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Russell Simmons Returns to HBO

Founder of Def Comedy Jam will create and develop projects for the network

Can Russell be successful again at HBO?

By Cedric 'Big Ced' Thornton

Posted: May 24, 2013 Tags: Def Jam, HBO, Russell Simmons

Kevin Liles: More Than Music

Former Def Jam music man talks about the importance of expanding his brand beyond the industry and giving back by paying it forward

How the former Def Jam music man has expanded his brand beyond the industry and…

By Kenya N. Byrd

Posted: May 16, 2012 Tags: Bon Jovi, D'Angelo, Def Jam, entertainment, Estelle, Gerald Levert, Kevin Liles, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, music business, Oprah Winfrey, Prince, Trey Songz, Whitney Houston

Kissa Thompson, creator/founder of Buttafly Unlimited

Former Music Industry Worker Promotes Empowerment Through Fashion

Fashion entrepreneur Kissa Thompson wants African American community to love their hair, culture and selves equally

Founded by Kissa Thompson, Buttafly Unlimited is more than a T-shirt/apparel line. It promotes positive…

By Starrene Rhett

Posted: March 26, 2012 Tags: Alicia Keys, BET, Burberry, Buttafly Unlimited, Changing Lanes, Def Jam, I Love My Hair, KIssa Thompson, Spin magazine

There have been many black films that inspire, enrage, encourage and invigorate. And several of those have reflected real-life scenarios that we all have seen in our own lives --- especially when it comes to the workplace.

Here are six films with black actors that feature career issues and have taught all of us lessons about art reflecting life. ---Janell Hazelwood

6 Best Black Career Films of All Time

These movies taught lessons on workplace and career issues

These are six of the best films with black actors that incorporated everyday workplace issues.

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: January 17, 2012 Tags: Acting, black films, black hollywood, Career Advancement, Def Jam, Denzel Washington, discrimination, Eartha Kitt, Eddie Murphy, employee, employee rights, entertainment, entertainment industry, film business, Grace Jones, Halle Berry, hip-hop industry, hip-hop renamed, indenpendent films, interoffice affairs, interoffice communication, interoffice conflict, marriage, music business, Music Industry, racism, Robin Givens, Russell Simmons, Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith, workers' rights, workplace politics

WATCH: LL Cool J on his Continued Connection to Hip-Hop

Rapper turned actor LL Cool J speaks on his dual role as a hip-hop pioneer and Hollywood player

The hip-hop pioneer and star of NCIS: Los Angeles opens up about the evolution of…

By Anslem Samuel

Posted: December 30, 2011 Tags: BET Hip-Hop Awards, Def Jam, Hip Hop a Cultural Odyssey, hip-hop renamed, James Todd Smith, LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles, Russell Simmons

DEF DIVIDENDS

At just 17 years old, LL became Def Jam Record’s flagship artist. His debut album, Radio, went on to go platinum and his 13-album catalog features many more million-plus sellers, including 1992’s Mama Said Knock You Out and 1997’s Mr. Smith, which both sold over two million copies and earned LL a pair of Grammies. To date, the Queens rapper’s catalog includes a dozen proper albums chockfull of classic records, and all that songwriter publishing means plenty of guaranteed money in the bank.

LL Cool J Decoded: The Greatest Brand of All Time

Taking home I Am Hip-Hop honors at the BET Hip-Hop Awards the entertainment veteran gets Decoded

From artist to actor to author to businessman, LL Cool J is a brand that…

By Alvin Blanco

Posted: October 11, 2011 Tags: BE Decoded, BET Hip-Hop Awards, black hollywood, Cedarview Capital, Decoded, Def Jam, FUBU, Gendarme Fragrances, Grammy, hedge funds, Hip Hop a Cultural Odyssey, I Am Hip-Hop Award, James Todd Smith, LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles, Sears

Writer Nelson George Documents the Brooklyn Renaissance Movement

The noted scribe explores the cultural impact of his Brooklyn, NY neighborhood in new film

With Brooklyn Boheme, writer Nelson George documents the creative energy and public figures of note…

By Tomika Anderson

Posted: October 6, 2011 Tags: Betty Carter, Bill Stephney, Branford Marsalis, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boheme, Brooklyn Moon, Carl Hancock Rux, Chris Rock, Chuck D., Claude McKay, Clinton Hill, Common, Def Jam, Erykah Badu, Fort Greene, gentrification, Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon Johnson, Mos Def, Nelson George, Ntozake Shange, Public Enemy, Rosie Perez, Santigold, Saul Williams, Spike Lee, Stetsasonic, Talib Kweli, Terri McMillan, Urbanworld Film Festival, Wesley Snipes, Zora Neale Hurston

WATCH: Russell Simmons Talks Farrakhan, Success, and ‘Super Rich’

Hip-hop entrepreneur calls NOI leader his 'second father'

Music entrepreneur Russell Simmons talks to The Root about his success and how Louis Farrakhan…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: February 22, 2011 Tags: Career Advancement, Def Jam, hip-hop renamed, Louis Farrakhan, Phat Fqarm, race relations, racism, Rush Communications, Russell Simmons, Super Rich

Def Jam Executive Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Def Jam executive vice president Shakir Stewart died Saturday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound

Def Jam executive vice president Shakir Stewart, 34, died on Saturday, of a self-inflicted gunshot…

By Deborah Creighton Skinner

Posted: November 2, 2008 Tags: Def Jam, Jay Z

Last Week in Brief — 1/4/2008

Key departures and financial woes rock institutions

By Ann Brown

Posted: January 7, 2008 Tags: Def Jam, Essence, Fisk University, Investing, Jay Z, Personal Finance, Susan L. Taylor