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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.
The Queens native responsible for some of hip hop’s biggest acts like Ja Rule and Ashanti reportedly passed away Wednesday in New York City. TMZ has reported that hip hop mogul and record ...
Darrel [a] Steven "Chris" Lighty [3] (May 8, 1968 – August 30, 2012) was an American music manager and record producer. He co-founded Violator, a record label, management and marketing company, which represented hip hop and R&B artists such as Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mobb Deep, Missy Elliott, LL Cool J, Noreaga, Prodigy, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey and Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Billboard initially created a list of the 10 greatest rappers of all time in November 2015, with the top position held by The Notorious B.I.G. [1] The publication revised their rankings in 2023, via a partnership with Vibe, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop. The updated list, published in stages between January 11 and February 8 ...
Jay-Z and Diddy concurrently rose to prominence as music and business moguls. Now both have been named in a sexual assault lawsuit. ... In a then-burgeoning hip-hop scene, the fellow New York ...
The outlet said he was worth $550 million in 2012 and $700 million in 2014 — both times putting him at the top of hip-hop’s wealthiest moguls list.
American rapper Jay-Z is the wealthiest music artist in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at US$2.5 billion in 2024.. The following is a list of music artists with the highest recorded net worth (also known as wealthiest musicians or richest musicians), based on calculations by reputable publications such as Forbes and The Sunday Times Rich List.
He was a known figure in the hip hop music industry, described in a 2012 The New York Times article as "a prince at the royal court, whose ties to rap music’s biggest stars were known far and wide." [17] Rosemond was The Game's manager during a feud with 50 Cent when The Game recorded the diss track "300 Bars and Runnin."