From executive producers Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah , The Hip Hop Project is the compelling story of a group of New York City teens who embark on a unique journey of self discovery as they dare to reach for their dreams. Read More
It's so obvious and you hate to say it, but Outasight looks nothing like the Yonkers music royalty we know that come from the outskirts of NYC. Read More
For Mariah Carey , having more number one songs than any solo artist in America has been a credit to the company that this five-time Grammy winner has kept since making her music debut in 1990. Read More
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has joined forced with the Oxygen network to debut a new reality show, 'The Russell Simmons Project.' Read More
The relationship between sampling and Hip-Hop music will be examined in a new film airing on the PBS series Independent Lens. The feature, titled Copyright Criminals , will feature rap collectives Public Enemy and De La Soul as it explores the multi-billion dollar Hip-Hop music industry and the impact of sampling on copyright, creativity and technological change. Read More
I think this is going to be a very successful show and I am actually looking forward to actually checking it out. Read More
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Russell Simmons & Global Grind ( www.globalgrind.com ) announced the acquisition of Celebrity Tweet ( www.celebritytweet.com ). CelebrityTweet, a social networking phenomenon, functions by collecting short online blurbs from celebrities and aggregating them on a comprehensive site devoted to "stalking your favorite celebrities," as well as media-rich detail pages devoted to each celebrity. Read More
Oxygen Media is currently in development with Russell Simmons on "The Russell Simmons Project," a behind-the scenes docu-series featuring the women behind the mogul. Read More
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, December 10(th), Russell , Danny , Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons and family will come together to celebrate the holiday season with the Tenth Annual Youth Holiday Party at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza . Read More
Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company. Read More
Russell Simmons is the most important businessman in the history of rap music. As co-founder of the Def Jam label, Simmons' ... Read the full Russell Simmons bio.