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Topic: Russell Simmons

  
ENTERTAINMENT   |  2 comments

Rush Hour

BY Jennifer Reingold
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:44 AM

Russell Simmons, the godfather of hip-hop, has used street smarts and a platinum Rolodex to create a $300 million conglomerate. Now he's flexing his political muscle. Come inside the frenetic world of a modern entrepreneur.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Can Russell Simmons Unite the Hip-Hop Community on The Web?

BY April Joyner
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Sep 10, 2008 at 4:51 PM

Back in 2000 hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons bankrolled the short-lived hip-hop news, entertainment, and community Website 360hiphop.com. Now he and a group of investors are trying again.READ»

CONFERENCES   |  9 comments

From Hip-Hop to Geek Wisdom

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Nov 28, 2007 at 9:18 AM

A couple of weeks ago I attended Advertising Age's The Idea Conference, the ad trade's respectable attempt to bring together a mash-up of interesting thinkers. The one day brain dump began with an exceptionally freestyle monologue by ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS   |  3 comments

Trimming the Phat

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Jan 9, 2004 at 5:18 PM

Hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons sold his Phat Farm clothing empire to Kellwood for $140 million. The sale follows Liz Clairborne's acquisition of urban brand Enyce last month. That deal went down for $114 million, and the urban ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS   |  Comment

Def Jammed?

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Dec 4, 2003 at 9:57 AM

According to the New York Daily News, Def Jam founder Russell Simmons has come under fire for crossing the line from political activist -- to lobbyist. In Jennifer Reingold's November profile of the hip-hop entrepreneur, she comments ...READ»

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT   |  Comment

(News)Standoff II

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Oct 29, 2003 at 3:14 PM

In yesterday's edition of Women's Wear Daily, the following item appeared in the Memo Pad section: John Byrne wrote 57 cover stories for BusinessWeek before bolting last April to edit Fast Company, but it seems he's still giving his ...READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT   |  7 comments

Who Made Urban

BY John N. Pasmore
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Feb 23, 2007 at 9:37 PM

Urban culture is a something we've all heard about for a long time. But who created it? And what is it? Largely "urban" means African American. But it us used to refer to some cultural trend (music, fashion, political, etc) that ...READ»

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Between The Lines

BY Jennifer Reingold; Platon; Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 80
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:44 AM

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

Darius Weems
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE   |  1 comment

Pimping His Ride--and the Push to Cure a Fatal Disease

BY Jeff Chu
Relevancy Score: 76
Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 12:55 PM

How a roadtrip for 12 buddies turned into a movie and a nationwide campaign to raise money for the battle against Duchenne muscular dystrophy.READ»

POLITICS + GOVERNMENT   |  Comment

All Politics Is Loco

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 70
Thu Oct 9, 2003 at 4:30 PM

Now that the absurd political spectacle in Cal-ee-fornia is over (at least until the actual attempt to govern begins), the rest of the nation can turn its attention back to the Democratic presidential candidate sweepstakes. And no ...READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT   |  Comment

Strategically Hip


Relevancy Score: 70
Sun Jun 1, 2008 at 8:28 PM

I am an addict when it comes to media consumption. I read a wide range of everything and the Internet has only further enabled my addiction. But, I’m also fascinated by how marketers use media as the messenger or environment for ...READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT   |  Comment

Strategically Hip


Relevancy Score: 70
Sun Jun 1, 2008 at 8:28 PM

I am an addict when it comes to media consumption. I read a wide range of everything and the Internet has only further enabled my addiction. But, I’m also fascinated by how marketers use media as the messenger or environment for ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT   |  Comment

Chatter

BY Cheryl Della Pietra
Relevancy Score: 60
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:48 AM

Thanks, Mom!READ»

DEUTSCH   |  Comment

Strategically Hip

BY John N. Pasmore
Relevancy Score: 58
Sun Jun 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM

Image: Gill Linton (left) and Rupert Newton (right) co-founders of The Joneses. I am an addict when it comes to media consumption. I read a wide range of everything and the Internet has only further enabled my addiction. But, ...READ»

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT   |  3 comments

(News)Standoff

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 57
Mon Oct 20, 2003 at 2:50 PM

Astute FC Now reader Andrew Feldman commented on the eerie similarity between the cover story of the November issue of Fast Company and the main feature in the Oct. 27 edition of BusinessWeek. It's true. Russell Simmons appears on ...READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT   |  1 comment

Change Management: Urban 2.0?

BY John N. Pasmore
Relevancy Score: 52
Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 12:14 AM

The urban online community dipped well before the urban music industry. The urban online effort crumbled with the rest of the dot-bust in 2001. But several recent sites signal that Urban 2.0 is on the horizon. Soundblaze calls ...READ»

BRANDING   |  4 comments

Dressed for Success

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 46
Thu Jul 7, 2005 at 7:34 PM

Will McDonald's staffers lose the attitude if they're dressed in hip baggy pants and hoodies instead of dismal perma-press duds? That's an $80M experiment the company says it's now willing to make. This week's Advertising Age ...READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT   |  1 comment

Black Books

BY John N. Pasmore
Relevancy Score: 35
Wed Feb 7, 2007 at 9:57 PM

On the surface book-selling seems sleepy. But just recall O.J. Simpson’s recent tome which cost publishing titan Judith Regan her job at Harpers Collins and suddenly it’s a blood-sport. Ethical questions aside, his book would ...READ»

BRANDING   |  3 comments

American Brandstand

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 30
Mon Dec 22, 2003 at 2:54 PM

I'm not even going to try to come up with a better subject line. Lucian James's American Brandstand project has tracked brand-name references in Billboard Top 20 singles since January. Now that the year is coming to a close, James ...READ»

Smart Books 2008
BUSINESS BOOKS   |  2 comments

Smart Books 2008

BY Kate Bonamici Flaim
Relevancy Score: 26
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:25 AM

Five tomes that want to transform your thinking this year. We tell you what’s a must-read and what’s a pass.READ»

DESIGN IN BUSINESS   |  4 comments

CEOs Toe-dip Into Design

BY Jennifer Vilaga
Relevancy Score: 23
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:54 AM

What would Herman Miller do?READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT   |  7 comments

Hip Hop History: An Interview with Vibe Magazine Publisher Len Burnett

BY John N. Pasmore
Relevancy Score: 15
Sun Mar 4, 2007 at 3:15 PM

Hip hop was king. The year was 1999. Hip hop became American pop music and it did so on the back of a willing media. The music’s ascendancy was ushered in on the back of one very important magazine, Vibe. The Source was the bible ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  3 comments

Bottled Up

BY Jamie Bryan
Relevancy Score: 11
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:14 AM

Just When Cristal got kicked out of the party, Hip-hop fixture Branson B. was rolling out his own champagne. So where are his famous friends now? Hey, it's just business.READ»