Diggy Simmons Gets Deal with Atlantic Records, Twitter Users Instigate

Not long after news spread on Mon., March 22, that Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, the second youngest son of hip hop pioneer Reverend Run, signed to Atlantic Records, Twitter users had jokes. The hashtag #jojomustfeellike had mean-spirited jokes about how Joseph Simmons must feel since he was the first to publicly declare on MTV's "Run's House" that he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and be a rapper.

But Jo Jo is not worried about what the Tweets have to say. Instead of getting mad at the Tweets, JoJo joined in and tweeted the following from his Twitter account @YoungSimmons:

"#jojomustfeellike Diggy is gon take over and I'm there to support him! Family don't compete with each other we complete each other."

"Yall all wilding I knew about it congrats to my bro @diggy_simmons we major now bro!simmons taking over again and ima keep pushing Young!"

AngelaSimmons, the youngest of Reverend Run's biological daughters, joined in congratulating her brother from her Twitter account @AngelaSimmons:

"Supporting @diggy_simmons signin on the line proud of him I use to change his pampers lol http://tweetphoto.com/15440174"

You think Diggy was embarrassed by Angela Simmon's tweet? No, he retweeted it and had on quite the fashionable outfit in the picture she linked.

Vanessa Simmons didn't take too kindly to the Twitter users who chose to instigate instead of congratulate. She started off by congratulating Diggy by saying:

"Proud of my Bro @diggy_simmons doing what he's destined to do! And u know this Mannnn! :)"

But then she came for the Twitter users participating in the #jojomustfeellike trending topic with:

"i pray for all ya'll tryna make siblings go against one another! shame on yall fools.. smh! good luck #simmonstakeover"

Not surprisingly, GlobalGrind.com has Diggy on the homepage with a shocked expression at the news and a caption that says, "Congratulations to Diggy Simmons for signing to Atlantic Records." Global Grind's Web site is owned by producer, fashion designer, vegan and activist Russell Simmons, Diggy Simmons' uncle. Russell Simmons and Reverend Run are two clear examples of how brothers can succeed by working together instead of trying to top each other.

It looks like the Simmons' family sticks together on and off the cameras.

Twitter is a great networking tool and an excellent way to keep up with what's in the now, but it's not the first time that Twitter users have made a mockery of important issues. The same thing happened when Rihanna and Chris Brown were publicly dealing with their domestic dispute. Twitter users chose to make fun of Rihanna's forehead instead of listening to what she had to say about women who were in battered relationships. At one point, Chris Brown closed his Twitter account in December 2009 but came back this month. With the good comes the bad, but as long as the family sticks together, that's what counts.

Congratulations to Diggy Simmons and Jo Jo Simmons for following in the footsteps of Run DMC, keeping hip hop positive, stylish and fresh.