Phat Farm

Hip-hop pioneer appointed UN Ambassador to promote slavery memorial

source: Xinhua

 China Hopefully the new language (of hip-hop) can frame some of these same lessons in ways that will be easier to digest by the next generation." Simmons is founder of the clothing label Phat Farm and is co-founder of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, ...

Published Wed, May 20

Hip-hop Mogul Appointed UN Ambassador of Slavery Memorial

source: CRI

 China Hopefully the new language (of hip-hop) can frame some of these same lessons in ways that will be easier to digest by the next generation." Simmons is founder of the clothing label Phat Farm and is co- founder of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, ...

Published Wed, May 20

Atlanta Rapper Murdered in LA

source: Talk 750 WSB

 Atlanta By Jake @ 05/19/09 02:44:18 PMreport abuse Think about how many people Russell Simmons employs. He is head of Def Jam Records, Phat Farm, co-owner of RUN Athletics, and (with his now I guess ex-wife Kimora) started Baby Phat. Think about Jay-Z, ...

Published Tue, May 19

Hip-hop Mogul Simmons Urges NY Gov. Paterson to Lead with Heart

source: Afro American

 MD including the promotion of healthy diets and well-being for youth, the creation of new, green jobs and lowering the cost of health care. Simmons, 51, of Queens is the co-founder of the hip-hop label Def Jam and creator of the Phat Farm clothing line.

Published Sat, Apr 18

Baby Phat Clothing Legacy

source: Best Syndication

 CA Her daunting task was to merge hip-hop apparel and high-end fashion. Needless to say, she pulled it off flawlessly. Kimora's experience as a top fashion model and her relationship with Phat Farm founder, Russell Simmons, helped catapult Baby Phat to ...

Published Sat, Apr 11

Fashion pays homage to Africa

source: Austin American-Statesman

 TX Pastry by Angela and Vanessa Simmons (daughters of Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons); Rocawear (which Jay-Z founded and later sold); Phat Fashions by Kimora Lee Simmons (ex-wife of Phat Farm founder and Def Jam Recordings co-founder Russell Simmons); ...

Published Wed, Mar 25

360 Degrees of Inspiration

source: rd.com

 NY So when she returned to the US, met and married Russell Simmons (Def Jam and Phat Farm founder), and he asked her advice about his then new women’s clothing line, she was able take it over and blow it up to the Amazon business that Baby Phat has become ...

Published Wed, Mar 11

Bravo Russell Simmons:the phat divorced daddy who’s not ...

source: Examiner.com

And I must give credit where credit is due to Russell Simmons, the American entrepreneur responsible for the wildly successful music label Def Jam and clothing line Phat Farm. He’s paying twenty grand a kid. How much are you paying? Is he complaining? ...

Published Wed, Mar 4