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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.
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.
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.
In addition to performing in and co-writing the Tony-nominated Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, Chin has appeared in Off-Broadway one-woman shows and at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. She has also held poetry workshops worldwide. Chin credits her accomplishments to her hard-working grandmother and the pain of her mother's absence.
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 Simmons is pictured. Music mogul Russell Simmons has been sued by a former Def Jam Recordings executive who says the label co-founder raped her at his apartment in the mid-1990s.
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 ...
Spoken word is a "catchall" term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, pianologues, musical readings, and hip hop music, and can include comedy routines and prose monologues. [1]