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The CEO of Hip-Hop Impresario Russell Simmons has brought urban style to mainstream America -- and helped other big marketers do the same. An inside look at his growing influence.   |
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November 2003
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Rush Hour Russell Simmons, the godfather of hip-hop, has used street smarts and a platinum Rolodex to create a $300 million conglomerate. Now he's flexing his political muscle. Come inside the frenetic world of a modern entrepreneur. |
AskMen.com
April 22, 2003 |
Interview: Lyor Cohen CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group, Lyor Cohen is the man behind successful artists like Bon Jovi, Saliva and Ashanti. |
Inc.
April 1, 2004
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Russell Simmons - Rush Communications Having built a half-billion-dollar music and fashion empire, Russell Simmons is delivering a message to young entrepreneurs, particularly young black entrepreneurs, simply through his very presence in corporate America. |
Entrepreneur
September 2009
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The Endless Flow of Russell Simmons Hip-hop impresario and multimedia baron Russell Simmons lives and breathes opportunity. |
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May 2004
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Urban Legends As entrepreneurs, hip-hop artists seem unstoppable. What's their edge? |
AskMen.com
August 5, 2003 |
Joe Budden Coming to us straight from Jersey City, Joe Budden went from being a star freestyler on the mix tape circuit, to one of Def Jam's latest highly-touted hip-hoppers. Believe the hype. |
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December 29, 2010
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The Business of Hip-Hop, and How It Grew Dan Charnas' "The Big Payback" details the genre's origins and evolution into a branding and marketing phenomenon. |
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October 27, 2003
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Phat Farm's Family Affair Founder Russell Simmons has lively partners in wife, Kimora Lee, and younger brother, Reverend Run, formerly of Run-DMC. |
Salon.com
November 1, 2002
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Jam Master Jay, 1965-2002 The pioneering DJ of Run-DMC was a godfather of '80s Adidas rap-rock -- but he was no thug. |
AskMen.com
June 17, 2003 |
Ludacris After making a name for himself on Atlanta's Hot 97 as "Chris Luva Luva," the man we now know as Ludacris broke out on his own with hit records like Back For The First Time and Word Of Mouf. He's currently ripping through the big screen with a role in 2 Fast 2 Furious. |
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6 Inspirational Dropouts A number of well-known and highly successful men began their careers by taking a calculated risk and dropping out of school. Here are six such individuals. |
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Exzaggeration Nation Russell Simmons' big fib about profits points to an unattractive fact: Few business owners tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. |
AskMen.com
November 26, 2002
Jordan Stein |
Is Hip-Hop Taking Over Fashion, Y'All? The staggering success of rap has generated a nouveau riche sensibility. It's become cliched yet mandatory for rappers to flaunt Cristal, fleets of Cadillacs and diamond-encrusted Rolexes. Fashion was simply the next worldly possession on the list. |
AskMen.com
December 9, 2003 |
Pete Tong Pete Tong can be heard every Friday night on the UK's BBC Radio 1, spinning tunes on the Essential Selection show, while fans worldwide have grooved to his dance tracks in clubs. Among the UK's most popular dance music DJs, Pete is rapidly becoming the most powerful. |
AskMen.com
July 22, 2003 |
Interview: Gene Simmons Gene Simmons, the man with the 7-inch tongue, has had much success, to say the least, with his bandmates in rock 'n' roll's ultimate band, KISS, not to mention his other endeavors in media. |
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Why are they famous? R&B foursome 112 first made waves as part of the Bad Boy family. The group promises their new album gets ladies hot and steamy. |
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Fat Joe... All or Nothing Fat Joe began in the rap game with the 1993 release of Represent. |
AskMen.com
July 29, 2003 |
Blu Cantrell After hitting up the hip-hop world with her debut single, "Hit 'Em Up Style," Blu Cantrell is proving that she's no one-hit wonder with the release of her follow-up album, Bittersweet and its first single, "Breathe." |
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Mario Winans ... We Wanna Know Why is he famous? A highly sought after record producer, a cameo vocal performance on P. Diddy's "I Need A Girl (Part 2)," and a Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop recording makes Mario Winan "the man." |
Inc.
June 2007
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Mark Schmitz Aims to Become the Top Hip-Hop Mogul in Phoenix. Investors weigh in on an entrepreneur's need to raise $300,000 to launch a record label. |
Entrepreneur
July 2005
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The Beat Goes On Damon Dash, who has started companies ranging from music labels to boxing promotions, gives advice for rule breakers. |
BusinessWeek
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Book Review: Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All and The Soul of Leadership From Russell Simmons and Deepak Chopra, spiritual journeys to business success, big bucks, and eternal happiness |
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13 Questions With 50 Cent For starters, 50 cent is known for being "that guy who got shot nine times at close range." Here, Curtis James Jackson III speaks his mind. |
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Riding the Wave of Shifting Platforms Strategies may change, but the key to success remains the same. |
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Lisa Marie Presley... Airing Her Dirty Laundry Why is she famous -- other than for being daughter to the King? Or marrying Michael? Maybe it's for her talent. Or not being afraid to speak what's on her mind. |
Salon.com
October 17, 2000
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The Hard Rap Cafe The Brooklyn Museum's "Hip-Hop Nation" show surveys rap's journey from Bronx block parties to cold-lampin' in the Hamptons... |
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Music to the People ...In the music business, as in so many others, technology is eliminating the traditional gatekeepers between those who create and those who consume... |
AskMen.com
March 23, 2014
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One Of The Most Successful Men In Music Thinks You Should Be Meditating More In the introduction to his new book, Success Through Stillness, Def Jam founder Russell Simmons declares, "Let me say without any reservation that I consider meditation to be the most effective tool you can use to build a similar success in your own life." |
AskMen.com
October 19, 2004 |
Why Are They Famous? The band New Edition was founded in the Roxbury part of Boston. This band was one of the pioneers of the new jack movement, which was a sound that bridged hip-hop and R&B. |
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Collective Soul - Why are they famous? Collective Soul proved in 1994 that there was a future for catchy rock tunes with hip-hop laced beats. |
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JoJo... Love her or leave her The talented Massachusetts native who proved that age ain't nothing but a number has topped the charts with her debut single, "Leave (Get Out)," and by the sounds of it, and this interview, she's not leaving anytime soon. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004 |
Ann Fudge on Making Choices The Young & Rubicam CEO talks about the benefits of stepping away from work and how her priorities changed because of it |
AskMen.com
December 30, 2003 |
Interview: Joe Cocker With 19 albums under his belt, an unforgettable performance at both Woodstocks, and a voice that is recognizable the world over, Joe Cocker is one of the greatest singers of his time. |
Salon.com
July 10, 2002
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Hip-hop nation A spokesman for the new generation of African-Americans says hip-hop can ignite a fresh wave of black activism -- but first the civil rights veterans have to get out of the way. |
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Backstreet Boys... Taking it to the Street The biggest boy band of the late '90s, the Backstreet Boys enjoyed worldwide fame. |
BusinessWeek
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How Russell Simmons Out-Lobbied Big Banks The hip-hop superstar also sells debit cards -- and won a fee exemption for his UniRush card. |
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Mark Mays: "An Enormous Amount of Trust" Clear Channel Communications' president talks about how he, his brother, and his father work together running the radio giant |
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Lindsay Lohan Why is she famous? Perhaps this interview will will answer that question. |
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December 2, 2003 |
Willa Ford Admittedly the bad girl of pop music, Willa Ford and her hit singles "I Wanna Be Bad" and "A Toast To Men" have garnered massive airplay on both radio and television. An interview. |
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Slamming Hip-Hop Saul Williams on defining hip-hop, discomfiting listeners, and personal hero Paul Robeson... |
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Hip-Hop Style When rapper Lil Wayne stepped onto the MTV Video Music Awards stage this year, he set tongues and tweets wagging with his skintight, safari-inspired pants. |
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10 Famous Founders Who Didn't Graduate From College While a college degree is an important resume builder, here are 10 more successful entrepreneurs and CEOs who prove that it doesn't guarantee success. |
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The Realness of Felicity Star Keri Russell Let's face it: calling a celebrity "real" is a huge cliche -- but we just couldn't help ourselves with Keri Russell. |
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How House Star Jennifer Morrison Beats Bad Days I'll have to watch a foreign film. I'm telling you, foreign films are the solution for a lot of problems! |
AskMen.com
October 7, 2003 |
Interview with Seal With his latest album, Seal IV, there's no doubt that Seal is back and better than ever. |
