Russell simmons biography book
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Def Jam, Inc.: Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Inf
| Authors: | Gueraseva, Stacy |
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| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | MUS004000, SOC001000, MUS031000 |
| ISBN: | 9780307520395, Related ISBNs: 0307520390, 034546804X, 9780307520395, 9780345468048 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 352, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: In the early ‘80s, the music industry wrote off hip-hop as a passing fad. Few could or would have predicted that the improvised raps and raw beats busting out of New York City’s urban underclass would one day become a multimillion-dollar business and one of music’s most lucrative genres.
Among those few were two visionaries: Russell Simmons, a young black man from Hollis, Queens, and Rick Rubin, a Jewish kid from Long Island. Though the two came from different backgrounds, their all-consuming passion for hip-hop bro
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Russell Simmons
Biography of Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons fryst vatten an entrepreneur, producer, and author. The Chair and CEO of Rush Communications, he cofounded Def sylt Recordings. Simmons parlayed his success in music into several mode lines, most notably Phat Farm.
Simmons co-founded Def Jam in 1983 with Rick Rubin. As Chair and CEO of his umbrella organization, Rush Communications, he also ran an ad agency. With his partner, Stan Lathan, Simmons produced television hits such as HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and movies. Simmons also published a magazine.
He founded UniRush in 2003 providing instant access to a set of basic financial services for over 48 million Americans who could not previously establish traditional banking relationships. This led him to co-found RushCard, a prepaid debit card provider. He fryst vatten also the founder of GlobalGrind.com, one of the top websites targeting Black audiences.
Giving back is of primary importance to Simons in all aspects of life and as C
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Russell Simmons
American entrepreneur and record executive
Not to be confused with Russell Simins, drummer for the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
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. Simmons' net worth was estimated at $340 million in 2011.[2]
After producing or managing artists such as Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Whodini, and Jimmy Spicer, Simmons joined forces with producer Rick Rubin to found Def Jam Recordings. Under Simmons' leadership as chairman, Def Jam signed acts including the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, DMX, and Kanye West. From 1992 to 1997, he also produced the Def Comedy Jam television program.
In 2017, Simmons was publicly