I love the show “Run’s House” on MTV. If it weren’t for TiVO and my wife, I am sure I would never have watched the show or even heard of it. MTV is not exactly home to a lot of quality programming. In fact, they don’t seem to even show music videos anymore, but that is a whole different topic. Anyhow………Rev Run is a reverend and former leader of the groundbreaking rap group Run DMC.
I loved Run DMC back in the day – they were a big part of my generation of middle-class white boys that liked rap and thought we were cool. Believe me, there were a lot of us and we weren’t 1/3 as cool as we thought we were. Run DMC sure was though – they were FRESH and DOPE! The funny thing is, now that Run is Rev Run – and a father of 6 – he is far from the rapping mogul with the adidas and fat shoe laces – and all that cutting edge coolness that Run DMC represented. He is a father, a husband and a great one at both from what I have seen. Their rap was always clean and positive so it is no surprise to me that Rev Run has continued to be successful and happy in life.
You have to watch this series though. Seriously, it is a hilarious show – but it also has some great examples (I think) on how to have a happy marriage and good kids. These guys are multi-millionaires (know any reverends that drive a yellow Lamborghini?), yet they have high values and morals, they teach their kids well, they are good to people and each other and they love each other (and express their love regularly!). It is refreshing – a nice opposite to things like The Osbournes or other crap that shows profanity-spewing idiots with low IQ’s (can you hear me Flavor Flav? Take the damn watch off your neck and grow up).
As part of watching the show, you see that at the end of each episode Rev Run sends an inspirational email out to his followers. It is always good stuff. So, I did a search for it and signed up. You can do the same here if you want to. The emails are great – I laugh at some, but find inspiration in others. Here is a recent example:
“Good morning. Never let past hurts turn into resentment. When you resent someone, it actually gets RE-sent back to you. Check and see if you have any unresolved hurts in your life. You must release past hurts and hidden resentments before you can go forward in life. Remember that staying angry with someone and expecting it to hurt them, is like YOU taking poison and expecting it to kill THEM…..free yourself! Forgive everyone today! 
GOD IS LOVE – REV RUN”
What wonderful advice. Although Rev Run and I do not share the same religious affiliation, I have no problem listening to his great advice. He is very successful, happy and has a great family. That is the kind of person I look up to and want to emulate, regardless of their history, race, religious preference or otherwise. The proof is in actions, not words (as mentioned in my previous post) and this guy has the life and the family to prove he knows the righteous path. There are a lot of entrepreneurs I know that have a bunch of money and status, but they aren’t truly happy. They certainly don’t send out emails like this one from Rev Run – because they can’t.
Learn from those that are worthy of teaching. Proper qualifications should be more then just a bank account balance. Rev Run – word up my man!
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Good article! I think the musicians and performers who make it a point to keep things clean and positive should be doubly recognized by those who appreciate such things. Why? Because the rest of the world certainly WON’T!
I’ve never listened to rap, myself, and as a musician I have a very low opinion of most rappers. But I can respect ANYBODY who has become a great success AND kept their morals together.
Gene.