Russell Simmons

Russel Simmons is an American entrepreneur and music/fashion mogul. He is a major proponent of hip hop and has produced many significant hip hop artists such as Whodini and the Beastie Boys. Simmons, along with Rick Rubin, founded Def Jam Recordings in 1984.

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Web Sites

MySpace.com - Russell Simmons - 51 - Male - New York City, N...

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MySpace profile for Russell Simmons with pictures, videos, personal blog, interests, information about me and more ... Russell Simmons Interview about book "Do ...

Russell Simmons: Biography from Answers.com

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Russell Simmons (1957) Founder, president, and chief executive officer, Rush Communications of NYC; founder, chairman, and chief executive officer,

Global Grind

http://www.russellsimmons.com/

Russell Simmons, Entrepreneurial Skills Article - Inc. Artic...

http://www.inc.com/magazine/20040401/25simmons.html

Russell Simmons, Entrepreneurial Skills Article - We love him for his powerful example. ... ripe old age of 21, Russell Simmons flew coach to Amsterdam with a ...

Russell Simmons | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ri...

http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/simmons_russell/artist.jhtml

Video/Trailers

russell simmons - Trailers, Videos, Clips, Episodes and Prev...

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Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry: Season 04 | Watch Trail...

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Watch online trailers and video clips from the movie Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry: Season 04. View photos and find DVD releases, soundtracks, cast and crew ...

Russell Simmons - Pictures, News, Video Clips, Layouts, Wall...

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Russell Simmons Actor Profile - Fan Club, Pictures & Posters, News, Video ... Video Clips. Russell Simmons Trailers & Video Clips. View Charts | Upload a Video ...

World Net Daily Entertainment: Russell Simmons, Kimora Lee B...

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Movies: News and Trailers. Music KTLA. Must See Video. NBC Today Show. Oddly Enough. On the WB ... Russell Simmons, Kimora Lee Break Up - video. Email This ...

Hip-Hop - Russell Simmons to convene conference on hip-hop |...

http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17171&sectionId=2

Theater Review: Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam - Theater an...

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117919337.html?categoryid=33&cs=1

Republican voices may be growing more numerous in the halls of Congress, but ... video; Warner Bros. trailers; Zac Efron and Matthew Perry star in the teen ...

Russell Simmons - News, Video, Photos, and Rumors from ShowH...

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... latest news, video clips, photos, and rumors about Russell Simmons--plus related ... Videos, Show Synopsis and Recaps, Cast Bios, Photos, Trailers, and ...

Video: Russell Simmons talks partnership w/ Kay Jewelers | W...

http://woooha.com/2008/12/video-russell-simmons-talks-partnership-w-kay-jewelers/

... partnership with Kay Jewelers for the distribution of his Simmons Jewelry Co. line. ... Movie Trailers. Video: Russell Simmons talks partnership w/ Kay Jewelers ...

Books and Articles

Russell Simmons' Do You! 12 Laws to Access the Power in You ...

http://www.amazon.com/Russell-Simmons-Achieve-Happiness-Success/dp/B000ZJTRUA

Living legend Russell Simmons shares his experiences and beliefs on how to be successful.

Def Jam, Inc. : Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraor...

http://www.amazon.com/Def-Jam-Inc-Extraordinary-Influential/dp/034546804X

In the early 80s, the music industry wrote off hip-hop as a passing fad. Few could or would have predicted that the improvised raps and raw beats busting out of New York Citys urban underclass would

Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway ... and More

http://www.amazon.com/Russell-Simmons-Poetry-Broadway-More/dp/0743476220

This upbeat, one-of-a-kind collection brings the Def poets -- as featured in the Tony Award-winning Broadway show and popular HBO television program -- to life on the page.Among them: Suheir Hammad,

Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Def-Sex-Drugs-Money/dp/0609807153

Russell Simmons, the original and eternal hip-hop mogul, is one of the most innovative and influential figures in modern American business and culture. When no one outside of inner-city New York had

Russell Simmons (Biography (a&E))

http://www.amazon.com/Russell-Simmons-Biography-Carrie-Golus/dp/0822571587

Celebrity Status

AskMen.com - Top 49 Men: Russell Simmons

http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_49/russell-simmons-20.html

... would you rank Russell Simmons ? Higher. Lower. This rank ... What he is known for? An undisputed urban tycoon, Russell Simmons got his start by promoting old ...

Who Made America? | Innovators | Russell Simmons

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/simmons_hi.html

Born to middle-class parents in 1957, Russell Simmons grew up in Queens, New York. ... and had the rappers record a song with Aerosmith, a well-known white rock band. ...

Russell Simmons's Rap

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20030113/lewis

Weekly journal of opinion, featuring analysis on politics and culture. ... Russell Simmons, known for decades as Rush to his friends, is of average height and ...

Simmons Joins Artists To Protest War - News Story | Music, C...

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470292/20030228/simmons_russell.jhtml?headlines=true

Global Grind

http://globalgrind.com/user/ggrussellsimmons

... model Kiara at my Diamond Empowerment event who I have known for ten years. ... Russell Simmons' Art Basel dinner at Mondrian ...

Achievements

MySpace.com - Russell Simmons - 51 - Male - New York City, N...

http://www.myspace.com/russellsimmons

RUSH Communications.

http://www.rushcommunications.com/russell_bio.php

Russell Simmons has been instrumental in bringing hip-hop to every facet of ... with the Tony Award winning stage production "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on ...

Russell Simmons honored by his peers :: Hip-Hop News

http://www.sixshot.com/news/3082/

... this urban culture article about Russell Simmons and find more info like ... The award show was taped on February 16 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Atlanta ...

Russell Simmons

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-simmons/index.html

Russell Simmons. I'M A FAN OF THIS BLOGGER (get email alerts) ... "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," "The Nutty Professor," the Tony Award ...

Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry: Season 6

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Russell_Simmons_Presents_Def_Poetry_Season_6/70090376

Mos Def hosts the sixth season of hip-hop icon Russell Simmons's acclaimed show. A diverse group of artists delivers electrifying performances this year,including Idris

Philanthropy and Activism

Russell Simmons: Biography from Answers.com

http://www.answers.com/topic/russell-simmons

Russell Simmons (1957) Founder, president, and chief executive officer, Rush ... Philanthropy and Activism. Simmons has been an active philanthropist. ...

Hip-Hop is doing Good: Russell Simmons " All Good

http://allgoodblog.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/hip-hop-is-doing-good-russell-simmons/

Peep Russell Simmons philanthropy and activism efforts on wikipedia. All Good. ... Tags: def jam, good, hip-hop, philanthropy, Russell Simmons, simmons. Leave a Reply ...

Russell Simmons

http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/shotcaller/Russell_Simmons

... out with Kimora Russell Simmons vents about activism, his new streetwear line, ... Philanthropy is big with you these days. ...

They made their mark in the communications industry: Russell...

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-2233802.html

... made their mark in the communications industry: Russell Simmons - Jr. Washington, Linn Philadelphia Tribune, The 02-08 ... for his philanthropy and activism as ...

Russell Simmons: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia A...

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Other projects

Russell Simmons: Biography from Answers.com

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Russell Simmons (1957) Founder, president, and chief executive officer, Rush ... left the company's roster, claiming Simmons was too busy with other projects. ...

HBO Signs Exclusive Multi-Project Deal with Russell Simmons ...

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=11543

March 23, 2006, HBO has signed a multi-faceted deal with Russell Simmons and Stan Lathan that will include series, specials and other projects, it was announced ...

Breaking News - HBO Signs Exclusive Multi-Project Deal with ...

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20060323hbo01

Time Warner - Newsroom - Print This

http://www.timewarner.com/corp/print/0,20858,1176039,00.html

HBO Signs Exclusive Multi-Project Deal with Russell Simmons and Stan Lathan. March 23, 2006 ... specials and other projects, it was announced today by Chris ...

MySpace.com - Russell Simmons - 51 - Male - New York City, N...

http://www.myspace.com/russellsimmons

MySpace profile for Russell Simmons with pictures, videos, personal blog, ... IN OUR MYSPACE PHOTO ALBUMS; OR ANY OTHER UPCOMING NOLOVE MODEL PROJECTS. ...

Early Years

Russell Simmons - Profile of Russell Simmons - Russell Simmo...

http://musicians.about.com/od/interviewsandbios/p/russellsimmons.htm

... love hip hop, you owe Russell Simmons a thank you. In the early days of rap, Simmons fought like no one else ... present. The Early Years - Block Parties and ...

Russell Simmons: Biography from Answers.com

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Russell Simmons (1957) Founder, president, and chief executive officer, Rush Communications of NYC; ... Early years. Russell "Rush" Simmons grew up in ...

Russell Simmons | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ri...

http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/simmons_russell/artist.jhtml

In the intervening years, he's kept up his other business ventures, and returned ... It made headlines in early 2003 when Simmons called for a boycott of Pepsi, ...

Russell Simmons

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-simmons/

... People of the Past 25 Years, calling him a hip-hop pioneer ... From producing and/or managing such early hip-hop artists as Kurtis Blow, Run ...

CMT.com : Russell Simmons : Biography

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/simmons_russell/bio.jhtml

Biography

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Russell Simmons | View the Music Artists Biography Online | ...

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... by onetime supermodel Kimora Lee (who eventually married Simmons in 1999) ... Russell's Global Grind Profile. Russell Simmons' Written Portrait Of His Family ...

CMT.com : Russell Simmons : Biography

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/simmons_russell/bio.jhtml

Russell Simmons is the most important businessman in the history of rap music. ... by onetime supermodel Kimora Lee (who eventually married Simmons in 1999) ...

Russell Simmons Biography - Neighborhood was on borderline o...

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These date back to 1973 and the term of Governor Nelson Rockefeller (19081979) ... Governor Pataki is just one of many high-profile New Yorkers who respect Simmons. ...

Fan Fare

Russell Simmons - Pictures, News, Video Clips, Layouts, Wall...

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Russell Simmons Actor Profile - Fan Club, Pictures & Posters, News, Video Clips & Layouts ... To add your knowledge of Russell Simmons, just log in and click ...

Russell Simmons | Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits | H...

http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Russell_Simmons/186977

Russell Simmons home page to view photos, read Russell Simmons news ... Create your own Fan Site on Hollywood.com. Click here! Born: Born on in the year 1957 ...

Russell Simmons Hosts Phat Farm In Store Autograph Signing |...

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Russell Simmons hosted a Phat Farm in-store autograph signing on Saturday ... Tags: Russell Simmons | Posted on November 17, 2004 at 7:01 am in Photos (No ...