Will Smith hasn’t changed since he was a kid when I was his manager. The record that attracted me to him as an artist was “Girls Of The World Ain’t Nothin But Trouble,” with that line when he said he “got punched in the eye.” When I asked Will what he did when he got […]

GlobalGrind has a new hot couple alert. Seems as if Russell Simmons has finally met his model match. Bollywood superstar, Mallika Sherawat stayed a week at Russell’s house and the couple was seen together at numerous events in Washington, DC. Mallika accompanied Russell to the White House Correspondants dinner and the two stars shot the cover of […]

Fox News’ Sean Hannity went on a two segment tirade on his show last night condemning First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama for inviting the rapper Common to the White House for an event to celebrate American poetry. On “The Sean Hannity Show,” the host said that President Obama is returning to his “radical” […]

On Monday, Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier, the leadership of the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding, along with Imam Shamsi Ali (Spirtual Leader of NYC’s largest mosque) and Imam Mohammed Magid (President of the Islamic Society of North America), met with Donald Trump at his office to discuss tolerance.   In this private meeting, the […]

Over the years, reporters have asked me what my biggest regret in music was and my stock answer has always been, “losing the Beastie Boys.” Of course, now that time has passed, I realize that every mistake I have ever made has brought me to the place I am now, and I’m ok with that. […]

Russell Simmons and Mallika Sherawat hooked up for a photo shoot for one of India’s biggest magazines. The duo also attended the White House Correspondents’ dinner and Mallika chatted it up with the President during a break in action. Check out the video of Mallika Sherawat rubbing elbows with the President of the United States […]

New York is celebrating 10 years of the TriBeCa Film Festival. The film festival, which was born out of tragedy 10 years ago when the September 11th attacks caused a loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood, has turned into a star- studded event where numerous hip and trendy films make their debut.  All week […]

Russell Simmons visited the White House and came face to face with Barack Obama after writing his passionate letter to the President urging him to pay attention to the growing number of Americans entering poverty. Russell, Ming Lee, Aoki Lee, Kenzo, Kimora and Djimon Hounsou all spent Easter touring the West Wing of the White […]