Riff Raff

Riff Raff in 2013, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Horst Christian Simco

Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

Date of Birth: January 29, 1982

Ethnicity:
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Riff Raff, or RiFF RAFF, is an American rapper. He is also known as Jody Highroller, MTV Riff Raff, Dale Dan Tony, and Brendan Hallihan.

Riff Raff is the son of Anita and Ronald Simco. His mother is Jewish, of German Jewish and Russian Jewish descent. Some of her relatives were victims of the Holocaust. Riff Raff has said that he is not religious. His first name, Horst, is of German origin. His cousin is professional basketball player Mac McClung.

Riff Raff’s maternal grandfather was Bernard Isaacs (the son of Max M. Isaacs and Hannah Bernhardt). Bernard was born in Wisconsin, to a German Jewish and a mother who was born in Illinois, to German Jewish parents.

Riff Raff’s maternal grandmother was Amy Ruth Jacobson (the daughter of Samuel Jacobson and Dorothy Gimp). Amy was born in Ohio, to a Russian Jewish father and a mother who was born in Ohio, to Russian Jewish parents.

Sources: http://www.rollingstone.com

Riff Raff’s maternal grandfather, Bernard Isaacs, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Riff Raff’s maternal grandmother, Amy Ruth Jacobson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org