Similar Articles |
|
Entrepreneur May 2004 April Y. Pennington |
Urban Legends As entrepreneurs, hip-hop artists seem unstoppable. What's their edge? |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Susan Berfield |
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. |
Entrepreneur July 2005 April Y. Pennington |
The Beat Goes On Damon Dash, who has started companies ranging from music labels to boxing promotions, gives advice for rule breakers. |
AskMen.com November 25, 2003 |
Russell Simmons Interview One of the architects of today's rap and hip-hop music industry as a founder of Def Jam, Simmons is still changing the landscape with his Rush Communications, a conglomerate that includes Def Jam, Rush Artist Management, Phat Farm, and even Def Pictures, a movie production house. |
Fast Company November 2003 Jennifer Reingold |
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. |
Entrepreneur September 2009 Josh Dean |
The Endless Flow of Russell Simmons Hip-hop impresario and multimedia baron Russell Simmons lives and breathes opportunity. |
Inc. April 1, 2004 Rod Kurtz |
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. |
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. |
Fast Company December 1, 2006 Jamie Bryan |
Bottled Up Just when Cristal lost favor in the hip-hop world, hip-hop fixture Branson B. was rolling out his own champagne. So where are his famous friends now? |
Inc. June 2007 Dalia Fahmy |
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. |
AskMen.com Sowmya Krishnamurthy |
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. |
BusinessWeek February 3, 2011 Ian McGugan |
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 |
AskMen.com February 18, 2009 |
Style Icon: Diddy No matter which name he uses, Sean Combs' personal style has transformed the look of hip-hop from casual urban to uptown chic. |
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. |
BusinessWeek June 10, 2010 Brett Pulley |
Music Industry: How Rappers Boost Street Cred Urban recording artists use edgy "hood videos" to bolster their brands and keep their core audience. |
Salon.com October 17, 2000 Alex Pappademas |
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... |
AskMen.com |
Jay-Z: Style Icon An influential trendsetter in both the music and the fashion industry, Jay-Z was instrumental in moving hip-hop style beyond baggy jeans and jerseys. |
Entrepreneur December 2007 Nichole L. Torres |
Going Glam Learn what it really takes to start a glamorous business in college. |
Inc. July 2005 Adam Hanft |
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. |
HBS Working Knowledge June 14, 2004 Julia Hanna |
Meet P. Diddy's CFO When Derek Ferguson joined the company of hip-hop star Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, he had to figure out new grooves for a business that relied on its music label. |
Inc. May 15, 2000 Chuck D |
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 January 18, 2013 Sachin Bhola |
Debate: Rappers Name-Dropping Designers Rappers dropping designer names in lyrics isn't anything new. Jay sang about Chloe glasses in 2000. Redman sang about Calvin Klein on a Biggie track in the '90s, and the trend, no doubt, dates back much further. |