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Bill O’Reilly Clashes with Russell Simmons Over Beyonce’s “Partition”

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Does Bill Reilly have a point here? In the music video for the Beyoncé song “Partition,” there’s some incredibly raunchy imagery, including car sex and a lyric reference to Monica Lewinsky. Bill O’Reilly was fired up about this and confronted Russell Simmons over what kind of message the song and video sends to young black girls when such behavior is glorified by one of their idols. ) The following comment is from YouTube:Only deluded, ignorant, immature & insecure young women would look up to this woman who bleaches her skin to be whiter. There are so many intelligent and moral … Continue reading Bill O’Reilly Clashes with Russell Simmons Over Beyonce’s “Partition”

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Russell Simmon Don Lemon Finally Face Off on CNN [VIDEO]

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Don Lemon and Russell Simmons finally came face to face and discussed Lemon’s controversial critique of the black community, and Simmons’ reaction to it. Simmons, who wrote a scathing open letter to Lemon, and Lemon, who delivered a lengthy response to that open letter on the air, hashed things out in a lively interview that aired on Saturday’s edition of CNN Newsroom. It all started about a month ago, when CNN anchor Don Lemon created a stir by expounding on Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s assessment of the black community, and reaped a whirlwind ofcriticism in response. In particular, hip … Continue reading Russell Simmon Don Lemon Finally Face Off on CNN [VIDEO]

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Russell Simmons Still Doesn’t Get It …That was Harriet Tubman!

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But there’s still hope for Russell  In the following interview Russell Simmons seems to not be giving the seriousness to the topic at hand as he should… Watch. Yes Russell you have apologized… but you do have daughters and nieces that are or will become women of African American ancestry. What did you say to them or might say in the future? Russell you chose to give your first interview regarding this controversy to an interviewer from another You Tube content partner. Really Russell? Still promoting!?! (shrug) (huh?) This is not an entertainment story. This controversy warranted an interview by … Continue reading Russell Simmons Still Doesn’t Get It …That was Harriet Tubman!

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Why Did Russell Simmons Get a Pass? Removes Offensive Harriet Tubman Video

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Didn’t you expect more from Russell? We did after the announcement was made a few weeks ago that Russell had entered into a joint venture to bring original programming to YouTube. Not only does it seem that Mr. Simmons is getting off easily, the lack of controversy surrounding this irresponsible misstep from the “so-called leaders of the community” is deafening. Does it make sense for Russell Simmons to promote this kind of programming after penning an open letter to CNN’s Don Lemon? In the letter titled “Don’s a Lemon: Before You Go Back on CNN This Weekend, Read This!”, Simmons … Continue reading Why Did Russell Simmons Get a Pass? Removes Offensive Harriet Tubman Video

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Russell Simmons, Brian Robbins & Steve Rifkind Launch All Def Music on YouTube

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Music Industry’s Attention turns to ADD – All Def Digital “I look forward to working with the extraordinary talent from the vastly creative YouTube ecosystem in the same way I’ve worked with musicians, poets, comedians and designers all my life. This is the most exciting new terrain for me, to move talent across all media platforms and I couldn’t have better partners in Brian and Steve, and the most innovative of music executives, Lucian Grainge.” -Russell Simmons Universal Music Group (UMG) announced today that it has partnered with Russell Simmons, Brian Robbins and Steve Rifkind to launch All Def Music, the … Continue reading Russell Simmons, Brian Robbins & Steve Rifkind Launch All Def Music on YouTube

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>VIDEO: A Slice of Runaway from Kanye West

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>“Monster” featuring Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj is the lead track that is currently getting airplay on urban radio from Kanye West’s new album “My Dark Twisted Fantasy.” It’s a nice track for commercial radio to play but it didn’t seem to warrant or give any indication of the praise the album was getting from music critics across the globe. So we thought ‘there has to be more there than just “Monster”, right?’ Some Hip Hop stations across the country are starting to pick up on the track “Runaway” from Kanye’s self-directed video musical. So we gave this track a real … Continue reading >VIDEO: A Slice of Runaway from Kanye West

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Catching Up with Jason Whitlock

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> You may remember Jason Whitlock of Foxsports.com and columnist for the Kansas City Star, as a guest on Oprah’s town hall hip-hop show (after the Don Imus’ nappy headed comment). He attacked the Hip Hop music industry and in particular Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles. Now he says Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have no credibility. Jason explains that comment among other things. He also gives an interesting perspective on writing for blogs versus writing for newspapers and how it’s important to keep blogs and mainstream media in check. http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/3217842/the_original_jason_whitlock.swf Continue reading Catching Up with Jason Whitlock

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>Russell Simmons criticizes Bill Cosby; the Cosnarati Got His Back

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>Russell Simmons’ critique of Bill Cosby has struck a nerve with rappers featured on the actor/comedian’s forthcoming Hip-Hop album, Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency. On Wednesday (Nov. 4), Simmons spoke out against Cosby’s criticism of Hip-Hop and the conduct of today’s youth in a blog about the entertainer on GlobalGrind.com Despite expressing his admiration and respect for Cosby, Simmons feels Cosby’s attacks have undermined his “pure and good” intentions of motivating youth to realize their potential for success. “Bill Cosby is an example of someone from the older generation who has consistently blamed the poets and asked … Continue reading >Russell Simmons criticizes Bill Cosby; the Cosnarati Got His Back

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>Russell Simmons Presents "Brave New Voices"

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> Media Personality Envy McKee’s Last Show on 100.3 The Beat Featured on the new HBO Series “Brave New Voices” narrated by Queen Latifah As luck would have it; Envy McKee aired her last show on 100.3 The Beat (WPHI) Philadelphia on Mother’s Day of 2008. Almost a year later, portions of that show will be featured on a new HBO series: “Russell Simmons Presents: Brave New Voices”. HBO is calling Brave New Voices “part Def Poetry and part documentary” and follows youth poetry teams from around the country as they prepare for the national youth poetry championship in Washington … Continue reading >Russell Simmons Presents "Brave New Voices"