Music mogul will serve as executive producer on The Definitive History Of Hip Hop through his All Def Digital alongside Stephen David Entertainment (Sde).
Russell Simmons and Stephen David have struck a partnership with global content investment and rights management company GroupM Entertainment (Gme) and production is set to begin this year.
The Definitive History Of Hip Hop begins in the early 1970s and chronicles the rise of the first DJs and emcees in New York City.
What began as a way for marginalised youth in New York City to deal with the stark realities of the inner city spread rapidly from the East Coast to the West Coast and evolved into a multi-billion dollar global industry and cultural force.
“Hip hop began in the Bronx and Queens, and was fuelled by pioneering new artists with an incredible hunger to express themselves in unimaginably bold new ways,” Simmons said.
”The Definitive History Of Hip Hop is the...
Russell Simmons and Stephen David have struck a partnership with global content investment and rights management company GroupM Entertainment (Gme) and production is set to begin this year.
The Definitive History Of Hip Hop begins in the early 1970s and chronicles the rise of the first DJs and emcees in New York City.
What began as a way for marginalised youth in New York City to deal with the stark realities of the inner city spread rapidly from the East Coast to the West Coast and evolved into a multi-billion dollar global industry and cultural force.
“Hip hop began in the Bronx and Queens, and was fuelled by pioneering new artists with an incredible hunger to express themselves in unimaginably bold new ways,” Simmons said.
”The Definitive History Of Hip Hop is the...
- 3/13/2017
- ScreenDaily
The Oscars may have come and gone—some even slipping right out of a recipient’s grasp—but that doesn’t mean awards season is over. We mean, it mostly is, but there are certainly other accolades to be distributed, other cinematic achievements to be lauded. Take the All Def Movie Awards, a Russell Simmons creation, which were held on February 22. That ceremony also handed out many prestigious prizes, including Most Out of Place White Person, which was awarded to all of the nominees, astoundingly enough. Tiffany Haddish picked up only the second ever Bad Ass Boss Chick award for her role in Keanu, while her costar Luis Guzman won for Best Latino Not in a Service Industry Role.
But the biggest prize of the night was still Best Picture, which went to Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Filmmakers The Lonely Island responded to their victory on Twitter, where ...
But the biggest prize of the night was still Best Picture, which went to Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Filmmakers The Lonely Island responded to their victory on Twitter, where ...
- 2/27/2017
- by Danette Chavez
- avclub.com
[[tmz:video id="0_95opowqk"]] Amber Rose isn't sweating the lawsuit accusing her of lying about buying Ace of Diamonds strip club because she's getting a trademark to back her up ... TMZ has learned. According to docs, Amber formed a corporation called Ace of Diamonds, Inc. and back in December filed for a trademark on the name, as well as the abbreviation "AoD." The docs say the trademark will be for "entertainment services in the nature of live dance performances...
- 2/24/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Amber Rose and her mouth went too far when it comes to one of L.A.'s most famous strip clubs ... according to a lawsuit filed by the owners of Ace of Diamonds. Amber bragged to the audience at the All Def Movie Awards Wednesday night that she'd bought AoD. The crowd -- clearly fans of the club's fine product -- cheered wildly, and Amber's purchase was reported by multiple media outlets. [[tmz:video id="0_95opowqk"]] But the owners...
- 2/24/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Amber Rose is expanding her business ventures.
While accepting an award at the All Def Movie Awards on Wednesday night, the model — who competed on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars last fall — revealed to the audience that she purchased a strip club in Los Angeles.
“Do you all know Ace of Diamonds?” Rose, 33, said in a video — first reported by The Shade Room — during her acceptance speech. “Well, I bought it.”
After accepting the award, Rose and her best friend Blac Chyna — who recently split with her fiancé Rob Kardashian — could then be seen walking through the tables of attendees.
While accepting an award at the All Def Movie Awards on Wednesday night, the model — who competed on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars last fall — revealed to the audience that she purchased a strip club in Los Angeles.
“Do you all know Ace of Diamonds?” Rose, 33, said in a video — first reported by The Shade Room — during her acceptance speech. “Well, I bought it.”
After accepting the award, Rose and her best friend Blac Chyna — who recently split with her fiancé Rob Kardashian — could then be seen walking through the tables of attendees.
- 2/24/2017
- by Natalie Stone
- PEOPLE.com
Some celebs buy or open restaurants to make extra money or just try something new. Some start production companies. And some go for the unusual. Amber Rose: The glamour model announced this week she bought the Ace of Diamonds L.A. gentlemen's club. Rose, a former stripper, made the announcement Wednesday at the All Def Movie Awards while receiving the Vanguard Award for her activism and social justice work. She is the founder of the SlutWalk, a female empowerment protest march aimed at stopping rape culture. "I was a dancer, I was an exotic dancer, I was stripper for a very long time. Best time of my life, by the way. I had the time of my life. But do y'all know...
- 2/23/2017
- E! Online
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons wasn't just blunt about his frustration at Hollywood during a Produced By Conference panel on his popular urban and millennial-centric multi-platform company All Def Digital, he was direct. "Not one agent helped us" with the All Def Movie Awards, he claimed, referring to the inaugural awards show produced by All Def Digital that aired on Fusion this past February as a diversity-promoting alternative to the Oscars. "I didn't get much help. I…...
- 6/6/2016
- Deadline
Hot on the heels of landing a multi-year deal to broadcast the All Def Movie Awards, All Def Digital (Add) is producing the first-ever All Def Roast. In partnership with Merry Jane, the cannabis lifestyle media platform, Add has confirmed Snoop Dogg as the first celebrity to be roasted. The announcement was made today by Russell Simmons, founder of All Def Digital, and Sanjay Sharma, President and Chief Executive Officer for Add. The All Def Roast will be a new franchise developed by the All Def Digital team and will feature the most worthy personalities deserving of the unique and inimitable "Def" touch. The roast series will feature a line-up of some of the best names...
- 4/19/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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