Russell Simmons Entrepreneur, Designer, Philanthropist.

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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 Argyleculture Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Hip-Hop Summit Action Network

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

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

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

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

Why? Equal Rights to Everyone

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

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

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

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

Simmons Jewelry Co. First African American Major Jewelry Co.

GlobalGrind.com Entertainment Website

Argyleculture “Multi-Racial, Culturally Sophisticated” fashion line

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation giving urban youth access to the arts

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

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