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Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry, better known as simply Def Poetry Jam or Def Poetry, is a spoken word poetry television series hosted by Mos Def and airing on HBO between 2002 and 2007. The series features performances by established and up-and-coming spoken word poets.
Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, writer and record executive. He co-founded the hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings , [ 1 ] and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris.
When hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons came across her piece entitled "First Writing Since", [2] a poem describing her reaction to the September 11 attacks, he signed her to a deal with HBO's Def Poetry Jam. [3] She recited original works on tour for the following two years.
Spoken word has existed for many years; long before writing, through a cycle of practicing, listening and memorizing, each language drew on its resources of sound structure for aural patterns that made spoken poetry very different from ordinary discourse and easier to commit to memory. [2] "
In the second lawsuit to be filed against music mogul Russell Simmons in a week, a former Def Jam executive is suing for defamation, claiming that Simmons sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and ...
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Bruce George is the co-founder of the award-winning "Russell Simmons Presents, Def Poetry Jam (HBO)," [1] and the Founder of a growing "Genius Is Common" Movement. He is also an executive producer, writer, poet, entrepreneur, author, speaker and social activist. He was born and raised in New York City.
Russell was the subject of the HBO documentary On The Record, which chronicled the decision of some of his accusers, including former Def Jam executive Drew Dixon, to come forward. Show comments ...