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Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons. Entrepreneur, Designer, Philanthropist. Early Years. Born: October 4, 1957 New York, New York Briefly attended City College of New York. FOUNDER. Def Jam Records Phat Farm Simmons Lathan Media Group Unirush Financial Services Simmons Jewelry Co. GlobalGrind.com

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Russell Simmons

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  1. Russell Simmons • Entrepreneur, Designer, Philanthropist

  2. Early Years • Born: October 4, 1957 • New York, New York • Briefly attended City College of New York

  3. FOUNDER • Def Jam Records • Phat Farm • Simmons Lathan Media Group • Unirush Financial Services • Simmons Jewelry Co. • GlobalGrind.com • Argyleculture • Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation • Hip-Hop Summit Action Network

  4. Took Part In... • Foundation of Ethic Understanding • PETA • ASPCA • Los Angeles’ 2010 Gay Pride Rally

  5. Author • Do You! 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success • Super Rich: Inside and Out

  6. Inspiration. • He wants to give a voice to engage a new kind of day with “creative and social movements” to enhance America. • Potential • Obama

  7. Legacy. • Music, Fashion, Producer, Supporter • Def Jam Records • Father of Hip-Hop • Phat Farms • Roc-A-Wear, Sean John, Derion, Enyce, Ecko, etc.

  8. Why? • Equal Rights to Everyone

  9. Def Jam Records • created:1984 • Hip-Hop and Urban Music • Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Will Smith, the Beastie Boys, Jay Z, LL Cool J, and Ludacris

  10. Phat Farm • First Jump into the fashion industry • Opened doors for many other popular fashion lines • Baby Phat and Run Athletics

  11. Simmons Lathan Media Group • Simmon’s first step into other forms of media other than music • Def Comedy Jam, Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, The Nutty Professor, Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, Run’s House, and Runny Russell Simmons

  12. Unirush Financial Services • Give access or those who are under serviced or rejected by banks and is now known as the most largest growing general purpose debit card service

  13. Simmons Jewelry Co. • First African American Major Jewelry Co.

  14. GlobalGrind.com • Entertainment Website

  15. Argyleculture • “Multi-Racial, Culturally Sophisticated” fashion line

  16. Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation • giving urban youth access to the arts

  17. Hip-Hop Summit Action Network • used to teach at risk kids to use hip hop music as an educational tool for for cultural relevance

  18. Work Cited. "Russell Simmons Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/russell-simmons-307186>. "Russell Simmons." Rush Communications LLC. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://www.rushcommunications.com/russell-simmons/>. "Russell Simmons: Time to Get Inspired." CNN. 05 Nov. 2008. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-05/politics/simmons.obama_1_hip-hop-community-russell-simmons-cnn?_s=PM:POLITICS>.

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