Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons has officially endorsed Bill de Blasio for mayor, choosing him over openly gay candidate Christine Quinn, and African-American candidate William Thompson. “I love the idea of a gay woman as mayor, but she’s been bought and managed by special interests,” he said of the former. Of the ladder: “I don’t want a candidate who is too quiet. I want a candidate who is not afraid to offend a few people to support what he thinks is right.” Simmons said de Blasio’s call to reform the NYPD...Read Full Story

DatzHott.com - "Where Everything Cool is Hott!" Music mogul Russell Simmons took to Twitter Thursday night and took on the National Rifle Association’s new “contributor,” Colion Noir, the self-described “urban gun enthusiast” and YouTube personality, who the gun industry lobby group hopes will bring more African-Americans into the fold.It started with a tweet by Simmons of a blistering commentary he wrote for his website, GlobalGrind.com, which made it clear that Simmons, and in his view...Read Full Story

As we previously reported, The Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball that took place Sunday night featured some great celebrity guest. Among the many, a few famous faces decided to share there experience through social media sites like Instagram and Twitter.While announcing his absence from the ball, Uncle Rush gave a salute to all attendees and honorees before the festive night. So happy that hip-hop is celebrating its incredible achievements tonight at the hip-hop inaugural ball. Sadly I had to stay in...Read Full Story

As we previously reported, The Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball that took place Sunday night featured some great celebrity guest.Among the many, a few famous faces decided to share there experience through social media sites like Instagram and Twitter.While announcing his absence from the ball, Uncle Rush gave a salute to all attendees and honorees before the festive night. So happy that hip-hop is celebrating its incredible achievements tonight at the hip-hop inaugural ball. Sadly I had to stay in LA...Read Full Story

(CelebNMusic247-News) Russell Simmons Says There’s No Illuminati: Hip Hop mogul, ground breaker and ultra-successful record producer Russell Simmons dispels rumors of a secret society that is trying to rule the world. Mega-rich, ultra-successful record producer Russell Simmons says there’s ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY no such thing as the Illuminati which is EXACTLY what someone in the Illuminati would say!!!! Simmons — if that’s even his real name — is connected to a whole bunch of people rumored...Read Full Story