All Def Comedy Live Wednesdays was one of the best things to happen to L.A. this summer, so of course the biggest “comedy night in the country” had to end it off with a bang. Presented by Russell Simmons and All Def Digital, there were tons of special guests in the building last night, including […]

Remember the cute girl on YouTube who covered Chief Keef’s “Love Sosa” in her teenage bedroom back in 2012? Welp, she’s come a long way from doing hip-hop covers with her guitar. Inking a deal with Russell Simmons and Steve Rifkind’s ADD52, Niykee Heaton drops her official 6-track EP titled Bad Intentions. To purchase the 19-year-old […]

The bossman is at it again. Earlier this week, Russell Simmons hosted an enormous party to benefit the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding’s 25th Anniversary. Simmons invited all of his celebrity friends to the event, which was held at his home, to learn more about the foundation and the amazing work that they do. The Foundation for […]

Never once have I imagined either of my daughters ever going to prison.  Never have I had the image in my head of my children getting finger-printed, photographed and processed by police officers at the local precinct. Never have I imagined Aoki or Ming in an orange jumpsuit walking through in-take at LA County Jail. […]

Meditation has always been an essential for those looking to combine the mind, body, and spirit, and now we are getting a deeper look into its history via the documentary of Yogananda. Filmmakers are bringing us a documentary on the Hindu Swami, who brought the West awareness to yoga and meditation during the 1920’s. Bonus footage from the […]

The year was 1992, and music mogul Russell Simmons had just launched what would become one of the biggest brands to successfully target the urban community for many years to come—Phat Farm. Fast-forward 22 years later, that community is all grown up, and so too, are the latest offerings from his Argyleculture line, what he describes as a […]

Russell Simmons recently got in on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge action, but of course being the leader that he is, he put a little spin on things. Standing next to a very full, very icy cooler of water, Uncle Rush says into the camera: “I’ve been challenged quite a bit and I got to live […]