Showing posts with label russell simmons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label russell simmons. Show all posts
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Russell Simmons willing to fund Occupy Wall Street clean-up
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Enraged by the childish behavior of the federal government, American citizens took matters into their own hands. For weeks, left wing citizens upset with the government said they needed an organization of their own to vent their frustrations. The final result was Occupy Wall Street.
Members of the hip hop community quickly began gravitating to the movement. It was then when conservatives labeled Occupy Wall Street as a violent movement. Russell Simmons was among the hip hop members who joined the movement.
With the Wall Street executives wanting the people to vacate the premises, they want the people to clean up. In an attempt to avoid the violence, Russell Simmons has stepped in. Simmons said he would fund the clean-up, in an effort to avoid conflict with his friend, the mayor. Read more...
Monday, October 10, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Russell Simmons joins Occupy Wall Street movement
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
For nearly two weeks, protesters have been lining up on Wall Street for their Occupy Wall Street movement. With the economy slumping and a recession looming, the people are filling the streets of cities around the country. Lupe Fiasco joined the Occupy Wall Street movement a few weeks ago.
Lupe Fiasco was quickly joined by Immortal Technique. When he joined the movement, Immortal Technique said:
“We talk about democracy so much, but we have supported so many governments around the world that are the farthest thing from a democracy, as long as they give us access to their natural resources, as long as when we say jump, they say, ‘How high?' That's it.
We have employed bin Ladens' plenty of times, when it serves our purpose. We employed Saddam Hussein when it served our purposes. And I say ‘we' because we are the people that have a responsibility to change that sort of behavior in this country. And if we don't, we will suffer the same fate as everything that never evolved.”
Now, the original president of hip hop, Russell Simmons, has joined the movement, along with Murs. When he joined the movement, Russell Simmons wrote a letter on his GlobalGrind.com website.
Read the letter below:
“For far too long in this country we have allowed the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer.
I believe in a nation where everyone gets a fair share of the fruits of our labor and where everyone pays a fair share for what they receive.
I am asking the United States government to raise my taxes and not allow the Republicans to use this economic recession as an opportunity to strip the basic programs that protect our most vulnerable.
Lastly, I am demanding that the big banks and corporations stop unduly influencing our government to make decisions that are not in the best interest of the majority of our citizens.
We need to re-examine our whole American political system that allows corporations and their lobbyists to rule over the people.” Read more...
Friday, September 23, 2011
LL Cool J to receive "I Am Hip Hop Icon" award at 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Three years ago, LL Cool J released Exit 13, which was his final album with Def Jam. Over twenty years before, LL Cool J helped launch the label with his music. After a highly successful career as a rapper, LL Cool J decided to move into the movies.
LL Cool J currently stars in "NCIS: LA" as one of the main protagonists, Sam Hanna. His roles in films and television shows led to LL to devote all his time to the screens. Previously, LL Cool J would take time out to record an album.
Despite being fully focused on television projects now, LL Cool J has considered coming out with another album. While LL has no new album in the works, he will be honored for his work on previous albums. At the upcoming BET Hip Hop Awards, LL Cool J will be given the "I Am Hip Hop Icon" award, which has previously been awarded to Ice Cube, Russell Simmons, Grandmaster Flash, KRS-One, and Salt-N-Pepa. Read more...
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