I’ve always believed that the collective prayer of young people can change the world. From the early days of hip-hop to the emergence of the millenial’s to the power of the Obama presidency, young people have pushed forward a much more progressive agenda than any generation prior. When young people want something, they go get […]
Russell Simmons took the stage at Arsenio to chop it up about all things hip-pop. During his interview, Uncle Rush spoke on KiD CuDi’s comments on the state of hip-pop as well as the controversial headlines surrounding Kanye West. He shared his personal views on the current state of rap music, the use of the N-word […]
Finding happiness isn’t an easy task, but over the past 15 years, music mogul Russell Simmons has discovered true enlightenment and mastered the art of meditation. GlobalGrind caught up with our boss down at Austin’s SXSW Film & Music Festival during his hip-hop yoga class located at the Samsung Galaxy Experience pop-up center. During our […]
Seriously, Russell Simmons has the most adorable family. The hip-hop mogul, entrepreneur and author was hanging out in his L.A. home with Aoki Lee, Ming Lee, and little Kenzo when the major 4.7 earthquake hit on Monday morning. Though it had to be pretty scary – especially for the kids – they all seemed to […]
We knocked on every door we could find to tell our friends and neighbors about a Senator from Illinois. We called every one of our family members to ask them to join the campaign. We waited in line until the sun went down and wouldn’t leave until we cast our votes. And when we won […]
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Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and music entrepreneur Steve Rifkind have launched ADD52, a web portal designed to help emerging artists. During an intimate event Tuesday night at Samsung’s Galaxy Experience pop-up venue at South by Southwest, the two released the latest partnership, named after their All Def Digital company and ADD52’s 52-week initiative. The ADD52 site will […]
We’ve seen Russell Simmons everywhere lately. (He’s currently pushing his new book, Success Through Stillness: Meditation Made Simple, which you can buy here). However, we haven’t heard him quite like this yet. Uncle Rush made his podcast debut recently, appearing on “The Combat Jack Show.” And while the recent interviews we’ve seen Russell on have focused […]
We all know Russell Simmons is a devout animal rights activist. Recently, he teamed up with The Turtle Conservancy, an organization working hard to save the world’s remaining populations of turtles and tortoises for future generations. The Turtle Conservancy currently has active projects in China, Madagascar, Guyana, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, South Africa, and the United States. Check out Russell in the […]
Russell Simmons has a new a book in stores this week: it’s called Success Through Stillness: Meditation Made Simple, and Uncle Rush has been making the media rounds. One of the more fun interviews came this morning when Rush appeared on the world’s most dangerous morning show, The Breakfast Club. Russell was on the show for about […]
Earlier this week, Russell Simmons released Success Through Stillness, a book crediting his overall success as an entrepreneur, his ascension as the Godfather of Hip-Hop and more, all to transcendental meditation. Yesterday, the mogul sat down with HuffPost Live’s Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani and talked about perfecting yoga over a period of 22 years, coming across the […]
