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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. He has promoted veganism and a yoga lifestyle, and published books on lifestyle, health, and entrepreneurship.
Russel Simmons is an American businessman. He co-founded Yelp, Inc. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] with Jeremy Stoppelman and served as CTO from July 2004 until he left in June 2010. [ 2 ] Prior to co-founding Yelp, Simmons was a co-founder of PayPal , where he was a Lead Software Architect, and has been described as a member of the " PayPal Mafia ."
Def Poetry Jam. 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. Performances also include special appearances by well ...
Def Comedy Jam is an HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons, Stan Lathan, and Bob Sumner. [1][2][3] The series was hosted by Martin Lawrence and Joe Torry in its first six seasons and by D. L. Hughley for its seventh and eighth seasons. Simmons and long-time collaborator Lathan were inspired to make Def Comedy Jam by The Uptown ...
Russell Simmons and Aoki Lee Simmons. Getty Images (2) Aoki Lee Simmons feels proud of how she handled her public drama with her father, Russell Simmons, earlier this year. “I don’t regret it ...
As of now, it does not appear that Aoki, Ming or Kimora have responded. Russell was upset after a bitter year-long court battle with Kimora. In 2021, Russell sued Kimora and her former husband ...
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The label has a London-based, UK arm known as 0207 Def Jam (formerly Def Jam UK in the 1990s until the mid ...
Krush Groove is a 1985 American musical comedy-drama film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures that was written by Ralph Farquhar and directed by Michael Schultz (who also produced the movie, along with George Jackson and Doug McHenry). This film is loosely based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings and up-and-coming record producer Russell ...