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| Simmons, Russell Russell Simmons
Godfather of Hip-Hop and Extreme Entrepreneur
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Russell Simmons is an innovative thinker
and pioneering businessman, without whom, artists like LL
Cool J and Beyonce might not have had a stage.
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He is known as the god-father of hip-hop
and is a pioneer in the music and fashion industries.
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His company, Rush Communications, comes
from his childhood nickname "Rush".
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He was born and raised in Hollis, Queens.
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Innovative thinking doesn't have to be
about a product idea - but can be about changing people's
lives. Russell Simmons did just that, turning a new form of
music into an industry, and altering the entire world.
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