A rapper and actor who secured a recording contract before a driver's license, Diggy Simmons landed a major-label deal with Atlantic on the strength of his debut mixtape, The First Flight (2009). Within two years, he had his first charting single with "Copy, Paste" and considerable media notice via placement in XXL's Freshman Class, which led to the Top 15 debut album Unexpected Arrival. An assortment of singles and acting gigs, including a role on Grown-ish, preceded the release of his follow-up project, the independent Lighten Up (2018).
The son of Joseph "Rev Run" Simm...