Posts Tagged ‘Russell Simmons’

Hip-Hop Celebrates Obama’s Victory, Looks to Inauguration

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Barack Obama on newspaper front pages

Yes, we did. Alongside the rest of the world, hip-hop stars — including first-time voters Busta Rhymes and Juelz Santana – celebrated last night as Barack Obama was named the next president of the United States.

“The vision of the hip-hop generation and its young people is in full and glorious effect tonight,” Russell Simmons said in a prepared statement. (more…)

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Party Wrap-Up: GlobalGrind.com & Smart Water in NYC

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Russell Simmons, Miri Ben-Ari, & Ludacris

There were lots of celebrities out Wednesday night celebrating the one-year anniversary of GlobalGrind.com, including Russell Simmons, the hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari, and Ludacris.

Before everyone headed inside to watch the final presidential debate, Milk Magazine caught up with some of the stars of music and film on the red carpet.

D-Nice & Melinda WilliamsTerrence & Rocsi of BET's "106 & Park"Stephon Marbury

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Snapshot: Hip-Hop Auctions Diamonds for Africa

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Ugandan supermodel Kiara holds up a diamond from the Forevermark Ponahalo collection being auctioned at Christie’s in New York. So, who’s the hip-hop activist standing beside her?

Get to clickin’ for the details. (more…)

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