Russell Simmons

 CA In his celebrity blog entry for Global Grind on Friday, the former Def Jam mogul praised Tequila for a blog entry that she herself had written, exposing and condemning the cruelty of the fur trade. "Our blogger, Tila Tequilla, trumped all of our other ...

Washington Observer Reporter  WA Petty, 45, has also appeared in “Point Break” and “A League of Their Own.” It's a boy for former fashion model Kimora Lee Simmons and actor Djimon Hounsou. Simmons, 34, also has two daughters with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, whom she divorced in ...

See More... One thing is for sure: Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons is a proud father. In addition to being a proud father, Russell can't stop praising his ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons, with whom he has daughters Ming,9, and Aoki,6. ... Russell Simmons on Fatherhood: My Girls Teach Me Great Life Lesson...

This will make a big, blended family, as Simmons has two daughters, Ming Lee and Aoki Lee, with her ex-husband music entrepreneur, Russell Simmons. Thanksgiving with the Honsou, Lee Simmons' should be an exponentially blended family ordeal, ...

Russell Simmons has apologised for the 'poverty' and 'suffering' within the black community in a bizarre rant on the Internet. Model Julie Henderson was responding to unfavorable comments made about her regarding her relationship with the 'Def Jam' ...

The one time president of Def Jam records Jay-Z has stunned the hip hop community by leaving the iconic imprint. Def Jam records was founded by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in a dorm room at New York University. Although the label's first release was ...

Russell Simmons' Girlfriend Gives Crass Blast on Race & Romance I'll allow that I probably missed a few steps in keeping up with the latest goings on in Russell Simmons' love life. I know he and his superstar wife, Kimora, are no longer together and I knew Mr. Simmons was dating a tall blon...

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And since 2005 hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons has organized the annual Get Your Money Right tour, in which rap stars, of all people, lecture kids about budgeting expenses, staying debt-free and not blowing a week's pay on a new set of rims. ...

Russell Simmons and the International Speakers Bureau Join Forces ... An Open Letter to Russell Simmons: The RushCard Has Great Potential Blackvoices Russell Simmons on harnessing the power of hip-hop to change the world Grist Magazine

 TX The hip-hop entrepreneur went on to defend his card by saying it's a better alternative than check cashing businesses that the underbanked use because they can charge fees up to 10 percent. His card also offers its users to shop online and rent a car, ...

 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 ...

Rick Ruben and Russell Simmons....Run's brother! So much hate on Rap and Hip Hop here. Most people who listen to Hip Hop and Rap would listen to Rock, and we won't bash on it saying its noise. Somehow its not reciprocal? Rock and Rap has made collabs ...

China Daily  CA Entrepreneur Russell Simmons and his two daughters, Ming Lee, 9, and Aoki Lee, 6 1/2, were photographed at the Nickelodeon 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards at the Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, in Los Angeles on Saturday. The adorable Simmons girls are about to become ...

By detrickclark With over two decades of tangible fame, fortune and success in every facet of the hip hop culture Simmons has grown to become the mogul and the guru of hip hop. Simmons is sharing this fame, fortune, and success with students and people across the nation through his Hip Hop Summit Action Netw...

By Show Girl Trust us — when your pop’s Rev Run, there ain’t nothin’ wrong with being a daddy’s girl. And now that Angela and Vanessa Simmons are about to strike out on their own, we’ve decided to take a look back at where they came from by rounding up the top five best things about growing up [...]

Hollywood actor Stephen Dorff, hip hop star Russell Simmons, rock star Jon Bon Jovi, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich and fashion designer Marc Jacobs all had an invite to the hottest party in town where Kings Of Leon took to the stage to perform for the lively crowd.

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By Denise Jim Jones loves the kids!! Rapper Jim Jones gives away a MacBook laptop at a youth holiday party which was hosted by music mogul Russell Simmons, Rev Run, amongst others. ShareThis Jim Jones loves the kids!! Rapper Jim Jones gives away a MacBook laptop at a youth holiday party which was host...

Emma Watson sounds like she’d drop trou.Pam Anderson escapes her panties.Heidi and Seal make it a party of fiveGeorge Bush tells his best joke in years.The black hole of Hasselhoff.Russell Simmons has a new girlfriend.Cristiano Ronaldo’s not a player, he just crushes a lot.Heidi Montag refl...

By Kiki Hide Sites Beyoncé Jay-Z and Beyoncé attended the Cadillac Records premiere last night. Jay-Z and Beyoncé Kim Kardashian and Cassie both graced the Empowerment for Africa dinner, along with guests like Russell Simmons and Rev Run. Cassie and Kim Kardashian Akon, Kardinal Offishal and S...

Malinda Williams and Russell Simmons hit up the 2nd Annual Sunflower Children Poker Fundraiser in NY last night. We would have said she was stylin’ this Saturday, but then we glanced at the purple leggings with sparkles on them…tragic. ...

By Russell Simmons Some in mainstream media today refer to Obama's "team of rivals." But at GlobalGrind.com, we do not see Hillary Clinton as a rival to Barack Obama. We see Hillary as an Obama supporter and a champion for the change that Obama embodies. If chosen she would be one of Obama's most loyal advocates an...

The hip-hop community came out in force ahead of Barack Obama’s presidential victory on Tuesday. Now Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons has been writing about his feelings on the event ...

By Russell Simmons The election of Barack Obama, a resounding progressive voice, is a clear reflection of hip-hop politics, and a beautiful testament to the American collective consciousness that is flowering. The vision of the hip-hop generation and its young people was in full and glorious effect last...

By Erica Hall Dallas’ elite along with celebrities will be out in mass to commemorate the Diamond Empowerment Fund’s (DEF) first major fund raising event, DALLAS ROCKS, on November 7th.  The event will be hosted by Russell Simmons, Emmitt Smith and his wife Pat Smith and will honor Earvin “Magic” John...

By bosslady Diddy joined his fellow hip-hop big guns Russell Simmons, Mary J. Blige, Kevin Liles and Jay-Z (aka “Team Obama”) on stage at a Last Chance for Change rally at Florida Memorial University. Russell Simmons, Jay-Z and Diddy Diddy in his Barack Obama tee and royal blue velour pants

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By Ben Arnon The following video features Grammy award winning violinist, Miri Ben-Ari, performing her rendition of the National Anthem. Entitled Stand With Me, this performance is in support of Senator Barack Obama. Supporting this video, and featured in it as well, are Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmo...

By Russell Simmons and Rev. Lennox Yearwood We're able to combine forces to encourage many young Americans to vote in what is probably the most important presidential election of our generation. This is our lunch-counter moment for the 21st century. Russell Simmons: Empowering young people is at the heart of the Hip-Hop Summit Act...

By Russell Simmons Democracy is at its best when all eligible people participate in the process. In the past, there have been too many who did not register to vote and stood by and watched others determine America's political and economic future. As a consequence of the last eight years of President George W. Bu...

By Russell Simmons That's why I'm so excited about a Barack Obama presidency. It's going to be incredibly healthy for this country to address the issues surrounding families with a new voice and a new perspective. I'm also extremely proud of my brother--- while he first became famous as a rapper helping intro...

By ian spiegelman Oh pooh! The moneyed slobs of the Hamptons are feeling the pinch of the recession this summer! Tiffy's gala will be positively ruined! "Trustees of the Children’s Museum of the East End rejected a dinner dance at a rented farm in favor of a cocktail party on the museum grounds here, replace...

By Russell Simmons It has been an honor to watch her commit to memory the content of some of my favorite books such as The Yoga Sutras, The Bhagavad-Gita; The Song of G-d, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Textbook of Yoga Psychology and Jivamukti Yoga (Practices for Liberating Body and Soul), Autobiography of a Yogi, D...

By Moe Russell Simmons is forking over $20,000 per daughter in child support to Kimora Lee, which seems about right when you take into account that they are not just children but living ambassadors of Fabulosity. [TMZ]Naomi Campbell was kind enough to get arrested wearing one of Nelson Mandela...

By Hamilton Nolan Who's the gay rapper?" It's been a parlor game in hip hop for years. A short and incomplete list of some of the most common names tossed around: Kanye West, Puffy, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Common, and, of course, lisping, yoga-master rap mogul Russell Simmons. While there are plenty of rumors for ea...

By Richard Driver Rubin is a very prolific producer and has worked with numerous artists in the past twenty years. In addition to Johnny Cash and Columbia's Dixie Chicks he has also worked with Linkin Park (he produced their new album Minutes to Midnight), Metallica, Tom Petty, and U2 (he produced their col...

By Laron Cue You Can't Say That Anymore - Lorraine Ali/Newsweek Is Russell Simmons Playing Politics With Hip-Hop? by Alexander Billet Cleaning Out Rap Sewer - Fort Wayne.com  Jeff Chang and Dave Zirin: Hip-hop generation is fighting misogyny Rapper Backs Off "Snitching" Comments - TMZ

By jliu In the years since you sold your stake in Def Jam, you've gone into the fashion business and developed clothing lines like Phat Farm and Baby Phat. Do you still run them with your wife, Kimora Lee? Unfortunately, I do. My nickname is Rush, but I practice yoga every day so I can rush less.

In the years since you sold your stake in Def Jam, you've gone into the fashion business and developed clothing lines like Phat Farm and Baby Phat. Do you still run them with your wife, Kimora Lee? Unfortunately, I do. My nickname is Rush, but I practice yoga every day so I can rush less.

By The Huffington Post News Team Simmons' solution? Let's ban all the words that upset people -- from the clean versions of hip hop singles. 3) It allows folks like Simmons to keep playing the philanthropist to the wider world without challenging rap artists to really adopt new messages or tell stories in a different way.

By scoutbanana This is a hot issue now and many people are chiming in. I would just like to piggy back off of the early post titled : A Response to All Hip Hop Apologists. Hip Hop is a topic that is drawing together as well as dividing people. Imus, Al Sharpton, Anderson Cooper, Oprah Winfrey, Snoop Dogg, Cam'ron...

By The Huffington Post News Team Take for example the Australian press team which has chosen to use the headline, "Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has called for the ban of "b***h", "ho" and "n****r" from all rap songs," which stars "snitch" and "bigger", but still prints "no". The Sun-Sentinel goes a similar route with "H...

After convening a meeting of major hip-hop luminaries to discuss “the future of hip-hop,” Russell Simmons is now saying he’s against the use of offensive language in rap music and suggests that watchdog groups be implemented to make sure certain standards of appropriateness (which wo...

By Jen Carlson This of course was all following the Don Imus scandal, after which Simmons actually defended some hip hop and rap artists as "poets". Recommendation to the Recording and Broadcast Industries: A Statement by Russell Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis on behalf of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Ne...

By James Joyner Rap impresario Russell Simmons has called for a ban on the words “bitch,” “ho” and “nigger” in over-the-air rap. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons said Monday that the recording and broadcast industries should consistently ban three racial and sexist epithets from all so-called clean ver...

Don Imus’ firing has seriously stoked the flames of the free speech debate in this country. While Russell Simmons and company discuss the future of hip hop in glitzy Manhattan apartments, musicians, comics, writers and basically anyone who tends to speak out in a public way about anythin...

I was able to catch the second day of Oprah’s round table discussion on ….what else? (For a recap of the first day of the discussion you can find it at Oprah.com) and found myself getting a tad annoyed, even though I have even more respect for former Def Jam head Russell Simmons that I did before. W...

By Jen Carlson Should musicians lose their jobs or their contracts for using words that are considered racist and sexist? As seen in the video clip below, the former EIC of Essence Magazine thinks so. She is met with many who disagree, however, one of which is Russell Simmons. He thinks actions like this wi...

By Ayofemi Hunter-Kirby Simmons, Liles, and Chavis repeatedly skirted around the issue at hand, blaming poverty, and ignorance for making hip-hop "the mirror of the parts of society America wants to ignore." They were convinced and are on a crusade to convince the world that they truly care about the well-being...

By Bernie(heidkamp@earthlink.net) Disagreeing with Russell Simmons' comment that "comparing Don Imus' language with hip hop artists' artistic expression is misguided and inaccurate," Maya Angelou on the CBS Evening News just said:It's all the same. All vulgarity is vulgarity. If you mean to...

MTV's Run's House is a reality television series that first aired in 2005. The show is about hip-hop artist Joseph Simmons (a.k.a. Rev Run) and his family. Rev Run was a member of the musical group Run-DMC and the younger brother of Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons. This reality show takes...