Russell Simmons

Earlier today (June 18), Def Jam founder and hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons stopped by Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning to discuss a bevy of issues, including yesterday's grisly mass murder in Charleston, South Carolina. And while Simmons had plenty to say about that, he didn't mince words for his hometown of New York. "There's...

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Russell Simmons is bringing hip-hop to Broadway. Simmons recently sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss The Scenario, a Broadway show that celebrates hip-hop as its grown over the last 30 years.  Inspired by the hard rock musical, Rock of Ages, Simmons wants to create a musical that captures hip-hop's best moments. After seeing the show, Simmons said th...

A photo posted by Killer Mike (@killermikegto) on Mar 8, 2015 at 6:56am PDT Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," the Civil Rights march in Selma, Al., that inspired the recent award-winning film Selma. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were on location with the Commander In Chief giving a touching speech about how far we've come and what still need

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Yesterday (Feb. 18), Fox News pundit Geraldo Rivera made the controversial claim that hip-hop has been more destructive to "Black and Brown people" than racism has, over the past 10 years. Lamenting that hip-hop culture dulls the prospects of "youngsters"--Rivera used the archetypes of "a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx" and "a Black kid from Harlem"--the

Today, (Jan. 27), Nicki Minaj once again casted a “thirst trap” on Instagram, uploading tons of sexy photos from an impromptu photo-shoot. The Young Money rapstress posted three photos to her account portraying a cat, a solider and a biker. Of course,...

During a sit down interview with Variety, hip-hop mogul and Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons called out Hollywood for being segregated and holding back African-American creatives. He is now speaking up about the racial split in the movie and entertainment industry ...

2015 is here and plenty of rappers' New Year's resolutions are rolling in. As Many MCs took to Instagram to voice their hopes for the New Year, check out 8 rappers' 2015 resolutions. New Yr, Same Goal, Mo Money #OtfLifeStyle A photo posted by LIL DURK‼️‼️ (@real_lildurk) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:35pm PST It's 2015 lets get money mane! A video posted by e40 (@e40) ...

On Saturday (Dec. 20), Ismaaiyl Brinsley went on a violent killing spree, which included opening fire on his ex-girlfriend Shaneka Thomas in Baltimore, leaving her in critical condition. He later traveled to Brooklyn where he murdered two New York Police Department officers, Officer Liu and Officer Ramos. Brinsley...

Nas, Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles were among the thousands of people who took to the streets of New York City this afternoon as part of the city's Millions March NYC protest. The avenues and boulevards of The Big Apple were swarmed by peaceful protestors who lined the streets as far as the eye could see with signs that read statements like "BlackLivesMatter" and poster boards with the