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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 film featured a young Blair Underwood as Russell, along with appearances by old-school legend Kurtis Blow, The Fat Boys, teen pop act New Edition, LL Cool J, Prince protegee Sheila E., and hip hop's first successful White rap group, the Beastie Boys, who were signed to Simmons' Def Jam label. The film was a hit in cinemas and was further ...
Run-D.M.C. is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C., released on March 27, 1984, by Profile Records, and re-issued by Arista Records. The album was primarily produced by Russell Simmons and Larry Smith. The album was considered groundbreaking for its time, presenting a tougher, more hardcore form of rap. The album's sparse ...
Raising Hell is the third studio album by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C., released on May 15, 1986, by Profile Records. The album was produced by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin. Raising Hell is notable for being the first Platinum and multi-Platinum hip hop record.
The song is considered one of the seminal rap music songs, [4] [5] making it one of two songs by the group included on the Profile Records anthology album. [4] The song is included in most of Run-D.M.C.'s compilation albums, including Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991 , Greatest Hits , [ 1 ] Ultimate Run-D.M.C. , The Best of Run-DMC ...
In early 1999, the label group was rebranded as the Universal Music Group. It then purchased the remaining interest of Def Jam Recordings from Russell Simmons for a reported $100 million. UMG merged over 14 record labels including Def Jam, Island, and Mercury Records together to form the Island Def Jam Music Group. Despite the formation of ...
Earl Simmons was born on December 18, 1970, in Mount Vernon, New York. [11] He was the son of 19-year-old Arnett Simmons and 18-year-old Joe Barker. [12] Simmons was the middle child of the family; his mother had given birth to a daughter, Bonita, two years prior, and later gave birth to one daughter, Shayla, and two stillborn sons. [1]
"My Adidas" is the first single from Run–D.M.C.'s third album Raising Hell. It is about Adidas footwear. [1] Released in 1986, the song was written by two of the members, Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and was produced by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons.