Russell Simmons
Birthday: 1957-10-04
Place of Birth: Queens, New York, USA
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and creator of the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics. Russell Simmons is the third richest figure in hip-hop, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records ...
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Robot Dracula
A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in roboti...
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Big Fun in the Big Town
New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music e...
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The Show
A documentary about the culture of hip-hop. Through interviews with some of hip-hops biggest names, ...
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The Tents
Each year, tents in Bryant Park herald New York Fashion Week, whose back story is as fascinating as ...
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Tougher Than Leather
Legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive ...
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In Prison My Whole Life
William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is...
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Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey
This is the story of a woman who thought she had it all until she lost her beloved mother to cancer....
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Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
A documentary about the rise and fall of rapper Jim Jones....
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Beastie Boys Story
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the...
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Awake: The Life of Yogananda
An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about H...
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Unity
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of th...
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The Hip Hop Project
The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who...
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Krush Groove
Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove ...
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American Rap Stars
American Rap Stars centers on Omar Sharrif (director/host) as we follow him through the world of Hip...
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Def Comedy Jam Classics: Volume Two
Long before Hollywood came calling with films such as Johnson Family Vacation, Steve Harvey was slay...
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2 Turntables and a Microphone
Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security...
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lea...
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On Meditation
Peter Matthiessen, David Lynch, and Russell Simmons see among the many celebrity devotees interviewe...
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Run DMC: Forever Kings
Run DMC paved the way for rap artists of today when they broke onto the scene in the early 1980s. Pi...
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G-Funk
G-Funk is the untold story of three childhood friends from East Long Beach who helped commercialize ...
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Brown Sugar
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single...
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Vegan: Everyday Stories
A feature-length documentary that explores the lives of four remarkably different people who share a...
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Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
FEEL RICH: HEALTH IS THE NEW WEALTH documents the nascent self-love revolution emerging in urban com...
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The Black List: Volume One
As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard pers...
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Rappin' With The Rickster
Join photographer turned public access guru Ricky Powell in this collection of clips from his influe...
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Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
In this revealing biographical portrait, filmmakers Axel Ebermann and Daniel Frei document the rags-...
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Survivor's Guide to Prison
Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So i...
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ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay made a huge impact in music and his community. But friends and family s...
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Beef
A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare....
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Street Fury: Envy
We bring in the year with a bang. Review last year and dive into 2005 with an in depth look at the h...
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It's Black Entertainment
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Amer...
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Undateable John
A slacker surf instructor, who's on and off the wagon, gets his life together when he falls for a be...
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Death of a Dynasty
A story which centers around Dave Katz, a journalist at a hip-hop magazine who is sent on assignment...
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A Fatherless America
Documentary hosted by media personality Tommy Sotomayor about the lack of fathers in modern America....
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9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York
New Yorkers such as novelist Salman Rushdie, Yankees manager Joe Torre and hip-hop star Russell Simm...
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Butter
Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting ...
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