Russell Simmons called out friend of 30-years Donald Trump in an open letter, in which he took the candidate to task over his recent proposal to have all Muslims banned from the U.S.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is drawing the ire of hip hop mogul Russell Simmons over what he sees as his fear or reluctance to push harder for the police reforms he promised during his run for office.
Hip hop legend Russell Simmons is blasting Fox News personality and recent "Celebrity Apprentice" runner-up Geraldo Rivera as a desperate attention seeker stemming from his sharp criticisms of the lifestyle the hip hop music promotes and the alleged negative impact it has had people of color.
Celebrities are calling for consumers to boycott shopping on Black Friday in protest of the grand jury decision that cleared Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson of any charges in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager.
Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr. exited the stage at the Voto Latino Power Summit on April 12, and Voto Latino's CEO and President Maria Teresa Kumar thanked Diaz for his powerful and well-chosen words before she called up a man whom she simply called Lemon. Lemon Andersen (born Andrew Andersen) is a Tony Award-winning poet, spoken word artist and an actor, who was an original cast member of "Russell Simmons' Def Jam" on Broadway, and he has shot four films with Spike Lee.
Rick Rubin candidly shares his reflection on him being white in the early days of hip-hop, when things were so much different back then, in terms of racial barriers.
