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ADRI.V's Hip Hop Daily Dose "The Beef Is Buried"

ADRI V — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:25:42 +0000

For today's Hip Hop Daily Dose I decided to share some words from a wise man. So this morning on twitter the God Father of Hip Hop Russell Simmons tweeted this "The Beef Is Buried" so of course as soon as I seen it I clicked it and it lead me to GlobalGrind.com where Russell Simmons shared this

"I have spoken t

Kanye West and Russell Simmons Visit "Occupy Wallstreet" [VIDEO]

DJ Supreme — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:56:02 +0000

If you weren’t aware of whats going on in various parts of the country. Even downtown Buffalo there is a movement called Occupy Wall Street. What Occupy Wall street is a bunch of demonstrations from people who are frustrated with the way the government works basically the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. [...]

Russell Simmons' "RushCard" Being Investigated Over Hidden Fees

bob.hill — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:12:47 +0000

Florida officials are investigating Russell Simmons’ “RushCard” along with four other prepaid debit cards. The probe is looking into whether they are predatory and misleading. Seems like everyone is offering these cards as a way for people to access funds electronically without an account at a bank or a credit union. The beef is over [...]

Russell Simmons Joins The Fight Against Child Obesity

M. Chaz — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:26:17 +0000

According to reports, Rap mogul Russell Simmons has partnered with HealthCorps, an wellness program aimed at addressing the problem in schools and communities across the country, to help fight child obesity through a new partnership with. Simmons plans to attend Dr. Mehmet Oz’ Fresh from the Garden Gala which will take place at the Intrepid [...]

Bill Cosby Said F*ck You To Who?

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:04:55 +0000

Bill Cosby would be the first to tell you do not compare him to the father character that he played years ago on television. At a recent awards gala honoring Diddy, Cosby encounter Russell Simmons the hip hop mogul who wrote an open letter to Cosby back in 2009 about his position on today’s rappers. In [...]

Russell Simmons…MySpace CEO?

DJ Ed-Nice — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:59:00 +0000

That’s Right! Well sort-of… Hip-Hop Mogul and founder of Def Jam Recordings ‘hijacked’ the music section of MySpace with hopes of improving it. Simmons asked users of the social network, “I’m new CEO (chief executive officer) for a week…Taking over MySpace next week any ideas… what should I do to improve it?” In a statement [...]

Russell Simmons Writes Open Letter to Kanye

DJ Ed-Nice — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:50:24 +0000

Read the entire letter here.

Dear Kanye,

I have early recollections of Damon Dash calling me and forcing me to put you on Def Poetry Jam. I knew your record, "Through The Wire," but I didn't know much more. When you took the st

Simmons Intern flashes T.I. Vajayjay

Selina.kaye — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:22:27 +0000

I know T.I. is sexy and a great rapper, but let’s remember he is married. Publicly. He’s not like other rappers who hide their wives. But his marriage status couldn’t stop one intern from showing him the goodies. On Russell Simmons’ new reality show one of his groupie interns flirts with T.I. and then sits across [...]