We hear rumors about celebrity break ups every day but apparently, Kimora Lee Simmons and hubby, Dijmon are NOT one of them. So much so that Kimora’s EX husband, Russell Simmons, posted a response to the rumors on his personal website. Russell clarified that the couple are doing fine with NO money issues and went […]
Heavy D was beloved by many and several of his famous friends paid their respect at his viewing and wake service yesterday. Celebrities were expected to wait until today to attend the private funeral, but some of them decided to send Hev on his peaceful journey along with his fans. Take a look at the […]
Jay-Z has designed a t-shirt in support of the Occupy Wall Street protests, but a statement from his Rocawear company has some questioning his intent. The shirt reads “Occupy All Streets” crossing out the “W” and adding an “S”, a clever play on words and pretty consistent with the style of T-shirts the company has […]
Russell Simmons stopped by VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz Live” earlier today to discuss Heavy D’s influence on hip-hop. Simmons said when he and Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell first listened to “Mr. Big Stuff” they were blown away by Heavy’s vocals and melody. Simmons goes on to say “Heavy was the first R&B rapper to […]
When Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin joined forces 25 years ago to create Def Jam Records, there wasn’t a hip-hop label like theirs, and there will probably never be another as innovative or impactful. The storied history of Def Jam has been thoroughly recounted in the newly released book Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 […]
Kanye West and Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons made surprise appearances at the Occupy Wall Street protests Monday afternoon. Russell was his usual loquacious self while Kanye practiced his “Magnum” stare into the camera. (spotted at RapRadar) RELATED POSTS: R&B MCs: Singers Who Rap And Rappers Who Sing [PHOTOS] Entertainment’s Most Famous “Bromances” I’m Survivin’: Celebs […]
Mogul, entrepreneur and philanthropist Russell Simmons was honored at the 2011 American Business Awards this past week with the Difference Maker Award for his “groundbreaking vision and influence on music, fashion, finance, television and film, as well as [being] the face of modern philanthropy.” President Michael Gallagher of the Stevie Awards says “Russell Simmons is […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Rick Rubin’s dorm room11 University Place, New York University When: 1984 What: The future mogul and aspiring record producer agree to join forces, signing their first act, a sixteen-year-old from Queens named LL Cool J. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black […]
The beef between Russell Simmons and Bill Cosby continues. The two were attendees at the recent Jackie Robinson Annual Awards dinner. Simmons wanted to speak with Cosby to end their feud which began when Simmons criticized Cosby’s 2009 “State Of Emergency” project, which included a rap album. Simmons wrote a post on GlobalGrind.com about their […]
In this exclusive video premiere on TheUrbanDaily, Dan Charnas, author of the epic new book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, bursts a few widely-held myths about hip-hop. Myth #1: Suge Knight sprung Tupac from jail Myth #2: The Source was the first hip-hop magazine Myth #3: Kool Herc “invented” hip-hop […]
Ashanti, John Legend, Russell Simmons, Coco, Ice-T and Jessica White all attended Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween Party! Check out the celebs in costumes at various parties and tell us which one you think did the best job!
Andre Harrell celebrated his 50th birthday over the weekend at The Derby in NYC.
