About Russell Simmons

The yogi’s say life’s whole pursuit is coming to a higher state of consciousness where we attain a state of needing nothing.  I know that when we start to throw out our junk and start needing LESS junk- we are heading in the right direction.  One of the greatest gifts I can give as a […]

In life, often times we say the wrong things.  We are usually judged by the words that we deliver, not the intention that is behind them.  When Senator Harry Reid was quoted in the new book, Game Change, saying that the President is “light skinned” with “no negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,” […]

I remember the first time I met Jinx The Juvy.  He was a young kid with a record deal at Def Jam, he had a lot of promise as a rapper but very little as a human being.  He was a kid (not unlike many I know) who grew up with a tough attitude in […]

I am amazed at the hypocrisy of the international media’s attack on Beyonce for her performance at Nikki Beach in St. Barts over the holidays.  While I personally do not have any business dealings with Libya, Muammar al-Qaddafi or his family, Libya is a state recognized by the current and previous US administrations and is […]

Valentine’s Day is here and we are thinking about love. Not the passionate, intense, anxiety-producing am-I-worthy/are-they-worthy kind of love. Not the dim the lights, cue the Al Green music, heart pounding, getting lucky kind of love that can leave you electrified or electrocuted by the object of your desire. Today we are thinking about compassionate […]