Russell Simmons

Birthday: 4 October 1957, Queens, New York, USA

Height: 173 cm

Russell Simmons was born on October 4, 1957 in Queens, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Def Poetry (2002), Run's House (2005) and The Nutty Professor (1996). He was previously married to Kimora Lee Simmons.

The drug laws took innocent diseased people, locked them up, educated them in criminal behavior and ...Show more »

The drug laws took innocent diseased people, locked them up, educated them in criminal behavior and dumped them back in the hood without a chance for employment or any opportunity to be good parts of society. That's why I occupied [Wall Street]. That's why I slept in the park. Only once. I live across the street. Show less «

[on the death of James Gandolfini] Not Tony Soprano! Damn. Such a good guy and a great actor. James,...Show more »

[on the death of James Gandolfini] Not Tony Soprano! Damn. Such a good guy and a great actor. James, rest in peace... Show less «

I run a fashion company, Argyle Culture. I run three digital companies: All Def Digital, Narrative a...Show more »

I run a fashion company, Argyle Culture. I run three digital companies: All Def Digital, Narrative and Global Grind.com. I run four charities. I'm able to do a lot because I meditate. Meditation helped me to be more expansive in my abilities, but it also allowed me freedom to not carry the anxiety and weight that people associate with worldly pursuits. Show less «

I've been meditating for twenty years. Ive been practicing yoga for twenty years. I've been writing ...Show more »

I've been meditating for twenty years. Ive been practicing yoga for twenty years. I've been writing books on happiness for ten years. I think everyone in the hip-hop community knows Uncle Rush as a person who promotes well-being..I want to go to Chicago and get Rahm Emanuel to put meditation in the schools. Show less «