Russell Simmons

Co-founded Def Jam Recordings with Rick Rubin in 1984.

CEO of Rush Communications Inc.

Older brother of Rev Run (Joseph Simmons ) of the hip-hop group Run-D.M.C..

He and Kimora Lee Simmons were married in St. Barts by his brother, Rev. Joseph Simmons (aka "Run" of Run-D.M.C. ).

Father, with Kimora Lee Simmons , of Ming Lee (daughter, born Jan. 21, 2000).

In 1992 he founded Phat Farm, a popular brand of urban clothing (wife Kimora Lee Simmons later launched her own extension of the line, called Baby Phat).

Passed up on signing Madonna to his Def Jam Recordings in the early 1980s.

Is a vegan

Brother of Daniel J. Simmons.

Son of Daniel Simmons

Second daughter, Aoki Lee, was born on August 16, 2002. Her mother is Kimora Lee Simmons.

Tyra Banks is the godmother of his daughter Ming Lee

Uncle of Angela Simmons , Vanessa Simmons , Joseph Simmons Jr. , Daniel Simmons , Russell Simmons Jr. and Miley Simmons.

Brother-in-law of Justine Simmons.

Father of Jamal Simmons.

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.

Only once. I live across the street.

I run a fashion company, Argyle Culture. I run three digital companies:,All Def Digital, Narrative and Global Grind. com. I run four charities.

True happiness lies in being compassionate and appreciating the world and our circumstances, rather than being coldhearted and greedy. We often realize too late that our favorite moments are those spent simply with the people we love. In seeing the miracles that unfold around us every day. Eventually we all come to understand that our happiness is derived from being present in the moment. Why wait until the end of your life to discover this Truth?,To separate yourself from your weakness and look at it objectively is a very powerful thing.

After my first experience via yoga, I became incredibly focused on experiencing that sense of stillness again. The stillness that reminded me that I could be a better person, a better friend, a better citizen of the world, as well as a better businessman.

Giving, not trading or selling, is the basis of success. The most rewarding thing you can do is just to give the world something good. And ultimately you will be paid so much more for that gift than it you had tried to trade it for something else.

Respect your parents. What they tell you is true. Hard work, dedication and faith will get you anything. Imagination will drive itself. You can get anything you want, but you have to have faith behind all your ideas. Stick to your goals and have an undying faith.

I go to yoga every day. I meditate every morning.

My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this.

I try to keep a positive intention and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.

I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.

I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs. They want to be a part of this society where there is so much diversity they have to have people from all the experiences.

I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus. .