Def Jam

Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival: Dummy Clap Film Festival – Part One Recap

Cecilli-Ann Edwards — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:30:41 +0000

Iconic hip hop films "Wild Style" and "Big Fun in the Big Town" were screened at the Dummy Clap Film Festival, part of the 2012 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, and included panel discussions and audience participation.

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Russell Simmons Angers Anti-Defamation League

Birthplace Magazine — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:37:27 +0000

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons has been taken to task by Abraham H. Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League. Foxman has issued a statement reacting angrily to Simmons' comparison of Foxman to Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam.

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Ques, Winner of February Elegant Hoodness Showcase

A.D. The General / Ms. FeFe NAN / NAB — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:29:31 +0000

A.D. The General presents the February winner at The Elegant Hoodness Muscial Program, Ques, who represented the Bronx and his native Haiti in a strong way.

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Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin Chop It Up

Birthplace Magazine — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:46:42 +0000

The originators and innovators of the Def Jam legacy chatting it up (mostly Russell) in the limo on the ride to the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors. Interesting to hear them (mostly Russell) discuss their favorite memories, and the iconic label they built. It is very safe to say that hip-hop as we know it would not […]

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