Russell Simmons: From Def Jam to Super Rich (USA Today Lifeline Biographies)
By Carrie Golus.
Description
As USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, Russell Simmons 'helped found the hip-hop movement and turn it into a huge money-making machine.' He co-founded Def Jam Records, one of the first successful hip-hop record labels. He also worked with many of hip-hop's earliest stars, such as Run-D.M.C. and the Beastie Boys. Raised in Queens, New York, Simmons grew up obsessed with music--and fought to make a life for himself in the music business. After helping push hip-hop into the mainstream, he took on fashion, film production, and advertising, among other projects....
ISBN(s)
0761381570, 9780761381570
