Russell Simmons, the creator of the pre-paid Visa card, has been relentlessly persistent in assuring customers that he would do "whatever it takes" to fix the problem.

Geraldo Rivera tried to slam Kendrick Lamar, as well as hip-hop as a whole, after the Compton rapper’s performance at the BET Awards this summer. Geraldo used his platform to blanket hip-hop as hate, while Kendrick used his response to invoke his First Amendment right. Now, America may be using the song in question – “Alright” – […]

Comedian Nore Davis took to Twitter to ask a very simple question: When did Snoop Dogg become all of our uncles? Seriously, when did Snoop become ALL of our uncles? — NoreDavis (@noredavis) October 12, 2015 I read it and paused. I thought long and hard and it finally came to me― it had to […]

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Universal is thinking about creating a Russell Simmons/Def Jam biopic starring Michael B. Jordan.

Universal is considering another high-profile hip-hop biopic. This time on Def Jam Recordings and its co-founder Russell Simmons.

Russell Simmons made an important call to BET to persuade them to move the date of the BET Hip-Hop Awards, and they have agreed. The…