The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Russell Simmons

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

OralHistoryResource

The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Russell Simmons

10/22/2004

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2004.213

Media company entrepreneur Russell Simmons (1957 - ) is a cultural icon who brought hip-hop to the masses; he is founder of Def Jam Records, Def Jam Comedy, Def Jam Poetry, and of Simmons-Lathan Media Group. Simmons was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 10/22/2004, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 1; Total Run Time: 01h 00m 00s

The HistoryMakers

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 11635125

The HistoryMakers

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Simmons, Russell

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zg6tk5 (person)

Russell Simmons' career has taken him from the streets of Queens to the heights of the music business and beyond. Starting out as a fledgling hip-hop producer, Simmons has gone on to build an empire that includes music recording and publishing, clothing, movies as well as Broadway. Simmons' name is synonymous with success, and he shows no signs of stopping.Born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, in 1957, Simmons' parents were active in the arts and in the civil rights movement. His father, a schoolte...