Diggy Simmons Net Worth

Raquel Davies | October 25, 2013

NET WORTH

$3.75 Million

  • REAL NAME

    Daniel Dwayne Simmons III

  • DATE OF BIRTH

    March 21, 1995

  • OCCUPATION

    Rapper

  • HEIGHT & WEIGHT

    5 foot 9 inches and 140lbs

  • SIGN

    Aries

  • REPRESENTATION

    Daniel Kim at Creative Artists Agency

Daniel Dwayne Simmons III better known by his stage name Diggy is an American rapper and reality television star with an estimated net worth of $3.75 million.  He is 5’9″ and weighs 140 pounds.Daniel Dwayne Simmons III was born on March 21, 1995 in Queens, New York. He is the fourth child born to Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons of Run DMC. Simmons became popular after he and his family became the subjects of MTV’s reality series Run’s House.

With hip-hop deeply rooted in his DNA it was no surprise that Simmons aspired to become a rap artist. In 2009 he released his first mix-tape entitled The First Flight. Due to the positive response from his mix-tape, five record labels showed interest in signing him; he chose to sign with Atlantic Records.

In 2010 Simmons uploaded a video of him freestlying over the Nas song, “Made You Look”. The video became a viral hit and even earned praise from Kanye West who tweeted, “I knew this kid was [going] to be fresh. I knew it!”

Simmons continued to feed he fans free music with the release of his mix-tapes Airborne (2010) and Past, Present(s), Future (2011). Songs on his mix-tapes sampled hits from the 1980s and 1990s from artists such as Nas, Rakim, Mobb Deep, and A Tribe Called Quest.

Simmons’ talent earned lots of buzz and the anticipation for his album grew. He was included on Billboard’s “Artists to Watch 2011” and was selected to XXL’s competitive Freshmen list.

On March 20, 2012 Diggy Simmons released his debut album Unexpected Arrival. The album’s singles that charted the best were “Do It Like You” and “Copy, Paste”. His album reached the number two spot on the U.S. Rap Albums chart.

No official date has been set for Diggy Simmons’ sophomore album but it is rumored to be released sometime in 2014.

Diggy Simmons’ Net Worth Could Buy: 

1. 4,615.7 Blizzard Brahma Ski One ($649.95 each)
2. 42,863.3 K2 Deluxe Boot Helmet Ski Boot Bag ($69.99 each)
3. 196,206.7 Seirus Ski Relay Ski and Pole Carrier ($15.29 each)

Diggy Simmons has enough net worth to give every person in Lithuania $1.

 

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Written by Raquel Davies

Raquel is a staff writer for PlentyofCheddar.com. She received her Bachelor's of Arts in Public Relations from Barry University. Raquel enjoys reading Sci-Fi/ Fantasy novels and watching films of that same genre. Raquel is also enjoys the theater arts and fine dining. She was raised in Maryland but currently resides in Miami. Check her out on !

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