAD BECUZ HE IS ” REV RUN” AND HE IS PAID BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY MOST OF US THAT ARE ATTACKING THEM ARE WEED SMOKERS ! LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NtelligentlyInclined/ NtelligentlyInclined

    I’m attacking and I’ve never touched a blunt in my life! Black people, I swear ya’ll make me sick sometime! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this 19 YEAR OLD has a possesion charge on his record now! Ya’ll don’t give a sh*t about that though, do you?!? Don’t you get sick of seeing eachother in handcuffs? In jail? I know I get sick of it. If weed is such an insignificant drug, then why do we keep allowing our kids to get arrested for having it! If its so insignificant then why is it the worth community service he’ll have to serve? Why is it worth the fine he’ll have to pay? Why is it worth the embarrasment I’m sure it’s caused his parents and sisters! For all yall saying so what I can only hope you get your priorites in order someday. We need to set higher standards not only for ourselves but for the people we surround ourselves with. Jo-Jo was a clown to me anyway so his getting caught with drugs doesnt suprise me. Stupid people do stupid sh*t. I just feel bad for his family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dee-314/ Dee-314

    man almost everybody on herre smoked some weed it not a big deal so don’t hate on him

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bubblegum-baby/ bubblegum-baby

    I do agree with the comment that young Jo-Jo made a really bad choice and now he has to pay for it. I as wel have never smoked weed or used any drugs. What we all are failing to realize is that smoking weed is a big deal because it opens up the dor to more irresponsible decisions. What kind of lame excuse is it that because someone is young that they can do things that are wrong and its ok. Albeit we have all made mistakes in our lives but so many things can be avoided if we take heed and look at the positive and negative effects it has left other people with. Look around and open your eyes and there are soooo many things that can be avoded in life. Knowledge seems not to be of importance to the youth of today. There is no originality, there are very few who have the balls to stand out from the carbon copy crowd that i see walking around everyday. I am definitely afraid that my kids will fall victim to the dumbing down of society. Its evident that JoJo is a follwer and the lime-light has become too much for him. His father needs to reel him back in and re-instill those positive values which he preaches. The mind is a terrible thing to waste and too much time on your hands is a gateway for dumb decisions.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HotRodBaby/ HotRodBaby

    That’s life, hope he get’s past this and does well in life.

    http://www.candysto.com

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/EFEEZEE/ EFEEZEE

    someone need o loosen up lol NtelligentlyInclined, mistakes happen and you act like it affected you. Are you part of that family? So why so bitter….. take a deep breath and just let it go lol.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/departures19/ departures19

    WELL JUST GO TO SHOW DRUGS AFECT US ALL…. ALSO IT GOES TO SHOW , TEENS ARENT HAPPY AS WE THINK THEY SHOULD BE.. DRUGS ARE ABOUT EXSCAPING REALITY.. THIS KID HAS EVRYTHING, WHAT DO HE NEED WITH F**KING DRUGS???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/r0cC_sTaR/ r0cC_sTaR

    well to da comment below me, just because he has everything dat doesnt mean everything is well with him, u dont know him so shouldnt say anything at all. who da hell are u or anybody to judge him. everybody makes mistakes no body is perfect. and just cause hes famous dat doesnt mean he has to be perfect and do better den da low class people. ya’ll just need to shut da fucc up and mind ya’ll own business dere no need to comment on anything cause dont nobody know da real deal just da family dats going through it knows.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NtelligentlyInclined/ NtelligentlyInclined

    It did affect me, and it ought to affect us all. Sorry I care about our men, and I care about our girls, and I care about our culture, and I care about our future, and I care about our place in history. When I walk out the house in the morning I walk out with the knowledge that everything I do reflects not only on me but all those that look like me, so excuse me if I take it personal when one of us does something that may remove them from the rest of our access. ESPECIALLY when its one of the so-called privileged ones. Whether he’s my family or not I do care. Sorry that you dont.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/randolph44137/ randolph44137

    the problem is that smoking weed is consider cool now by many of our youth. it is every where in pop & urban culture. music, movies, the stoner dude in the commericals, and sitcom shows. the same goes for black & milds, to me each his own.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/truth159/ truth159

    *btw weed surely dont lead to crack* deaths per year caused by:

    alcohol: 100,000

    tobacco: 430,000 (which i consume)

    asprin: 180-1000

    legal drugs: 106,000

    any deaths that have occured in direct result of Canibis (weed), O (zero).

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